|
Original Model |
New Model |
|
| HDD |
60GB |
40GB |
| Chrome finish |
YES |
YES |
| USB ports |
4 |
2 |
| Memory card slots |
YES |
NO |
| Wi-Fi |
YES |
YES |
| Super Audio CD Playback |
YES |
NO |
| Backwards Compatibility |
YES |
NO |
| Price |
£349 |
£299 |
Judgement:
If you felt £425 was a bit much, then the prospect of paying just £299 would I’m sure be very enticing. But now that the standard PS3’s price has been dropped to just £350, I really don’t see where the attraction in the 40GB model is. Yes, you save enough money to buy an extra game and perhaps a cheapish toaster too, but you lose so much of the console that it’s simply not worth it. If I didn’t already own a PS3, I’d hurry up and get one now before the supplies run out and I’m forced into buying the compromised, overpriced and generally pointless 40GB version.
