Buying a PS3 today. Have a quick question

Hey all I had a quick question:

I have two choices. I can eith get a slim PS3 120gig for 299 from Best Buy. Or Fry's has a Older fat model 160gig with Uncharted 2 for the same price.

My question is: does the slim one offer anything better than the fat version other than just saving space? Thanks for the input.

There isn't much of a difference. If I were you, I would get the fat with Uncharted 2.

Get the phat one

Get the fat with the Uncharted 2. In my opinion, the fatties look better than the slims, plus you get one of the best games for the PS3 along with it and more memory. Other than being smaller and lighter, the slim has no real advantage over the fat.

EDIT: Oh, and enjoy your PS3. Hope you have as much fun with it as I have.

Well you've got an extra 90 gb of hard drive, its supposedly smaller and runs quieter and with less energy so its up to you.

fat one it comes with a game.

Slim's less likely to die on you. Just saying.

If money isn't too much of an issue i'd rather the slim over the fat. Smaller, quieter, less energy consumption and better reliability. Hard drive space should be a non-issue as you're more likely to upgrade to something bigger anyways. IMO the only fat models worth it are the ones with BC.

Hey all I had a quick question:

I have two choices. I can eith get a slim PS3 120gig for 299 from Best Buy. Or Fry's has a Older fat model 160gig with Uncharted 2 for the same price.

My question is: does the slim one offer anything better than the fat version other than just saving space? Thanks for the input.

texasblues120

Get the fat with the Uncharted 2. In my opinion, the fatties look better than the slims, plus you get one of the best games for the PS3 along with it and more memory. Other than being smaller and lighter, the slim has no real advantage over the fat.

EDIT: Oh, and enjoy your PS3. Hope you have as much fun with it as I have.

brickdoctor

I bought a slim recently, but I honestly think the fat's look better. I like the shiny, glossy finish. Also, the slim's don't have the option to install an operating system (though doing that seems pretty pointless to me anyways) and the slim doesn't have a slot for SD cards (I'm pretty sure the old ones did? Or am I mistaken?).

The slim takes up less space, less energy, and is a bit more reliable, apparently... though the PS3 doesn't have such bad failure rates as the other guys anyways.

Well I just called Fry's and they're out of the bundles. The slim one it is. Thanks for the input everyone!

Well I just called Fry's and they're out of the bundles. The slim one it is. Thanks for the input everyone!

texasblues120

You'll be fine. The extra 40gigs isn't really a huge difference, and you can upgrade later if needed. Another good thing about the slim is it's really quiet. Though I'm used to my 360, which is loud as hell.

i was also wondering the difference between the slim and phat. thanks all

I'm fairly certain the fatter model has backwards compatibility as well. Can any one confirm this?KylethePeon

Slim's less likely to die on you. Just saying.

Vari3ty

If I were in this position and having read all of the BD failures and YLOD and sending my PS3 to Sony 3 times threads I'd go ahead with the Slim. No telling how they are going to hold up down the road since they are fairly new but I'd take my chances :P Also have a slim btw.

The PlayStation 3 Slim is 32% smaller, 36% lighter and has 34% less power consumption than the original Playstation 3 models. PS3 system software update version 3.00 BRAVIA Sync feature also lets you connect the PS3 Slim and a BRAVIA TV with an HDMI cable and users are then able to directly operate the XMB on PS3 using the TV remote control.

get the fat one with uncharted 2.