Slim hotter than Phatty?

My Slim is sitting perfectly ventilated within in my home entertainment set up. I'll notice that after an hour of gameplay the top left back side of the consule gets extremely hot. According to Sony, "...Slim's hardware was built to use up less energy and run much cooler". Really? When I had my old 60gb the unit stayed pretty brisk (although the damn fan kicked at level 5 in between 15 to 20 minutes of gameplay :evil:) Has this Slim heating situation happen to any of you new Slim owners?

By "run cooler" they probably mean that it produces less heat. The high temperatures you get on your slim are just a buildup of heat. Heat might build up faster and to a higher degree in the slim because it's more compact and it's cooling system my not be as effective as the fat models.

It's possible due to the size of the slim that the case gets hotter than the fat even though it overall runs cooler. I just got a slim yesterday (for free, woot!), so I'll be keeping an eye on this.

It's possible due to the size of the slim that the case gets hotter than the fat even though it overall runs cooler. I just got a slim yesterday (for free, woot!), so I'll be keeping an eye on this.

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I thought this thread was gonna be about which one looks hotter lol. robmonga2

Phat ps3 = Kim kardashian ps3 slim = paris hilton after her "Night vision" movie.Fightingfan

I LOL'd. funny how people are disappointed thinking this was a "hot" consule thread. lol Though the idea of having my Slim with jugs will be amazing XD