Gizmodo: 40gb

40GB Playstation 3 Price Drop Coming on Sunday

Sean Fallon — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:00:00 EDT

Information in a leaked Blockbuster memo has revealed that the discontinued 40GB Playstation 3 is set for a $40 price drop on Sunday, bringing it down to $360. The memo also notes that a 40GB bundle with an HDMI cable, Spiderman the movie and Transformers the game will see a drop as well. It's not what I would call a huge discount for a system pulled by Sony, but if you don't mind having only 40GB of storage it could make for a decent Christmas present. [Kotaku]

PlayStation 3 40GB Bids Adieu, Only 80GB Versions on Sale At Sony

Kit Eaton — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:04:00 EDT

As we reported back in mid July, Sony's finally bid farewell to the 40GB PS3, leaving just the 80GB versions on sale at Sony Style, ending the on-again, off-again 80GB debate. The $500 Metal Gear Solid 4 80GB bundle is available now, but the simple "core" edition is showing a September 1st availability. It'll cost you $400. [Sony Style. Thanks, Andy]

Dealzmodo: 40GB PhotoBank For $2.28

Jason Chen — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:33:10 EDT

This $2.28 deal for a 40GB PhotoBank seems too good to be true. Picture it as a 40GB portable hard drive with Compact Flash/SD/etc slots that you can dump your digital camera photos onto when the card gets full. $2.28! [PC Connection via Random Good Stuff]

40GB PS3 Uses a Smaller Chipset?

Mark Wilson — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:33:49 EDT

According to European site Computer Base and a little help from automated translation, Sony has already shrunk their Cell processor down to the 65nm scale for the new 40GB PS3s, along with the the supporting NVIDIA graphics chipset. While our first response would be that PS3 users can look forward to less overheating—especially since Sony was able to shrink their heat pipe in this new PS3—hot chips really haven't been a problem for Sony (unlike *cough*Microsoft*cough* other console manufacturers). But consumers will still benefit from less power consumption, as the current 200-watt setup has been reduced to consume just 135 watts.

But ultimately, this means that Sony is making their PlayStation 3 more profitable...or maybe more aptly...less unprofitable. As far as we're concerned, the best PS3 purchase is still the original 60GB model that, unlike the new 40GB model, supports the most expansive backward compatibility. [computerbase via engadget]

According to a Sony spokesperson, an announcement...

Jason Chen — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:11:40 EDT

According to a Sony spokesperson, an announcement regarding a possible price drop or a new model (or something) on the PS3 is imminent. [CNN via Kotaku]

FCC Reveals Details on New PS3 Model

blongo3 — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:12:43 EDT

Why can't Sony just come out and say that they're making another PS3 model? We know it, they know it, and now the FCC knows it. While most of the details are blocked from the public eye, such as what size hard drive will be included, it does note that there will only be 2 USB ports and the card reader seems to have gone missing. Hopefully this will be that rumored $399 40GB model we've been wishing for. [DailyTech]