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PS4 unboxed and disassembled on video

Reports are that the PS4 is more quiet than any version of the PS3 so it looks like that centrifugal fan is working properly (any size comparisons to the X1's coaxial fan aren't applicable).
 
This die looks quite big for as some like to call it "tablet cpu".
The console is sealed right? But he said you can change hard-drive to any other hard-drive on the market. How to do this without breaking seals/voiding warranty?
 
Kudos to Sony for being able to pack the PS4 so well. The compactness in how its packed is almost Apple-like.
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As opposed to the XBO:
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Looks awesome. Can't wait to get one. I hope my friends also pick the PS4 over Xbox as well. I'm not planning to get both.
 
Subyman said:
Wow, its almost like a Chevy truck vs a Japanese car.
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Except in this case bigger is better if it helps deal with heat.
PS4 has a lot of heat packed into a small space.
Xbox One has a lot less heat and larger space. I assume after last time, MS revised their industrial design to focus on the thing not dying, rather than making it as compact as possible.
 
Erenhardt said:
But he said you can change hard-drive to any other hard-drive on the market. How to do this without breaking seals/voiding warranty?
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Hard to tell from the video as he had the external cover off already, but usually there is a door/cover that will allow access to the drive. like in the ps3

Kudos for Sony to do the disassembly as well, it looks like it might be easily repairable if needed.
 
Wow, that's some pretty efficient design there.

Reports are that the PS4 is more quiet than any version of the PS3 so it looks like that centrifugal fan is working properly
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If this is true, then that means the PS4 will be quieter than quiet. I currently have a super-slim (I know that this version has a 45nm Cell BE chip from the original 90nm and the GPU is 40nm as opposed to the original 90nm) and it never makes any noise at all. The only times I've ever heard it was when it was initially reading a disc that was just inserted into it...

This is in stark contrast to the old 2008 partial-BC PS3 80GB model I had in early 2008, which sounded like a jet engine in its final days before it got the YLOD.

Except in this case bigger is better if it helps deal with heat.
PS4 has a lot of heat packed into a small space.
Xbox One has a lot less heat and larger space. I assume after last time, MS revised their industrial design to focus on the thing not dying, rather than making it as compact as possible.
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Not necessarily. The PS4 may be compact, but no devs or people who have gotten the system early have been complaining about overheating issues. And as mentioned above, if this thing is really as quiet as they say it is, it's an incredibly efficient design. People would have to go out of their way to make one of these overheat.
 
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I was thinking about getting one in 2014. But I learned last night EA isnt making NCAA football anymore. So I dont see the point. I'll prob get one when I finish out the mancave with a second 60 inch LED. BB often times has packages where they throw in a console or free or greatly reduced. It is how I got my PS3.
 
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