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IMO if the new features for the PS3 Slim is only the reduced size, then why bother exchanging your current PS3?
I want to get one, if the price not more than $300

I would imagine if it had the same specs just smaller, it would be more expensive then the current version. Look at how much it costs sony to make a PS3 now, and imagine a slimmer version with more expensive parts.

Original 60GB version every time. My day one made in japan launch model has been going strong for me since Febuary of 2007. It has the most capabilities and I plan to get a ntsc u/c 60GB model as well eventually. Original 20GB model could also work very well in a pinch.

You want to stick with the 60gb model. The slim will obviously be smaller, it may have a reduced HD size because of this.

The only thing is, at least in the UK, is that people will pay more to buy a 60gb model because it can play PS2 games... I think there is a rumour going round that Sony have found a way to make all their consoles (although, likely to be only the slim PS3) run PS2 games. Anyway, point being it's up to you. You could sell your current one and buy the slim one when it's released, which is actually quite an attractive option for me as long as the slim model doesn't have a major disadvantage to the original. Or you could stick with the original.

I wonder if it would be easy to swap hard drives like it is with the original PS3...

I ain't giving up my 20GB PS3. I don't find it to be overly large or loud to switch. I don't see how they can really make the slim 'better' to get me to switch.

I'm hoping any new PS3's have the same functionality as the original 60GB model. Unless you need a super slim, power-sipping, and no PS2 support-having PS3, stick with the original!

I'm hoping any new PS3's have the same functionality as the original 60GB model. Unless you need a super slim, power-sipping, and no PS2 support-having PS3, stick with the original!

until the slim gets official it's hard to say but I'm pretty sure I'll stick with my 80 gig one.

I'm hoping any new PS3's have the same functionality as the original 60GB model. Unless you need a super slim, power-sipping, and no PS2 support-having PS3, stick with the original!

I'm hoping any new PS3's have the same functionality as the original 60GB model. Unless you need a super slim, power-sipping, and no PS2 support having PS3, stick with the original!

I'm hoping any new PS3's have the same functionality as the original 60GB model. Unless you need a super slim, power-sipping, and no PS2 support having PS3, stick with the original!

I hope any PS3's released from now on have the same functionality of the 60GB. It still hasn't been topped for pure functionality.

Thanks for you comment guys. and yes i'll stick with my Original 60GB version

I think that the original would be best becuase the percent of those that fail are small and even though sony is reliable the slim might not have the same stability as the original. And the PS2 support... there is actually a download on the ps store for the ps2 backward compadability.

Seconded on keeping the 60GB...that is, until there's spec list for the slim model. I kinda doubt that there will be anything on there that would top the 60GB model though.