True to the adage: Who buys cheap, buys twice ...

I've been thinking for some time, zuzulegen a PS3 because I for a 3D-compatible Blu-ray players sought and secondly I wanted to enjoy the exclusive title "Heavy Rain" and "The Last of Us". The only question was, take what version? Fat? Slim? Super Slim? So I thought, "Ok, you want to just play games, and mainly a Blu-ray player have" I signed up for the Super Slim with 12 GB (which buy a version with more memory, if not you need?) Decided. Ordering and delivery as almost always play Amazon. Unpacked and connected.

At first glance, the Super Slim makes a very nice optical impression, the device is more compact than the normal slim and glossy finish (which, however, dust catcher x 10) suggests a decent quality. Looking more closely, however, this impression evaporates completely re ...

The Super Slim has indeed known to have a Blu-ray drive as Toploader. This is a disaster. It starts so that you (Hello Stone Age) have to push aside the lid by hand to insert a disc from the top and then push the lid back (for the opening there are still at least optionally a button). It falls on a right that the lid consists only of wafer-thin plastic and makes a highly unstable impression. I'm sure he will sooner or later break many users eventually. The Toploader also has the disadvantage that it is somewhat tricky to remove the discs again, so scratches are inevitable on the discs. No comparison to the drive so a normal slim that gently eject the disc back on a button. Clearly a technical step backward, to push the cost of production.

Now I'm talking to a point that does not seem at all Super Slims occurs, but frequently, the internet there are appropriate forums thread at the moment. I had the problem that if I find a disc or Blu-ray insert, the drive a very unpleasant to almost unbearable high frequency sound / cheeping of itself as soon as the data from the disc is read. This is also not going away after a short time, the sound is no longer up to the disc is read. If you anyway installs its games on the hard drive, some may perhaps argue there is this problem so only during this process and not after that. However, if you have the 12GB version, you can throw this plan directly in the bin (or install a hard drive). Who wants to watch Blu-rays, it can, however, completely forgotten, even if you turn the sound tremendously. I would add that I am not volume sensitive man by the way. The buzzing is even more clearly heard at 10 meters. One reason for this is of course again the thin plastic cover of the drive and the associated poor insulation. I once jokingly tried to cover the slots and the lid as a whole and lo and behold, the sound was suddenly much less audible. Another quality defect so that is due to the cost savings. The normal operating noise of the fan by the way, I noticed not very, although apparently some others have to struggle with it. He was relatively quiet. Maybe that's such an issue like the buzzing, which occurs only in a few.

Finally, I would still like to respond Flashpeicher to 12Gb. First of all, this is not particularly fast. But that is not the core problem. I thought so, because I'll daddeln total only 3 games on the Super Slim, I am well served with this size. Nope! What I did not know is that a lot of games like forced install. And then there are the various updates / patches that are downloaded perk and you have possibly already arge after the first game memory problems. I let me even say that there are games that are larger than 12 GB with gimmicks and to ensure that this console can not be used without memory expansion !! In my view, unacceptable, because it can not be that a console when delivered certain games can not operate, even though they were designed for this device. An absolute absurdity. In other words, the 12 GB version is for a ton as long as one has not been lying around ne 2.5 "hard drive and likes to tinker itself Otherwise you have already almost resort to Super Slim with 500GB Best way, is that if you.. himself a plate incorporating the 12 GB flash memory are simply time off completely, so no longer can be used. Yeah!

In conclusion, that Sony, the Super Slim is not well managed. The quality in terms of workmanship is average at best, the decision by Toploader a technical step backwards and the memory just a joke. In addition, one has to get the risk a version with the buzzing, in the case helps convert only directly. I like Sony actually, but this immature Plastikbomber is actually cheating on customers. Produce as cheaply as possible, and the price advantage only partially or not at all to pass on to the customer. Way to go!

If you want to definitely try his luck, because it appeals to the compactness of the device and the even lower power consumption than in the Slim, which it must like to do, but then just please with the 500GB hard drive, otherwise you will not be happy. I myself have to normal PS3 Slim (K-Model) gripped with 320 GB and have to say that I am so far very satisfied, none of the problems as the Super Slim. But this decision really must now take each for what he wants. Personally, I can forgive only one star due to the massive problems with the product, however.