Tabulator: PS3 Slim and Phat sized up

With the announcement of yet another SKU for the PlayStation 3, it's time to revisit the Tabulator, our quick-reference guide to the system's continuing, incremental feature loss (and its rapidly falling price!). This handy chart allows you to easily compare the Slim to its heftier predecessors, both those still on the market (for now) and those who have already bid tearful goodbyes to shelves.

Looking at the differences in specs in this way, we can see that less has changed in the transition to Slim than between some variants of the original system. Which is impressive enough for us to try to overlook the loss of our beloved Ethernet cable.

	120GB (PS3 Slim)	160GB	80GB	80GB	60GB	40GB	20GB
Hardware
Model #	CECH-2000	CECHP01	CECHK01	CECHE01	CECHA01	CECHG01	CECHB01
Price	$299.99	$399.99*	$299.99*	$499.99*	$499.99*	$399.99*	$499.99*
Release date	Sep. 2009	Nov. 2008	Aug. 2008	Aug. 2007	Nov. 2006	Oct. 2007	Nov. 2006
Chrome trim	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
USB 2.0 slots	2	2	2	4	4	2	4
802.11 b/g	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Flash card reader	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Weight	3.5 kg	5 kg	5 kg	5 kg	5 kg	5 kg	5 kg
Dimensions (mm, approx.)	290 × 65 × 290	325 x 98 x 274	325 x 98 x 274	325 x 98 x 274	325 x 98 x 274	325 x 98 x 274	325 x 98 x 274
Power consumption	250W	280W	280W	380W	380W	380W	380W
Bundled
Ethernet cable	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Video cables	Composite	Composite	Composite	Composite	Composite	Composite	Composite
Controller	DualShock 3	DualShock 3	DualShock 3	Sixaxis	Sixaxis	Sixaxis	Sixaxis
Software	None	Uncharted; PAIN	None	MotorStorm	None	Spider-Man (Blu-ray)	None
Software Compatibility
PS2	No	No	No	Software**	Yes (NTSC), Software** (PAL)	No	Yes
PS One	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Other operating systems	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Notes:
*This model is discontinued. The price on the chart represents the listed price before Sony axed it.
**Software compatibility will play back some PS2 games, but not all