Just got our slims in and I couldnt resist.. Super-duper high res boardscans to follow tonight :icon_bigg
Its obviously to late to save your warranty now but iFixit already did a tear down and you can see all the naught bits here: http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/PlayStation-3-Slim/1121/1
Aye, I saw that the other day - I'm not fussed about the warranty though I wasn't intending on writing a teardown report.. thats far too much effort. I've just been trying to scan boards for all systems to keep for my own reference. I've gotta say though, this is a nice system to work on. There were probably no more than a dozen screws to take out to have the unit down to the bare board. The drive mechanism looks much more robust than previous models, and less prone to jamming. I reckon heat could well cause problems for this system. While it still has a big old hunk of heatsink and fan in there, the intakes are almost non-existant, and it draws it out through the tightly packed PSU at the rear of the unit. Any time spent sitting above a dusty carpet will see this unit cooking itsself to death. That said - I'll reserve judgment for the next 6 months till we see how many come back for repair. Anyway.. heres the scans for the new slim. If you want the full 1200 DPI scans, including the BDROM Board, you can get them here (29MB).
