Editing PlayStation 3 (section)

=== ''Super Slim'' model ===
Sony announced the "Super Slim" hardware revision (model CECH-4000) in September 2012, which launched in major markets later that year.<ref name="PCWorldSuperSlim">{{cite web |last=Paul |first=Ian |date=September 19, 2012 |title=New PlayStation 3 console slims down for the holidays |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2010081/new-playstation-3-console-slims-down-for-the-holidays.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921113032/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2010081/new-playstation-3-console-slims-down-for-the-holidays.html |archive-date=September 21, 2012 |access-date=September 20, 2012 |work=PC World}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=MacManus |first=Christopher |date=2012-09-18 |title=Sony unveils super slim PlayStation 3 |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/sony-unveils-super-slim-playstation-3/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226094101/http://www.cnet.com/news/sony-unveils-super-slim-playstation-3/ |archive-date=December 26, 2014 |access-date=December 26, 2014 |work=CNET |publisher=CBS Interactive}}</ref> Compared to the previous "Slim" model, the new chassis was approximately 20 percent smaller and 25 percent lighter, featured reduced power consumption, and replaced the slot-loading disc drive with a top-loading drive, changes that further lowered manufacturing costs. While the redesigned disc mechanism helped cut costs and save space, reviewers criticized it as feeling cheap and described it as "ultimately a step back".<ref>{{cite web |last=Detwiler |first=Bill |date=October 11, 2012 |title=PS3 Super Slim teardown reveals hardware changes, but no real upgrades |url=http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/cracking-open/ps3-super-slim-teardown-reveals-hardware-changes-but-no-real-upgrades/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226094258/http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/cracking-open/ps3-super-slim-teardown-reveals-hardware-changes-but-no-real-upgrades/ |archive-date=December 26, 2014 |access-date=December 26, 2014 |work=TechRepublic}}</ref> The Super Slim was offered with larger 250&nbsp;GB and 500&nbsp;GB hard drives, as well as a low-cost model featuring 16&nbsp;GB of [[eMMC]] flash storage, with the option to install a hard drive later.<ref>{{cite web |last=Plunkett |first=Luke |date=September 19, 2012 |title=Sony Unveils a Brand New Model of the PS3 [Update: Now With Official Pics] |url=http://kotaku.com/5944433/sony-unveils-a-brand-new-model-of-the-ps3/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226121313/http://kotaku.com/5944433/sony-unveils-a-brand-new-model-of-the-ps3 |archive-date=December 26, 2014 |access-date=December 26, 2014 |work=Kotaku |publisher=Gawker Media}}</ref>