Sony PS3 80GB Core in Stores early

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Sony announced the new 80GB PS3 Core with the new low $399 price at the E3 2008. The 40GB PS3 replacement console was not due until September.
Now reports appear that some retailers already offer the 80GB PS3 for $399.
I guess Sony does not care about an earlier release as the will be just filling the channel and replace the 40GB PS3 as needed. Read more

Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

PS3 80GB Metal Gear Solid 4 Pack is a hot Seller

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The Sony PS3 80GB Metal Gear Solid 4 Pack is the 3rd best selling item in the Video Games Category on Amazon.com.
The 80GB PS3 MGS4 Pack is only beaten by the Wii Kart Game and the Wii Fit. This PS3 bundle has been on sale since June 12th and has a price of $499.99.
The high demand has triggered Amazon to limit the sales. Each household may only purchase one PS3 80GB MGS4 Pack total. Read more

Posted on Fri, 1 Aug 2008 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony PS3 80GB Console Details

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As reported briefly during the Sony E3 2008 briefing Sony is offering a new PS3 console with 80GB for the price of the currently available 40GB PS3. We have now got the retail box image and more details about the new PS3 console offering.

Sony positions the new 80GB PS3 as the only PS3 console version moving forward. Like the 40GB PS3, the new 80GB version will have no PS2 backward compatibility. Read more

Posted on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sony PS3 80GB to be priced at $399.99

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Sony announces a new 80GB Sony PS3 console to sell for $399.99 starting in September.

The 80GB Sony PS3 will replace the 40GB PS3 at that price point. So Sony follows Microsoft in offering more storage for the same price for their consoles. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:55:49 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Review Round-up: NVIDIA 3-way SLI, Wii Boom Blox, 80GB Zune

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This week we tested a cool NVIDIA 3-way SLI setup with a trio of the NVIDIA 9800 GTX video cards.

Shane's verdict: "In the end with the choice between Quad SLI and 3-way SLI I would go 3-Way. The performance is very good and the only real tradeoffs are the loss of an additional pair of expansion slots and the need for a higher power PSU. NVIDIA’s 3-way SLI is one heck of an upgrade path for gamers who start with one 9800 GTX and move to SLI and later 3-Way. " Read more

Posted on Sat, 31 May 2008 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microsoft Zune 80GB Review

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The testers over at our review partner Digital Trends took the 80GB Zune from Microsoft through the paces and published a review.

Quote from the review: "The 80GB Zune has undeniable cool factor, given its big screen and built-in WiFi. But rather than trumping the competition, it falls in that gray area between the somewhat ho-hum iPod Classic and the rip-roaring iPod Touch. Read more

Posted on Wed, 28 May 2008 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Zune 80GB Agent18 Dragon Shield Case Review

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Futurelooks published a review of the Agent18 Dragon Shield Case for the Zune 80GB. The Zune 80GB is the largest capacity mp3 player available from Microsoft. The 80GB Zune sells for $249 on Amazon.com.

Quote from the review: "he good people at Agent18 are coming to the rescue of Zune owners as they have developed a fantastic case to go with the Zune 80GB Media Player that we reviewed earlier. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microsoft Zune 80GB Player Review

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Futurelooks tested the top of the line Microsoft Zune player with 80GB hard-drive and published a review. The 80GB Zune sells for $248.85 on Amazon.com.

Quote from the review: "We’ve already been told that it’s coming “Zune” to Canada, but how does Microsoft’s sophomore entry into the MP3 player market compare against the iPods of the world? Read more

Posted on Fri, 4 Apr 2008 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

80GB Zune Player on sale for $239.99

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The new Zune 80GB player is available for a slight discount on Amazon.com. More importantly it is marked to be in stock on Friday.

I am really surprised that the 80GB Zune player is more popular than the other new flash memory Zune players. The 80GB Zune is currently on the 23rd position in Electronics topseller list on Amazon.com. Read more

Posted on Wed, 5 Dec 2007 07:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

80GB Zune started to ship

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Soon after Microsoft launched the new Zune players on November 13th it was clear that the 80GB Zune player was not available. Now our records indicate that Amazon has been shipping 80GB Zune players to those who pre-ordered for while now. Read more

Posted on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

80GB Zune not shipping yet?

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Two days ago on November 13th Microsoft said the new Zune players are available. Now reports come in that the 80GB Zune is not shipping.

I have seen that many pre-ordered the 80GB Zune on Amazon.com already weeks ago. Apparently the orders have not been filled. Read more

Posted on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

80GB Sony PS3 Price-cut and 40GB Sony PS3 details

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The news about the launch date for the 40G Sony PS3 went over the Reuters ticker already earlier today. Now Sony also published the official press-release announcing the price-cut for the 80GB PS3 and the details on the 40GB PS3 for the U.S. market.

The 80GB Sony PS3 has now the lowered price to $499 instead of $599. It is not clear if that price includes the Motorstorm game.

The 40GB Sony PS3 comes bundled with the Spider-man 3 Blu-ray movie and has a price of $399. Read more

Posted on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:44:22 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony HDMS-S1D 80GB HDMI Digital Photo Album

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Sony announced the HDMS-S1D Digital Photo Album.

The Sony HDMS-S1D allows you to store your digital photos on an 80GB hard drive, connect to a HDTV via HDMI and display up to 50,000 high resolution photos with slide-show or Scrapbook-style displays. Read more

Posted on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony officially announces 80GB PS3 Availability

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Retailers like Gamestop already started to ship the new 80GB Sony PS3 over the weekend. Now Sony officially announces the availability of the new PS3 console edition. Amazon.com updated its shipping date target and also ships now immediately.

Besides the a bit larger hard-drive the 80GB PS3 comes bundled with the online-enabled MotorStorm game. The price is $599.99.
If you do not like MotorStorm, the $499.99 60GB Sony PS3 (Amazon.com) is the better deal. Read more

Posted on Tue, 7 Aug 2007 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New 80GB Sony PS3 Ships

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Sony announced the new 80GB Sony PS3 early July. The first retailers started to ship the updated Playstation 3 with the bundled MotorStorm game.

Interestingly several stores I checked ship the new Sony PS3 at very different shipping dates. GameStop is apparently shipping the 80GB PS3 right away.
Amazon.com offers the 80GB PS3 for pre-order with a shipping date of August 12th (Update: Ships now too!). Read more

Posted on Sat, 4 Aug 2007 01:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Rumble SIXAXIS Controller coming with 80GB Sony PS3?

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Today Sony announced the 80GB Sony PS3 for the U.S. market and published a photo of the packaging. The Register runs a story that on the package the SIXAXIS controller shows the Playstation sign lit up in red.

This leads us to the assumption (right or wrong, we do not know yet) that the 80GB Sony PS3 is shipping with a rumble SIXAXIS controller.
Anybody who owns a PS2 knows that the rumble feature is indicated by a red led on the controller.

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The image of the SIXAXIS controller offered on Amazon also shows the red PS3 logo. Not sure since when: Sony PS3 Controller on Amazon.com Read more

Posted on Mon, 9 Jul 2007 11:18:12 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony PS3 Price-Drop Official and 80GB PS3 Coming to U.S.

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A couple retailers already leaked a new low price of $499 for the 60GB PS3 over the weekend. Today Sony officially announces the long hoped price-cut for the Sony PS3 and surprises with a new 80GB PS3 for the U.S. market.

Beginning in August, the new 80GB PS3 model will be available for $599/$659 CND and will be bundled with the online-enabled racing game MotorStorm.
The 60GB Sony PS3 will sell starting immediately for $100 less. Read more

Posted on Mon, 9 Jul 2007 01:20:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

80GB Sony PS3

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Sony will launch with a 80GB Sony PS3 in Korea.

Korea had to wait a long time to get the Sony PS3. Now Sony gives them a little treat by releasing a PS3 with a new larger 80GB hard-drive.
The price for the 80GB PS3 in Korea is 518,000 won (~$557).
Besides the new hard-drive the Sony PS3 console is the same that Sony released in Europe. Read more

Posted on Mon, 21 May 2007 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony Neither Confirms nor Deny's 80GB PS3

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Kotaku asked for and received an official response from Sony regarding the FCC document found yesterday that showed a possible 80GB PS3. The filing was for a change to the WiFi/Bluetooth module, but showed an 80GB PS3 listed along side the 60GB version.

The Sony response to Kotaku was "As mentioned when we made the product announcement for PS3, the system will have different configurations (thus, 60GB HDD with memory card slots and Wi-Fi and 20GB HDD without memory card slots or Wi-Fi both exists). Application to the FCC has been made with various possibilities in mind, however, it does not lead to a new product announcement at this time." Read more

Posted on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sony to Add 80GB PS3 to Lineup?

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A rumor is circulating about saying that Sony has visions of a more expensive 80GB version of the PS3 in mind. Gizmodo has a FCC document posted on their site supposedly showing that Sony has asked to add an 80GB version to the existing 60GB.

The document doesn’t mention the 20GB PS3 which may or may not shed light on the validity of the document. I’m no FCC expert but you would think with original models they would list the 20GB PS3 which was rumored to be discontinued and then Sony itself said it was still available, retailers just didn’t ask for it much. Read more

Posted on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:47:11 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Archos 504 80GB only $344.98 on Amazon

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Amazon.com has the Archos 504 80GB portable video player and recorder on sale for $344.98. Compare this price to other offers.

Archos introduced their 4th generation PMPs in August 2006.
The powerful and stylish PMP features a 4.3 inch screen and measures 5.1 x 3 x 0.9 inches. Read more

Posted on Wed, 3 Jan 2007 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr