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Sony PlayStation 3 (20GB)

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Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 24 reviews
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Product summary

Specifications: Product Description: Sony PlayStation 3 - Game console ; Media Type: BD-ROM , CD-ROM , DVD-ROM ; Processor: IBM Cell Broadband Engine 3.2 GHz ; See full specs

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Reviewed by: CNET staff
Reviewed on: 09/17/2008

Editors' note: Sony has discontinued the 20GB version of the PlayStation 3. Check out the 80GB or 160GB versions instead.

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Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 24 reviews
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5.0 stars

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

"Truly is the best gaming machine."

by sf49er2k4 on November 24, 2006

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4.5 stars

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

"Awesome console- I added wi-fi with a simple Buffalo Airstation bridge"

by tomcat12345 on December 9, 2006

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5.0 stars

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

"Don't listen to the negativity think for yourself."

by jerm26554 on January 11, 2007

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techradar.com

Editors' rating: 80

Summary: Overall, PlayStation's third incarnation has a great deal of top-end functionality and its price is very competitive with its arch gaming hi-def rival Xbox. When the dust settles, choosing between the two is likely to be less about which is the better pro

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stuff.tv

Editors' rating: 100

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gamesdog.co.uk

Editors' rating: 90

Summary: A very impressive machine, if only the games and the movie selection were at the same level as the console this would be a no brainer. Hopefully for UK readers, by the time the console launches here both issues will be resolved

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gadgetguy.com.au

Summary: The PS3 is a much better multi-purpose device than the Xbox 360, which claims similar functionality. Media management is better integrated, web browsing (while not fully standards-compliant) is more straightforward and the social elements of the device me

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whathomecinemamag.com

Editors' rating: 80

Summary: This games console is much more than an RSI incident waiting to happen - it's a blinding Blu-ray disc player too

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