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Beating the Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 Edition to market by about a week, Sony’s PS3 Slim packed with a 250GB hard drive will appear on retail shelves on November 3rd for $350.  This will be the largest console hard drive to date but not without its flaws perhaps.

As of now, you can’t download PS3 games to the hard drive, so one might ask why you would need all the extra space?  Even if you hoarded DLC from every single game I don’t think you amount to 250GB.

But like Sony always says when referring to the PS3, it’s future proof right?

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This fall is just chalk full of console bundle news.  Today’s bundle is the PS3 Slim 250GB coupled with Tekken 6.  So far it’s only slated for European territories but apparently not the UK according to SCE UK.

Pricing is at 349 Euros and the bundle will be available by Christmas.

I don’t understand why all these bundles are so continent specific.  Wouldn’t they do well here in the US?  Either way, it’s shaping up to be a strong holiday season for Sony and the PS3 Slim.  Notice I didn’t mention the PSP go.

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Get ready all you die hard Final Fantasy fans, because Sony is about to release a PS3 bundle that will have you changing your pants come 12/17.  The skin of the limited edition console will be finished with an image of the game’s main character, Lightning, and will include a 250GB hard drive and a copy of Final Fantasy XIII.

There is no word if it will come to the US, but for those of you residing in Japan expect to drop 41,600 yen ($460 US).

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As the Tokyo Game Show approaches, chatter involving a 250GB PS3 has begun to surface.  Talk about future proof.  Sources indicate that this ‘beefcake’ version of that PS3 could be part of a new movie bundle that would include the Sony Blu-Ray remote, a Blu-Ray movie, and Sony’s new PlayTV attachment, which turns a PS3 into fully functional freeview TV recorder.

The Tokyo Game Show starts on September 24th so we’ll hopefully get some solid answers then.

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THIS DEAL ENDS 7/29.  For newsletter subscribers only, Newegg has the Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9250410AS 250GB Hard Drive for a coupon low price, $5 less than last month.  Features include a 2.5-inch form factor, 7200 rpm and 16mb cache.  It’s …Continue reading: Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9250410AS 250GB Hard Drive – $60 Shipped

I’m not sure if Lacie is actually making a better product or just trying to be the first to market with their latest LaCinema Rugged multimedia hard drive, the LaCinema Rugged HD.  Yup, this little blackbox of rubbery goodness can not only survive the odd ding, drop or bump, but can output its content in all the full HD glory you’ve come to expect from your LCD TV.  It includes a little remote control, HDMI output (composite video as well), is compatible with a shit load of video codecs and can upscale your non-HD videos, which is just about the last nail in the coffin for me to be convinced of its multimedia capabilities – it plays photos too.  Adding additional content to its hard drive (250GB, 320GB and 500GB) just means jacking it into your computer’s USB port and a power adapter is included for when your not.  The LaCinema Rugged HD drive looks to be available now and costs $169.99, $199.99 and $229.99 respectively.

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Newegg has a new Web low for the Archos 5 250GB Portable Media Player.  This one features a 250GB HDD, 4.8-inch touchscreen LCD, endless audio/video format compatilbility, voice recording, FM radio, line-in, WiFi b/g, built-in rechargeable battery and more.  It’s …Continue reading: Archos 5 250GB Portable Media Player – $300 Shipped

THIS DEAL ENDS 7/10.  Buydig.com has the Seagate FreeAgent ST905003FDA2E1-RK Go 500GB Portable External Hard Drive In Red for a Web low.  It features a red finish, 500GB of storage, USB 2.0 interface, 5400rpm and 8mb cache.  It’s …Continue reading: Seagate FreeAgent ST905003FDA2E1-RK Go 500GB Portable External Hard Drive In Red – $104 Shipped

Buydig.com has the Seagate FreeAgent ST902503FJA105-RK Go Portable 250GB Hard Drive for a low price.  It features 250GB of storage, USB and Firewire 400/800, 5400 rpm speed and 8mb cache.  It’s …Continue reading: Seagate FreeAgent ST902503FJA105-RK Go Portable 250GB Hard Drive – $99 Shipped

THIS DEAL ENDS 7/1.  Newegg offers the Hitachi 0A57912 250GB Internal Hard Drive for a steal of a deal.  It features a 2.5-inch form factor, 5400 rpm speed and 8mb cache.  It’s …Continue reading: Hitachi 0A57912 250GB Internal Hard Drive – $55 Shipped