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Re: A shoot and a miss said by jester121:said by sonicmerlin:Because....it`s smaller? It uses less components? It`s less complicated to make? Why do you think GPU manufacturers, console makers, hardware vendors, etc. all try to shrink their hardware as time goes on? Um... so they can cram more and more transistors into a given space. How is cramming more smaller stuff into a smaller space "less complicated"? Never mind.... This discussion has gotten silly, have a nice day. They use a particular fabrication process that is standard across the board. Whether that`s 32 nm or 40 or whatever, it`s standard. The smaller the dye, the less it costs. They don`t make special transistors for these devices. No special technology is used, besides a proprietary chip. The smaller the device, the less material you have to use to make it. Thus the shrinking of the PS3, which helps reduce Sony`s costs.
The best analogy to a smartphone is a netbook. Tiny compared to standard laptops, slower, and cheaper. |
