Cracking open the Sony PlayStation 3
by Bill Detwiler | January 31, 2007, 8:20am PST | Image 81 of 117
Remove the top metal shield plate
With the colling system enclosure removed, gently separate the metal shielding from the motherboard. Because the motherboard is mounted upside down in the PS3 case, the removing the the top metal shield reveals the bottom of the motherboard. Be careful with lifting the shield. The metal is thin and easily bent.
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Better to open it than use it?!
I'd much rather my 13 year take it apart and study it than actually play on it! Maybe learn something... 
They would be willing to take a loss on the system for the same reason desk jet printers and cell phones are cheap. It's the consumables - buy more ink, minutes, games... Once you're hooked it's a steady cash stream....
They would be willing to take a loss on the system for the same reason desk jet printers and cell phones are cheap. It's the consumables - buy more ink, minutes, games... Once you're hooked it's a steady cash stream....
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