These are two of the four NEC TOKIN Proadlizers located on the bottom of the motherboard--another four are located on top. These Proadlizers work as part of the power regulator for the Cell Broadband Engine (CPU), shown in this photo, and Nvidia's RSX Reality Synthesizer (main GPU).
The gray foam pads protect and cushion the motherboard from the metal shielding.
Cracking open the Sony PlayStation 3
by Bill Detwiler | January 31, 2007, 8:20am PST | Image 84 of 117
NEC TOKIN Proadlizers (black chips) and gray foam protection pads
NEC TOKIN Proadlizers (black chips) and gray foam protection pads - Image 84 of 117
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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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