Difference between Ps3's basic and Premium Packages?

Question

Im having doubts about the prices of PS3. But what i recently found out was PS3's basic package was 499... but premuim is 599. Can anyone tell me whats the difference between the two?

Answer 1

I am going w/ the 599 one..

size of the hdd and other things( see below )

499 is 20 gigs. 599 is 60 gigs

Launch Date:

November 11, 2006 - Japan
November 17, 2006 - North America
Price:

20GB PlayStation 3 System - $499
60GB PlayStation 3 System - $599
2 PS3 Packages:

Unfortunately the system is higher than originally anticipated ($300 was mentioned last year) and it came as a surprise that the specs of the 20GB machine will actually be different than the 60GB machine; it's not just the drop in size of the hard drive.

Last year Sony stated the PS3 would come with: 6 USB ports, 3 Ethernet ports, 2 HDMI outputs. This has changed as of yesterday:

The 20GB PS3 package will NOT come with:

Memory Stick, SD or Compact Flash support
Wi-Fi Capabilities
HDMI Output - this means this model will NOT support HD output.
The 60GB Model WILL come with:

4 USB ports (also available on the 20GB version)
Memory card reader (Memory stick, SD and Compact Flash)
802.11b/g wireless
Bluetooth 2.0
Support 1080i and 1080p
HDMI Output
AV Output
Digitial Optical Output
PS3 Dualshock Controller

The controller is now wireless and features 6 degress of motion sensing allowing players to control onscreen characters by moving the controller up, down, side, and rolling. The rumble feature has been removed due to interference with the motion sensing, but this could also have something to do with the lawsuit between Immersion and Sony over the use of the rumble feature technology

Answer 2

Check out this link: http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/specs.html