ComNetSlash reports in this post:
"Thanks to one of our reliable insiders, [-JuNka-], we have news that Sony is planning to introduce a beefed up 160GB Playstation 3 console. The following post was left by a member on the Pro Evolution Soccer forums:
From inside Sony Computer Entertainment International’s Japan offices I present to you leaked information on the new 160gb Playstation 3 model that will be appearing in the near future."
Sony PlayStation 3 Code: CECHG06 (SPECIFICATION)
- 160gb 2.5 SATA 5400rpm HDD
- CELL Broadband Engine (65nm process) @ 3.2ghz
- PPU x1, SPE x8
- RSX GPU (65nm process) @ 550mhz
- Blu-Ray Optical Disc Drive @ 2x
- Memory Card Reader- Memory Stick Duo, Compact Flash, Secure
- Digital
- 6x USB 2.0 ports
- 2x HDMI 1.3 ports
- 3x Gigabit ethernet ports
- DUALSHOCK 3 controller
“At the moment the unit is only confirmed for release in Japan. A date has not been fully specified but is expected after November”
http://www.n4g.com/industrynews/News-72579.aspx