The PS3 Slim has started to pop up at retail stores around the country, and iFixit has posted a tear down of the hardware so you can check out exactly what's inside. If you wanted to see what's under that plastic case and didn't want to void your own warranty, go ahead and check it out.

They found some interesting things kicking around inside the system, and sent over some bullet points:

The upgraded 120 GB drive is a Toshiba-manufactured, 5400 RPM standard notebook SATA drive.

The interior of the device is dominated by the fan, heatsink, and desktop computer-sized Blu-ray drive.

The fan is an innovative design, with a massive 95mm diameter and whopping 17 blades!

It's evident that Sony's chief design focus was effective heat dissipation.Sony used a large piece of custom molded plastic to route air from the fan over the heatsink. Time will tell how successful they were.

Do you see, Microsoft? Just a regular hard drive! Cheap for you to buy, easy for us to upgrade—this is the way you do things. It also looks like you won't have to worry about heat, even with the smaller design.

My launch 60GB PS3 died during my marathon Batman: Arkham Asylum play session, and I'm starting to get tempted to pick up a Slim. This is some pretty cool stuff. Check out the full set of pictures of notes over at ifixit.com