Last week I bought myself the new PSP Slim & Lite – Ice Silver, and what a great multimedia device! 
I never owned the old PSP, so, I though it was the perfect opportunity to buy one now!
It’s very smooth, slim and of course, lite! Way better compared to it’s predecessor, not only in esthetic aspects, but the technical ones as well!
- Better Wi-Fi connection.
- Faster loading times by storing UMD data in temporary memory.
- Internal memory (RAM and FlashROM) increase from 32 MB to 64 MB.
- Improved battery life due to lower power consumption, and battery recharge over the USB data connection. However the old, higher-capacity PSP battery will still be compatible and using it will give an increased battery life, but the battery cover will not close when using the old battery due to the larger size.
- Weight has been reduced by 33%.
- Unit is 19% narrower (slimmer) in thickness.
- A video-out port for displaying on a TV.
- Improved responsiveness of d-pad and buttons, confirmed in the GameSpot “hands-on” review: “several GameSpot editors have noticed that the d-pad and buttons on the new PSP provide a little more tactile feedback for a better overall feel.”
- Wi-Fi switch moved to the top of the console.
- New UMD loading tray design.
- Removal of the infra-red port.
- Speakers repositioned on the front of the PSP near the top of the screen.
- Memory Stick slot has been relocated.
- Looser analog stick for better and friendlier control.
- The screen is a little brighter.
All this, for exactly the same price as the old PSP! 
Obviously, this version of the console has new hardware, you can’t run neither costume firmware, not homebrew.
Although there are some teams already developing hacks for this new PSP slim, like M33 group, who has successfully cracked the console, and developed the first (of many to come…) custom firmware, that runs using a 3.XX IPL (3.60).
It’s still a bit tricky, and you need an old PSP and a Pandora’s battery to do it, so I’ll just wait for better and more user friendly hacks.
In the case you’r interested in ready more, here’s the link to the original thread.
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