Not only is the new design unfriendly to home entertainment centers (where most PS3s reside, we'd argue), but it feels cheap and unstable -- a distinct step down from the previous two models' front-loading tray design.

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We want to fly nose-down, explains United President John Edwardson, referring to loading up the front seats with more first-class and business-class travelers.

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They are sitting down for 8 hours a day - it's loading the spine up and then when they go running it's the straw that breaks the camel's back.

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On the downside, they found the system to be "somewhat noisy, " and the slot-loading optical drives could limit upgradeability further on down the line.

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President Bush has warned the Senate against "loading" up the bill because it would slow down the effort to jump-start the economy as soon as possible.

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