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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It comes with 178 bricks, a sorting tray and box, and an 84-page design handbook.

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This means that the Surface can be used on the service tray, but there is a problem which is unique to the Microsoft design: the Kickstand .

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