As for devices, he now sees 2012 Kindle e-reader unit of 7.3 million, down from 9.7 million, with Fire units at 13.5 million, down from 14.7 million.

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While you could probably get along without WiFi in a home-based console that already has Ethernet, and you can always presumably hook up a memory card reader via one of the unit's four USB ports, the lack of HDMI output makes this pretty much a non-starter for anyone hoping to actually use the PS3's Blu-ray drive for anything more than playing games.

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On the ports and peripherals side of things, the unit has three USB ports, an HDMI port, and a card reader.

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