Lookie, lookie, an 80GB PS3 snapped up for $399 from a local Best Buy. Although not officially due until September, reports are trickling in from around these United States of gaming of an early release. Not too much of a surprise, we guess, what with European retailers all showing a Friday retail launch. One interesting thing to note is the SKU: at least one of these early rigs reads CECHK01, not CECHL01 as seen in the FCC… hmmm. SKU pictured after the break.

[Thanks, Mr. Abulia]

Read — early 80GB Core PlayStation 3
Read — CECHK01 SKU [Warning: sub req’d]
Read — Europe release on Friday