While missing from Japan and North America’s reveals, the PAL announcement for the new super slim PS3 contains something interesting: there’s a model that doesn’t have a hard drive.
https://lastchance.cc/sony-unveils-a-brand-new-model-of-the-ps3-update-now-5944433%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Those purchasing the 12GB model will still be able to upgrade and drop a HDD in there later; the only change is that when they do, that 12GB will no longer be available for internal storage.
This HDD-less PS3 will be released on September 27 in Australia and October 12 in Europe. It’ll be priced at €229 / AUD$300.