I always thought the same thing myself about the power brick, never really got the complaints about it. Yes, it's quite large, and I'm not so keen on having a big indicator light on it. But the possibility of failure and the heat thing is definitely a concern and a good reason for keeping it separate from the console.
I have both a PS3 (60gb launch console) and an Xbox 360 (Pro console, non-HDMI). The Xbox 360 is rather quiet, while the PS3 pretty much necessitates my cranking the volume on the home theatre because it sounds like a Boeing 737 entering take-off mode... and throws heat like one, too. It's a great console, I just wish it wasn't so damn loud.
The challenge is that we want our consoles to be small and powerful, but then we also don't want a power brick (or at least we want it to be small). With laptops, we can get around the issue because a laptop - aside from the under-side heat vents and fans - has a really big heat vent... the keyboard. Also, lots of people stack their A/V components... my X360 lives on top of my Shaw HDPVR.
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Typical dumb take.
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