12GB Super Slim PS3 is actually 16GB

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4GB held in reserve to use as cache

From Fudzilla:
Recent teardowns of the 12GB Super Slim PlayStation 3 has revealed a surprising truth. The unit actually has 16GB of flash and the system is holding the 4GB in reserve for use as cache to improve performance. Apparently, it is accessible to developers to optionally use, but it is unclear if anyone other than Sony is taking advantage of it yet.

 12GB Super Slim PS3 is actually 16GB