nsane.forums Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 At an event after the Microsoft keynote, members of the press were presented with tables complete with wrapped presents. The idea? We all unwrap the new Xbox 360 250GB (the official name) and explore what makes the new system so special. Here's what is inside the package.First off, it comes packed with a smaller, but still proprietary, 250GB hard drive. WiFi is built in, using the 802.11n standard. Two USB ports are hidden behind a flap on the front of the device, with three extra USB ports in the back for a total of five. The power supply is much smaller, and we were told the system uses much less power. To make sure no one mixes and matches the power supplies, there is an all-new adaptor for the 360 250GB.The 360 250GB in all its glory. Note my busted iPhoneUnderneath the side vent lies the new, smaller 250GB hard driveThe rear of the system. Note the new port for the power supplyMore detail of the ports. A total of five USB ports, powered connector for the Kinect, and a dedicated audio line... no more breakout boxes!I put in a copy of Alan Wake and turned it on using the new touch-buttons... very similar to what you get with the PlayStation 3. The system was on, but it made almost no noise. The game loaded. Silent. I'm used to using my 360 in my home office hooked up to a computer monitor, where it sounds something like a jet taking off. This is bliss.A new AV port in the back also cuts down on the wires when the Kinect is involved. Plug the Kinect into that port, plug the 360 into the wall, and you're all set up. Owners of the now-classic 360 will have to plug the Kinect into the wall using a separate outlet.We were told the system has taken years to develop, and it shows: it's a thoughtful, refined system, and at $300 it's a good value. This is the 360 you've always wanted. Oh, except for the HDMI cable. It still doesn't come with one of those. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 nor do i bet the hdmi is 1.4 version enable. the difference in power cord is to prevent people from buyiing a new system and switchign the guts out and returning a fake new system to the store liek they did with 3 ring of death. and then the stupid stores selling the used 360. power system right next to the harddrive. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm i see future problems. the different harddrives connections also made to kill used game shops that have older harddrives. im guessing you ahve to buy the kentic what ever camera no conorller crap separetely for another $100 to $150. wifi using N types. what about A, B and G? now we have to get a new router????yeah there are those black wireless contorllers that never worked for long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bashar Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 wifi signal is N-Draft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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