AnandTech put the new 360 through its technical paces. Their findings:
• It’s “noticeably quieter”, spinning discs at 51 dB(A) rather than 54 dB(A) of last gen
• Idling, it’s 6dB(A) lower than that – indeed, about the volume of a whisper just as Microsoft claimed
• Power consumption dropped more than 50 per cent from the original Xbox (idling, and about that much during gameplay)
• Compared to the most recent model, power consumption dropped roughly 20 per cent
• Vampire power is down to one quarter that of all other 360s, .6W
• You’ll still need a T8 torx to disassemble one
If you REALLY want to get into the nitty gritty, AnandTech has even more in their original post. [AnandTech via Engadget]
EXTREMELY GEEKY DISCLAIMER: AnandTech speculates that Microsoft may be using 40nm manufacturing. Microsoft confirmed with us that it’s 45nm.
Steve
Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 10:26 AMand only twice as likely to RROD?
Tezz
Sunday, June 20, 2010 at 2:09 PMyea because Microsofts goal is to make their newer console even more likely to red ring, because it doesnt cost microsoft money when they do RROD… oh wait it does.
Saxby
Sunday, June 20, 2010 at 10:13 PMI’m going to give it a good six months before assuming that this console is reliable. Microsoft has a knack for maintaining it’s reputation for producing unreliable products.
Troy MacDonald
Monday, June 21, 2010 at 8:43 AMYou guys are pretty negative about it. I understand it was a huge problem, and a lot of people got burned by it, including myself, but do you really think these guys would release a new console without it going through above average testing? Especially considering it cost them 1 billion dollars to fix it last time…
Lincoln squirrel
Monday, June 21, 2010 at 8:54 AMSure am. I have a Wii and I hate it… I want it for Red Dead Redemtion…(no PC, sigh…) It’s a good time to get an XBOX 360 + Kinect looks kinda cool to…
Peter Santone
Monday, June 21, 2010 at 9:16 AMElite for $250 from JB hifi was a better deal than the new 360 S. kthxbi!!
Lincoln squirrel
Monday, June 21, 2010 at 10:15 AMI’m sure JB will not b selling the 360 S for RRP :)
moloko
Monday, June 21, 2010 at 10:23 AMSetup your xboxs correctly and it wont RROD
My Wii and PC have screwed up more than my 1st Gen 360
Joshua Ehmann
Monday, June 21, 2010 at 10:23 PMset up? wha….?
its a console, how can you blame a consumer for a manufacturing issue?
lol@splinton
cpu and gpu sharing the one chip! wooo sounds great!
Splinton
Monday, June 21, 2010 at 11:14 AMThe new 360 will never red ring…
…because they removed the red lights!
Source:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-21539_7-20008087-10391702.html
Sam
Monday, June 21, 2010 at 2:44 PMI’ll get one if my current one dies… amazing it hasn’t. It’s an original release one!
Tim
Monday, June 21, 2010 at 4:28 PMYea same with mine Sam. I’m the only person I know who hasn’t had a RROD yet.
sam.B
Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 8:44 PMSorry for dodgy language, I’m only trying to get through to you the difference between the two, Xbox 360 slim 250 GB with kinnect rocks!!