Xbox 360 250GB Console

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Windows Connect Now Technology" (Press release). Microsoft. December 21, 2004. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008 . Retrieved July 26, 2008. There have been minor updates to the original design, including cooler tweaks to try and improve reliability, the addition of an HDMI port (absent from the original 2005 model), and onboard storage for the budget Arcade model. Still, this is the first major redesign, akin to Sony’s launch of the PlayStation 3 Slim last year. There seems to be some disagreement over the new console’s name, with Microsoft and many retailers calling it the Xbox 360 250GB, while the hardware itself and some other retailers refer to it as the Xbox 360 S. Tom Magrino (July 17, 2008). "NPD: PS3 sales spike on MGS4". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008 . Retrieved November 22, 2008. Perry, Douglass (October 17, 2006). "Microsoft Spreads 360 Love". IGN. Archived from the original on January 26, 2012 . Retrieved October 18, 2006. Less power means less heat and so less noise. The redesign places a single large vent on the top of the console, below which is a big fan sitting over the main heat sink. We’re happy to report that the new 360 itself is practically silent when idling or playing video. In games there’s more fan noise, but it’s negligible compared to older models. The DVD drive is also improved, by how much depends on which 360 model you compare it to, though owners of older machines will be happily rid of their tornado-esque drive. One annoyance is that the new power supply has a small fan to keep it quiet and, when the 360 is idling, this actually makes more noise than the console itself.

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The new model is a great boon to those buying their first 360, but it's not worth upgrading

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