New Xbox 360 Slim Specs

The new Xbox got announced yesterday at the Microsoft Press Conference at E3 and here are all the specs of the new Xbox from Engadget.com

"Xbox 360 250GB

Form Factor: Sleek, lean and gloss black finish with chrome accents. Place vertically or horizontally in any living room entertainment center.

Touch Sensitive Buttons: Turn the Xbox 360 video game system on/off and eject a disc with the swipe of a finger.

Whisper Quiet: Whether you're playing a DVD disc or from the hard drive, or navigating the dashboard, with the all-new and much quieter Xbox 360, the only noise you'll hear is your own laughing, cheering and playing. 

Wi-Fi: Built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi for fast, easy connection to your friends and entertainment on Xbox LIVE. 

Hard Drive: 250GB internal, swappable hard drive for even more storage. To access, remove the bottom panel by pushing the small tab toward the front of the console. 

Kinect-Ready: Custom Kinect port on the back of the console that directly hooks up to the Kinect sensor for controller-free fun. 

USB Slots: Five USB ports; three in the back of the console and two in the front for easy plug and play. 

AV Connections:

AV Cable included for standard definition TV connection.
HDMI port for high definition TV connection. 
Optical Audio out port integrated on back of console for AV system connection.

Power Supply: Smaller and more efficient. Xbox 360 250GB and Xbox 360 Original power supplies are not interchangeable.

Wireless Controller: The award-winning Xbox 360 Wireless Controller matches the console in all black with color-matched thumsticks and directional pad with a touch of gloss and chrome to complete the look.

Backwards Compatible. Your favorite accessories and games will work with Xbox 360 250GB. (Xbox 360 External Hard Drives and Memory Units are not compatible.)

Accessories. Customize your Xbox 360 250GB with matching black accessories, including favorites such as Controllers, Wireless Headset, Chatpad, Quick Charge and Play & Charge Kits and more. Get a look at a few of these today.

Key Internal Components Changes:

Fan: Moved from two small fans to one larger fan for improved acoustics.
Chipset: 45 nanometer and integrated CPU and GPU.
Wi-Fi: Integrated wireless capability."

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New Xbox 360 Slim Features

Today at the E3 Conference, Microsoft announced a redesign to the Xbox 360. It is now called the "Slim" The main features of it are that it is smaller, quieter, it has built-in WiFi and a 250 GB hard drive. The wait for the new Xbox 360 Slim is very short as it is shipping today and will be in stores later this week. The new Xbox 360 Slim costs $299, the same price as the existing 250 GB model. 

 

The new Xbox 360 Slim is mainly glossy black and seems to have more vents for better heat dispersion and it has a sharper indent than the current hourglass design. 

Update: Now with video.

 

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Source Engadget