mckmas8808
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jvd said:
The guy's name is Element. And he said
Mefisutoferesu has a link to the forum page a few post up.
GamePro gets 360 Debug kit (power supply?)
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The guy's name is Element. And he said
Mefisutoferesu has a link to the forum page a few post up.
jvd said:
It was a small, invitation only MS press event in San Francisco. It was small enough that the people who were invited were given memory cards to use when they played the games, and were allowed to keep those memory cards when it was over to use on their home systems when the 360 launches.
I think the odds of a major redesign for the final system is remote at best. You would be much better off to simply assume these are final.
mckmas8808
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jvd said:
Just like DeanoC on this forum, everybody knows for a fact that element is a MS developer and knows what he is talking about.
How many times do you need this confirmed? Dude, it HAS been confirmed already, deal with it.jvd said:
There is a video showing these things at the assembly plant going into boxes, so yes it is the final kit.It isn't beautiful for sure, I'd preferred a bigger console with a built-in PSU, but hey, you can't get everything...
randycat99
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Arqentus said:
I agree with your point, generally, and find it strange that some here are seemingly bothered with a PS being "too large". If it is large, it seems a good thing it is external, because that most certainly has a positive impact on the size of the console. Additionally, heat generation issues inside the console are nicely cut right in half, by going external. Going external is a smart choice.
Seeing as how heated the GFLOP envy debate is, it seems that people should be more hyped over a PS being "bigger" rather smaller. In a loose context, the capacity/size of the PS is somewhat a reflection of the resource abundant processing might inside the console.
I still haven't see anybody comment on the spec'd power capacity of these bricks- not even a guess. What are we talking about here- 100 W, 150 W, 200+ W? I'd really like to know. If memory serves, the old PS2 came in at a 75 W power rating.
randycat99 said:
Yup. Smart design with the xbox 360.
External passively cooled power supply = no noise, no fan, and moves a heat source outside of the case.
External add-on HD = moves another heat source outside of the case, you keep your HD if you need to send the xbox in for service, you can move the HD between xboxes.
I'm actually really suprised no one has built big external power supplies for PCs. I'd pay a lot of money for a passively cooled external power supply for my home theatre PC -- I'd imagine it would be a lot easier to design and safer than the fanless internal power supplies I can buy today, which kind of scare me with how hot their heatsinks can get and how much heat they dump into the case.
randycat99
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Well...for a laptop style HD, I don't imagine it was particularly hot as a matter of design, eh?
randycat99 said:Well...for a laptop style HD, I don't imagine it was particularly hot as a matter of design, eh?
True, but every little bit helps.
Also have you noticed how hot modern laptops get? I hesitate to call them laptops any more, because they can't really go on your lap these days. Stillmatic
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scooby_dooby said:
Nah, there are 5 X360 consoles on the bottom shelf with 1 PSU each, the X360's above them would probably have there's behind the console.
mckmas8808
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expletive said:
It is part of the console right? What's the problem? If the PS3 is bigger then we will talk about that too.
mckmas8808
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jvd said:that thing is huge, i don't want to throw my back out each time i dust
The mental image was just funny when I read that.