I picked this up yesterday at GameStop and used it most of the day and must say it looks nice, is really, REALLY quiet, but it gets really hot...much hotter than my old 360 Pro (60GB) and I don't know if that is a good thing (i.e. it is displacing the heat and radiating the heat out of the console through the main vent on the top really, really well) or bad (i.e. it is producing more heat than it is capable of displacing in a timely manner causing it to radiate so much heat). Even when just watching Netflix it is unusually warm. I'm concerned about the possibility of an RRoD (even though the new version of the 360 is not cable of showing a Red Ring in the event of a hardware failure).
Other than that, I like the new form factor, it is much smaller, but I don't care for the piano black finish...it is a finger print magnet. Sony got smart and dumped that finish for the PS3 Slim, Microsoft should have never even considered it. The new power brick is much smaller but it is not rated for 220V (for all those who are overseas or might be going overseas you will need a transformer). The disc drive is quiet and you can't hear the fan either.
Really the only thing keeping this from being 5 stars is my concern for the heat this remake produces. I hope Microsoft put this system through rigorous testing. For all those upgrading, get the HDD transfer cable from Microsoft's website, GameStop or here on Amazon to make the switch much less painful. Transferring 30GB worth of data took me about two hours, but re-downloading all that content would have taken much longer. You can also use a USB Flash drive too, but if you have a lot of content you will be making multiple transfers as the 360 will only allow you to move 16GB on a USB stick (I believe, someone correct me if I am wrong).Get more detail about Xbox 360 250GB Elite Console.
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