The new Xbox Slim - out of the box!


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So Microsoft promises, so Microsoft eventually delivers - we just got our shiny new Xbox 360 slim. And here it is in all its unboxed glory!

Microsoft knows how to end a press conference on an up note. At its pre-E3 press conference last month in Los Angeles, the software and gaming publisher promised every journo in the audience a new Xbox slim - and ours showed up last week.

It really is a surprisingly sexy unit. Sleek angles and the glossy black finish make this a completely different beast to the original 360, and it even stands out from the far sexier update of the Elite package. It's significantly smaller, but feels heavier, too, thanks to the larger drive and added wireless networking gear.

Interestingly, power and AV ports feature different plug designs, which means you'll have to use the cabling included. Good move, given the likely power incompatibility between this new Xbox and older models.

We've not powered it up yet - that'll happen this weekend, we think... - but we have done a thorough gallery and unboxing courtesy of John Gillooly, who couldn't wait to get his sweaty hands on the new unit. So check it our pics, and if you already got a new slim, let us know what you think.

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15 Comments

Krispy89 Jul 14, 2010 1:01 PM	It's just begging for dust and fingerprints isn't it.
pumpjockey02 Jul 14, 2010 1:07 PM	I wanna wanna wanna one!! A freebie even better!!!
smadge1 Jul 14, 2010 1:44 PM	would have liked a Blu Ray drive though.
Hawkeye Jul 14, 2010 1:52 PM	Yeah, that does seem a mighty oversight to me, too.
DarkForceMage Jul 14, 2010 3:28 PM	The Wireless runs great & connection speeds to the live servers are faster than anything my PC can reach via cable. Downloaded a 500mb file in around 10 mins.
gotthaflava Jul 14, 2010 4:45 PM	Don't think the absence of a blu ray drive is a big deal. They're pretty cheap now, and I don't think it would boost sales much.
iamthemaxx Jul 14, 2010 5:00 PM	You should have dedicated this to index, he loved a good unboxing :)
arkiek Jul 14, 2010 5:56 PM	i have one of the xboxes without the HDMI port and the tv cable with 6 plugs the three normal ones and the 3 hd ones. it easily fits in the new xbox
Alkahest Jul 14, 2010 6:04 PM	i like i want
Periander Jul 14, 2010 7:30 PM	Ugly brick is ugly.
Trekker Jul 15, 2010 1:11 PM	wonder if you can flash the dvd drive like the older ones
CK Jul 15, 2010 6:48 PM	I'm more interested in how the noise level is compared to the Elite/Pro, can we get a dB level test or something like that?
Nchalada Jul 15, 2010 7:11 PM	Is the hard-drive replaceable as in the PS3 internal drive? And even in the case of the original 360, swapping out the hdd was somewhat doable
Alcoholic Jul 17, 2010 3:46 PM	"but feels heavier, too, thanks to the larger drive " Umm... Let me get this straight, it has a larger capacity hdd right? Not a psychically bigger one. So if I made a tiny liddle partition on my 500g drive, it would feel lighter? Or maybe I can just delete everything off my external so I don't break a pinky carrying it.
Dazerath Jul 18, 2010 3:30 PM	@Alcoholic, But being a larger capacity disk wouldn't it have more physical parts in it to save data on so it being heavier would be accurate? I'm not sure if I'm just missing the point you're trying to make but I think it looks sexy and I will be getting one :)

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