Physical Appearance
The physical outline of the original style Xbox 360 is 310 mm × 80 mm × 268 mm (12 in × 3 in × 10 in; width × height × depth) when placed horizontally and is similar in form factor to its predecessor. It is slightly slimmer in every dimension and is slightly concave, while the original Xbox was noticeably convex.
It comes as standard in either black or white, with other colors available as special editions. It was designed by Astro Studios in cooperation with Hers Experimental Design Laboratory. In June 2010 a redesign of the console, known as the Xbox 360 S, was announced. This version of the console retains the same basic shape but is noticeably smaller and more angular than the original version. It comes as standard in either matte or glossy black; like its predecessor, other colors are available as special editions.
The front of the console features a "ring of light" that displays four illuminated quadrants in either red or green (except the redesigned console which only has green lights). When the lights turn red, the console has encountered an error, with the number of sectors illuminated informing the user what category the error falls into. Since the redesign of the console removed the red LEDs, this error reporting system is no longer used.
The original Xbox 360 weighs approximately 3.5 kg (7.7 lb), about 350 gram lighter than the original Xbox. The new version weights at 2.9 kg (6.6 lbs).
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