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Xbox Series X Teardown

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  • Moving along to a box within the box, we lift the power supply away from the main assembly.

  • This PSU's primary rail outputs up to 21.25 amps at 12 volts, which equates to 255 juicy watts.

  • Add the peripheral 60W output, and you get a total of 315 watts. That's quite a bit higher than the One X's 245-watt power supply, but still less than the optical-drive-having PS5's 350-watt unit.

  • Why does the PS5 have a significantly beefier PSU? Check back in a short while for our PS5 teardown to find out!

  • How well does this power brick stack with its contemporaries? We asked power adapter expert Ken Shiriff of Righto.com:

  • Overall, it looks like a compact, high-quality power supply. They're not cutting corners to save costs. That said, the power supply doesn't reach Apple's level of density and complexity.

  • The power supply uses pricier but longer-lasting polymer capacitors instead of electrolytic ones to filter the 12V output.

  • It does warn you to operate it below 2,000m—so maybe don't take it to Santa Fe, NM.

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