Xbox Series S Complete Teardown: Inside Microsoft's Superb Mini-Console

Inside Xbox's smallest and most efficient console yet. After inadvertently bricking his own Series S after a borked experiment (nothing to do with the system itself, we should add, which worked great!) Rich strips down the console to see what makes it tick, exposes the Series S processor and compares it against Series X, Xbox One S and even PS4 slim...
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[@HorseheadNebula85]

We all know Rich cracked that thing open searching for some sweet bespokeness.

[@Rene200Y]

Instead he found a bell for instant...yes, instant notifications.

[@goob8945]

at least, for the here and now, he got an unbricked version to view

[@alexsilva28]

He'll probably have to ask one of his friends and colleagues to borrow their Xbox

[@HorseheadNebula85]

@@Rene200Y 😂😂😂

[@justhere4thecomm3nt54]

"the senseless tragedy of my own tinkering" 😂 what an excellent sentence

[@Rebelscum264]

What did he do?!

[@Louback86]

Dev mode tinkering?

[@BazookaTooth707]

Isn't that just explaining life in general? Lol

[@Louback86]

@@Rebelscum264 by the way the video ends it seems he tried to install windows on dual boot. And the ideia would be great. A surfacebook that could run windows and the Xbox os. It would sell a lot.

[@AltCutTV]

It echoes of that android in Prometheus. Only in reversed reverb or something such.

[@MattRichardsEsq]

I got a Series S because I couldn’t get hold of a Series X. I didn’t expect to love the S as much as I do. Such a great little console that doesn’t feel as much of a downgrade as you’d think.

[@ot9523]

You used the Xbox series x ? i have one and had the series s to gave it to my brother

[@mcduckuk]

How did you brick the S?

[@mickael486]

I've been thinking about getting one. it just sucks that I wouldn't be able to play my original and 360 disc based games. if only I could prove I actually own these games with the series S. 🤷

[@andrewmartel916]

It’s a huge upgrade in so many ways if you’re playing on a 1080p display. If you have a higher res screen than that, the series x is by far the better choice.

[@rickyfelan]

I have both, and the S is definitely an amazing console. I am at the hospital right now with my daughter, we’ve been here for about a week, and when she’s asleep I am able to hook up my S and play a bit, such an easy console to just throw in my bag. Also been using Xcloud on my phone, that’s amazing too.

[@KenHeslip]

Can't believe I haven't seen the inside of this before! The Series consoles are so well designed.

[@twigpoppapump6985]

Can you tell?

[@kennyhills8002]

@4K 60FPS I feel like Jeremy Clarkson would agree as he is all about POWER!

[@alejandrotobienne584]

Very easy to change thermal paste and memory putty. Which I’ll be doing with some high grade paste

[@alexsilva28]

@@kennyhills8002 PAAAWAAAHH

[@bryanking1428]

It's a glorified last gen machine.

[@sibusiso2841]

*Series S dies* Rich: Beautiful

[@payless51980]

If you listen to the video it was his fault it bricked lol. These guys love trying to see if they can push other software aspects into their donor systems. But when you fail boom bricked.

[@EnchantedSmellyWolf]

@@payless51980 guess he didn't pay attention.

[@sibusiso2841]

@@EnchantedSmellyWolf lol, it's called a joke

[@neilslorance6786]

Richard could tear down a toaster I'd still watch it

[@samueltolbert5724]

As long as it's a bespoke toaster.

[@byronwellburn]

Could tear down my house and I would still be intrigued

[@Lee-lm7pk]

Yes I agree a toaster to toast the competition

[@AutomotiveCNC]

Or the Xbox fridge! P.S.: We will have to wait at least one week for the tear down of the toaster.

[@Daniel-Gomez-M]

Ask Richard to tear down the Razer Toaster

[@mikej9449]

it's cool seeing how excited Richard was to do this

[@Busman142]

Probably still say bespoke and screen space reflections 😉

[@jpf7942]

Why wouldn't he, I'm a tech enthusiast as well and I honestly applaud Microsoft for making next gen gaming affordable for console players with some of the best budget console architecture I've ever seen. This console is an absolute pocket rocket

[@AngeAlexiel]

I love the Way Xbox improved their manufacturing process since they made the One X , even if Series X of all consoles deserves the most praise for it's build construction with a dual board to reduce footprint .

[@DeesBees85]

@@raios-rogueboss-slayer4179 it’s not holding back shit considering almost every game being made right now is still cross generation. You’re just pushing console wars talking points.

[@MarcioGianotti]

@@raios-rogueboss-slayer4179 said no dev ever

[@blackdubz]

@@DeesBees85 He is either trolling or a complete moron. I am pretty sure its the second 😂

[@FFFan3445]

@@raios-rogueboss-slayer4179 You have no idea what you're talking about.

[@madmandonna1]

@@raios-rogueboss-slayer4179 Except every Xbox game has to work across various PC specs, so it's not going to be holding back anything. They got Flight Sim working on it, and working well!

[@ottokern1001]

Love the fact that Microsoft is giving extra care to its devices even where nobody is looking (green screws Master Chief helmt etc). Just shows that for the people in managing positions at Microsoft legacy matters!

[@chrisbullock6477]

Now I think it just worked on creating original content from their studios

[@AJ-xv7oh]

It's a shame they didn't do that with the Xbox 360...

[@BrianM78]

My Atari 2600 has legacy. How about new games... that are good.

[@skandosh9025]

@@BrianM78 starting from November this year , you are going to get a banger exclusive game every 2 months .

[@thevirq]

Cringe

[@FrankenSama]

8 months later and The Series S kinda became my main console over the PS4 mainly because of it being a next gen console, GamePass, and the most important for me, the fan noise which is super quiet. Funnily enough tho, my PS4 became my RGG machine, as I use it occasionally to go back and do side stuff in the Yakuza games

[@Tofuey]

@@raios-rogueboss-slayer4179 series S has a 1060 equivalent GPU. It blows the ps4 out of the water in terms of gpu performance. Don't even get me started with the CPU. Series S is an affordable next gen console. Its literally based off of the same RDNA architecture that the xbox series x and ps5 are.

[@FrankenSama]

@@raios-rogueboss-slayer4179 you seem to be upset at people for having a choice of preference. Is everything ok ?

[@_MegaMind_]

@@raios-rogueboss-slayer4179 he clearly said one x by accident 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@_MegaMind_]

@@raios-rogueboss-slayer4179 That's funny, because if they were truly game of the year games, u would be playing them right now instead of treating KZbin like it's a game of the year everyday

[@chocolateicecream3150]

@@raios-rogueboss-slayer4179 Shut up already. Go play on your One X if its so great like you claim.

[@memoryboy]

“Unfortunate accident” yeah right

[@bonjovi7399]

Accidentally bricked yet its an amazing piece of hardware. It bricked because you played games. Amazing.

[@UchihaDareNial]

Every time I see the storage / SoC close up and see Made in Malaysia, I am so proud of my country contributing to the worldwide

[@RViND]

Unfortunately a lot of manufacturing and tech companies are leaving (WD, Intel, IBM, Dell) and those that stay aren't interested in investing while the government isn't interested in solving issues and instead playing the race and religion cards to cover up their bad governance. Soon this will be a thing of the past. AMD wont invest if it sees no future and will leave just like Intel has. Back in the original core processor days you used to see made in Malaysia on Intel chips as well but not any more.

[@sEaNoYeAh]

Series S, like Wii U or GameCube, I adore and respect for the clever engineering, even if they didn't go for maximum cutting edge features and all out power. Just clever, efficient, beautiful design.

[@disco7379]

Love the series S, I’ve gone from a switch to this so the graphical improvements are immense and the loading times are magnitudes quicker.

[@angeloangibeau5814]

Lol I got a ps5 and I pre ordered the switch oled. It’s my first switch what games do you recommend I get first. I probably got a long back catalog of great games to play on switch.

[@danieldeitrick7947]

@@angeloangibeau5814 All the launch window exclusives (BOTW, Super Mario Odyssey, Splatoon 2) are great. Anything by Panic Button will run solidly. And you can’t go wrong with indies.

[@Jimfowler82]

How can it be a Xbox loads faster than a cartridge

[@Wimmle]

The problem with the switch is Nintendo games are freaking expensive

[@danieldeitrick7947]

@@Jimfowler82 The PCIE4 SSD in the Xbox Series X|S are far faster than whatever type of flash memory is used in the cartridges.

[@TontonGahu]

I seriously love to see the internals of devices, this one was no exception. I gotta say, I'm kinda glad you bricked it, it lead to this nice content, thanks for the video 😊

[@nickabbott319]

@@raios-rogueboss-slayer4179 ohh 😯

[@TontonGahu]

@@raios-rogueboss-slayer4179 why the hell would you want that? 😳

[@whothou9154]

@@raios-rogueboss-slayer4179 sony fan boys don't stop

[@x0b34rd4]

@@whothou9154 speaking as a Sony fanboy, we don’t claim him as one of us. We like Sony, not Salty

[@tiaan8551]

@@raios-rogueboss-slayer4179 lol your really don't like the series s XD under every comment you wish to give your irrelevant opinion

[@Aaron-og1pg]

Very cool teardown. So far I love my Series S. Yes it doesn't have the beef of its counterpart, but I love the aesthetics, smaller form factor, and power efficiency gains. If you don't have a 4K TV (or don't care), this is a perfect GamePass machine.

[@ronthorn3]

It has 4K capabilities.

[@ek2who]

Do you know what really matters for development and progress? Hardware, not aesthetics. This console is a joke. Good looking and profesionally designed but it's poor gaming machine which makes devs' life so much harder and pulling industry down

[@AlmostLikeHuman]

@@ronthorn3 Sure, but they're hardly comparable to the more powerful machines. His point is that if you have no interest in 4k gaming, or simply can't afford a 4k tv, there is very little reason to invest in a Series X over this.

[@treenugs117]

@@AlmostLikeHuman It is really annoying though (as a series s owner myself) hearing people negate using an S with 4k or suggest that it doesn't look good..I have both a Samsung 4k tv and a Samsung high refresh rate monitor and while that's nice and all with 120hz I definitely prefer the visual quality of the upscaled 4k and HDR. I'd imagine the series s looks incredible on any new OLED that's designed for gaming

[@Assassin199410]

@@AlmostLikeHuman Thats very wrong, there's alot with the Series S.

[@VioletViolent]

It occurs to me that an RTX 3090 FE is bigger than the Xbox Series S

[@heroicsquirrel3195]

@@93836 lol I think you got trolled 😂

[@GraveUypo]

@@93836 dude. that bait was in 240p and you still fell for it. come on

[@TheT0nedude]

@4K 60FPS I know I'm envious, my 3090 crys in the corner and won't come out until I sell my series S...

[@tiaan8551]

@@TheT0nedude honestly get rid of that paper weight

[@TheT0nedude]

@@tiaan8551 why? It's still useful, I can use it to prop doors open...

[@kylerclarke2689]

An amazingly designed a bit of hardware. The compactness is very satisfying

[@bonjovi7399]

apart from the fact it bricked. It was made to play games. They played games. It bricked.

[@bern9642]

@@bonjovi7399 go away troll. It bricking is his fault not the console

[@MasticinaAkicta]

Well build, low power usage, effective cooling. Awesome!

[@bryanking1428]

It's an outdated POS.

[@DextrousJOE]

Recently purchased a series s at a local Walmart. Just in love with the compact design, truly well done.

[@neilb1540]

Impressive technical teardown D.F. great presentation. Thank you.

[@Mr-Clark]

The series S is absolutely severely underrated.

[@playmoreindies9638]

I got a Series X right after launch. Came into possession of a Series S a couple months ago. Have played a fair bit of both and am really impressed by both.

[@GameplayandTalk]

Such a nice piece of kit. Thanks for breaking yours so we could see the insides!

[@nyasham1]

The Series S is so wonderfully made. If it had a blu-ray drive, it would easily be the perfect home theatre system

[@fensoxx]

Yeah but, it IS the perfect home theatre system with regular Netflix style steaming AND, even cooler, the VLC app.. you can store a pile of media on a cheap old pc or notebook in a closet somewhere and the VLC app will stream it all over your lan.

[@bonjovi7399]

Accidentally bricked yet its an amazing piece of hardware. It was designed to play games. bricked because you played games. Amazing.

[@mrn234]

@@fensoxx And still there are way cheaper solutions that are also super easy to set up. We are going fast into an era without only "smart" TVs that means you already have everything on board and just have to plug in a USB Drive or external HDD (even consumes less power) and when you have a non "Smart" TV just use a Raspberry Pi 4 with Kodi and a external HDD.

[@PyroMessiah86]

@@bonjovi7399 not MS fault DF bricked it is it? It is an amazing console. The Series X even more so. Take off your fanboy glasses

[@SimonVaIe]

@@bonjovi7399 how do you know it got bricked while playing games (in a normal fashion I assume)? All I heard was "an unfortunate accident". Rich might've tried some Kung Fu moves in the living room, and, in an unfortunate accident, kicked the series s to death?

[@jpxdude]

Fantastic video! The only thing left unanswered is how you ended up bricking your unit?

[@zvikomboreromugwara5265]

Every time I watch a DF video like this, I feel inspired to do electrical engineering. This is really impressive stuff

[@zvikomboreromugwara5265]

@@93836 wish you luck with all that lol

[@alperen194]

What an amazing video, like always.

[@nO_d3N1AL]

Truly incredible engineering, especially for the price

[@dookie_12]

Nice! Teardowns are fun.

[@Beefybaby]

Great video Richard, really interesting!

[@braiaposts]

His architeture is so amazing, dawm. So SMALL and so powerful. Love my little monster♥️

[@NFFCEvans007]

Incredible console, great teardown!

[@bryanking1428]

It's a massive piece of shit. Completely outdated and has no games.

[@rare6499]

@@bryanking1428 🤡

[@bryanking1428]

@@rare6499 Is that what Master Chief looks like under his helmet?

[@angelgonzalez6142]

I got a series x in my bed room and a series s in the living room for when my sibling wants to play or I’m working from home and trying to get in a gaming session real quick. The series s is extremely underrated

[@CatWachristmashat]

The xbox one used 235 watt power brick, and this uses only around 90, amazing how stuff gets more efficient.

[@Nolasco.]

This was really interesting. Thanks Rich 💕

[@chrisinstasis7986]

The joy of being able to use only one screwdriver to completely disassemble anything is not to be underestimated. One screwdriver to rule them all.

[@motomasterx5824]

That thing is sleek! Waiting for a Series X to be available without jumping through hoops, but have been tempted by the S a few times. Definitely prefer the looks of the S!

[@burpdribble]

it's fun watching Rich have fun.

[@enerjustics]

I love how Richard says "Kühler" and "kühling" ❤️

[@smarterthanall1659]

I almost chocked on my drink when you said you can't do this with a working unit?!? Like what?! It's very easy to completely take apart and reassemble these machines. They don't need to be bricked for you to tear it down.

[@prich0382]

Sorry but where did he say that? Timestamp?

[@coleG112]

Almost all of it can be done with a working unit, but he does mention that taking apart the cooling unit the way that he does in the video is difficult/impossible to put back together. I’m assuming that’s where he got that note from

[@smarterthanall1659]

@@coleG112 It isn't though gosh there are dozens to hundreds of videos of engineers, repairmen and basic Joe's taking it apart and reassembling it just fine.

[@smarterthanall1659]

@@prich0382 The very start of the video. I'm way too lazy to get a timestamp

[@logandenton6467]

@@smarterthanall1659 He said around the 8 minute mark that to look at some of these parts you have to damage the cooling system. Meaning someone could fix it, but the parts needed are going to be hard to get.

[@SougoUltimateSadist]

Happy to see xbox no longer using clips only to hold the case, as cleaning old xbox is pain and clips always snap away.

[@GoTeamScotch]

I agree! The original Xbox 360 models as well as the slim were kind of annoying to get into. Awkward angles and prying techniques. When I took apart my One X to clean it, I was very surprised at how easy it was compared to older models. Looks like they're keeping that design philosophy.

[@nighttimestalker]

I cracked the shell on my one X thanks to one of these damn clips. Did the same with my 360 back in the say

[@bcal5962]

Great video!

[@yadada609]

Beautiful teardown and take

[@Mr_Wheez]

It is an extraordinary device. I got one in addition to my series x for traveling and making it a pure game pass machine.

[@saerbhreathach540]

How TF did you manage to brick it in the first place?😶

[@mduckernz]

Normally I'd suggest "tried to jailbreak" but as far as I'm aware, there is no known way of approaching this, even for last gen. So I am very curious too haha

[@Ali_Leitch]

This is the best video DF have put out in a long time!! Why? The uncontrollable Leadbetter hands are back! Missed them terribly! And I did make it to the end of the video. Well done me!

[@nicholas.alan85]

“And consider bell ringing.” Oh I love these guys.

[@suprshin]

I bought an series S model for my sons and my shock of the size of it when I opened the box! I love the external design and aesthetic. It’s an amazing 1080p machine and eventually I will get an X model. For me.

[@retrosimon9843]

Same and it feels quite heavy for such a small box.

[@marcosatzinger2470]

@@raios-rogueboss-slayer4179 dude please stop your hate speech. You are annoying everyone here. Not every human in this world needs 4k 60 fps in every game. Hell there are even people who enjoy games like Doom or The Witcher 3 on the switch with 25 fps and 540p resolution. For many people the Series S with its average 1080p 60fps is more than enough. Yes, there are games lower than that but there are also games that run in native 4k on the Series S. And all the games with low resolutions you mentioned in your comments are games or modes that either run at 120 fps or use ray tracing and all other next gen features.

[@samcooke343]

@@raios-rogueboss-slayer4179 Dude, the people watching this channel are like the 0.1 % of gamers. Nobody actually cares about resolution or how many frames you're dropping when you leave the basement and go into the real world. I'm a hardcore gaming nerd and I still don't care how many frames I'm dropping when I'm playing a story game. Get over yourself.

[@suprshin]

@@raios-rogueboss-slayer4179 dude you ok? I’m no professional but you should see someone about your daddy issues.

[@Robert_Prather]

great video as usual and neat to see the internals.. it's a shame on repairability in general.. but I guess that heat shield shouldn't need to be removed anyway. great build. the One X was similar in how it was put together. I took mine apart and replaced the thermal paste. Microsoft does a great job engineering these consoles.

[@timmahpwnz]

Loved this, great job.

[@MrBlaineFox]

Neat to see how things were packed into that wee box.

[@jessefleming9763]

Interesting the internal storage is Western Digital, yet the expansion card is Seagate

[@gamingoptimized]

Maybe they got a good deal with one of them

[@chronicuk7728]

Could see one from WD still yet, Seagate were just the first company ready for launch, others manufactures have been working on producing the external ssd cards for xbox from whats been said in the past, just got to wait & see who & how large they are capacity wise

[@jessefleming9763]

Oh I imagine more are coming. But Microsoft has been using Seagate for their Xbox branded external storage for years now, so they already had a contract with them. So why Western Digital for the internal? Just weird, I'm sure they have a reason

[@flimermithrandir]

@@jessefleming9763 I think they use more then just those two for the internal SSD because they need more for the Production of the Xbox S and X. As a Manufacturer you dont want to tell ppl they have to wait 3 Weeks for the S because currently everything is ready… but the SSD is on an container right now. Thats why. The PS5 has 3 different Fan Manufacturer too for example. For the extern selling SSD… if its sold out its sold out… Thats not cool but MS would not care that much. That would be the Issue for Seagate then.

[@jessefleming9763]

@@flimermithrandir See, now that's a good point. Never thought about that. I do also find it interesting that Xbox has a removable M.2 for its internal, yet Sony soldered their internal to the board of the PS5, but went removable M.2 for the expandable

[@KernowFishy]

Been saying this thing is a little wonder since I got one as my second box. That power/performance at that price is exceptional.

[@zakixbox]

Thanks Richard!

[@AutoAbsolute]

Great analysis articulated by a master in his art. Super machine, I own a Series X but have to give kudos to the little brother. I'm going to pick one up in the next 6 months to use as an emulation machine.

[@Tmzu]

Series S is a beast. You pay less but you get the same advantages in-game like the X/PS5. All you really miss is high resolutions but personally I don’t care about that at all. I just want STABLE 60/120FPS and the Series S does exactly that

[@bullet759]

The graphics lvl are TRASH compare the PS5 and XSX

[@LeiChaobruh]

for now, all you sacrifice is graphics but if you have foresight the memory capacity and speed will negatively impact the design of games in the future. Most likely scenario as they are not going to make 2 completely different set pieces in a game, is that demanding Series X and PS5 titles may be held back in terms of meaningful scene complexity as they have to make sure it functions on series s as well.

[@Tmzu]

@@LeiChaobruh As long as the Series S is on the same integrity as the SX and PS5 we’re good. I do think the S will hold back the PS5 and SX in the long run and for us S users that’s good. As long as we have the same in game experiences as the SX I don’t see a problem, if it becomes a problem I just buy whatever SX is out at that time, but that will take a few years probably

[@LeiChaobruh]

@@Tmzu that's coming from the point of someone who wants to who wants to maximize their enjoyment out of a budget console which is fine, but most people want to see technology and game design progress. The series x and ps5 already have ridiculous value propositions. The negatives of the S's existence outweigh the benefits for the majority of people

[@asteria9963]

@@LeiChaobruh Don't act like you know what the majority wants. You don't. Besides, you're talking about the same group that would happily deal with 720p30 for at least a decade while 1080p60 was standard on PC. Not everyone wants the biggest, most powerful gaming machine. The Series S is an easy and affordable solution for families. If all you want is a machine that lets your kid play Fortnite, this is the one to get. If you want a bit more, just slap Game Pass on it and you're good. People like you don't seem to understand the meaning of value. All you do is look at performance as if money weren't a concern. It literally doesn't matter that there's something better when you simply don't want to spend more. Mid-range products exist for a reason, and they're incredibly successful - again - for a reason. This is one of them.

[@RolandDrummer77]

Very impressed by the construction quality

[@DEXXXO]

THE SERIES S CARBON BLACK 1 TB Model is a Beast tested amazing and so silent

[@MattyFreedom]

Might get the kids one of these for their room when some good games start dropping.

[@LucidCoder]

The library is already huge with tons of great games. Get your kids a subscription to Game Pass and you'll have to set a time limit or never see them again!

[@nervusbreakdown]

Gamepass with do plenty, I got it for my daughter and she loves it.

[@bryanking1428]

You must really hate your kids.... get the a PS5 so they can play some good games instead of that piece of shit.

[@NewToTheLyte]

The fact that Series X can manage its output with a sub 400W power supply is really impressive. Speaks to the level of optimization the Xbox team was able to accomplish

[@DovahVokuna]

Indeed. Seeing i needed 750 w for my pc

[@mrn234]

@@DovahVokuna Comparing a Console with an APU to a dedicated PC with CPU + GPU is not the best idea. also Ryzen CPUs are not that power hungry and to that the build in RDNA2 gpu inside of the CPU (what makes it an APU) also cant eat up that much energy. AKA Nothing impressive at all in my eyes when you know what you are talking about.

[@DovahVokuna]

@@mrn234 still its amazing looking at the specs of the console. The GPU i use alone needs 350/400 watts when its on its peak. So in do think it's a good idea.

[@igorbeuk6298]

@@mrn234 I agree with you, you are right ne of few honest people, I have PS5 and I saw and play good games , I saw what Ray tracing will be and new games are amazing and older PS4 titles are better but definitely this gen start very slow and I appreciate that Sony give us so much and it is just beginning.

[@kevanovic]

You guys are the very best of the best.

[@ShadyFurball1]

Great video as always but how did Rich brick it? failed update?

[@TheToddHoward]

I'm happy with this console for gamepass and I have a 65 inch 4k TV. No regrets.

[@bobertoroberto953]

The only downside of the Series S is the amount of RAM. Should have been 12GB instead of 10GB. Otherwise, it's a great little system.

[@marvinsanluis7410]

Looks really well-made!

[@silentgamerpk3127]

I also bought Series S recently and loving it.

[@Sam-K]

6:48 Holy cow. The Series X's die is actually smaller than 3060Ti (360 vs. 392mm²). Wonder what's keeping AMD from unleashing this chip into the PC world?

[@nap8187]

Not gonna bother speculating or anything, but look up the Amd 4700S. It's the PS5 apu.

[@taurussho86]

It's custom designed by MS. MS pretty much owns that design. AMD wouldn't have a right to release it to no one.

[@codname125]

@@taurussho86 they don't have the right to release it to no one, soo... they do have the right to show it to someone? Don't use double negatives if you don't know how they work.

[@sammoore2242]

It won't really work without that GPU-style memory interface, so it would have to be an unupgradable machine based on soldered ram.

[@Bramagon]

@@nap8187 I don't think it has the RDNA2 CU's tho. Also what makes these console apu's fast is the GDDR6 memory. APU's need really high bandwidth memory over low latency regular DDR.

[@Rhythmattica]

Beautiful and Bricked.

[@tinyentropy]

i am feeling sorry for it being bricked. but I appreciate its use for this video.

[@retrosimon9843]

Those bespoke green screws really tie the box together.

[@TimRodieDrivesStuff]

I want to know what 'experiment' borked the Series S… 😂

[@_richardaustin]

got my instant notification

[@anotheruser8105]

Thank you, well done.

[@ridiculous_gaming]

I would love to see this SOC put into a dual purpose laptop idea. I think this would be an interesting release possibility.

[@andrewmartel916]

Only issue I have w the series s is the low storage space on internal SSD, I’m going to need that expansion just to have more than a few games on it at a time.

[@06dogb]

I just use external USB storage drives. I have a 4TB WD BLACK HDD and 1TB Samsung SSD. Then I put all OG, 360 games on the HDD and most XB1 games on the external SSD. I save the internal for Series X/S games and if it gets a bit full I will move games I am not using right now to one of the external drives and then copy back when I want it. Saves re-download and saves buying the expansion card.

[@paulmaloney4387]

Xbox's Cloud saving is a life saver. While its a pain to constantly have to delete/redownload games in your library, its nice to know that your save data will always be there. My save data even transfers over to when I play games on XCloud - its insane

[@SuperSublime9]

You need it with series x too but they do run the games just as well

[@andrewmartel916]

@@06dogb oh yeah I have a 2tb HDD but for the enhanced titles Ya have to have them on the SSD to even play them. Thing is they all take up so much room. Moving is wayyyy faster than reinstalling but still not ideal bc I’m usually already tired by the time I can sit down and game, so waiting an extra 20 minutes to play the game I want to play can be enough to make me not wanna game lol!

[@kharlopena7512]

Have a Series X and I'm kinda tempted to get a Series S at some point to just bring with me whenever I go somewhere or to put it on my 1080p tv in the bedroom.

[@jamesw884]

Theres a kickstarter doing a mobile screen that you attach to the xss

[@coleG112]

@@jamesw884 even without the clip on mobile screen, a cheap 17 or 19” monitor would look fantastic. That said, I’m not even sure they make modern monitors that size with specs that would satisfy someone looking to really utilize a Series S, but still. I used a small 19” TV for my PS4 for a long time and it looked SHOCKINGLY good for being an older TV.

[@nikkopt]

Those rf shields aren't soldered, they can be taken out and reused if you are careful.. Even if you have to use some pliers to bend the clips back to their original shape. And there are special spudgers that make it even easier.

[@alejandrotobienne584]

Hey Rich. How would you rate the Thermal Paste and thermal putty on memory. On the Series S. Would replacing with Thermal Grizzly actually. Future proof any issues with dry paste from the factory??

[@crazyworldoutthere4379]

How did you manage to brick your Series S

[@imo098765]

With a brick probably.

[@applehazeva2739]

@@imo098765 ayo

[@godspeed-is-taken]

It’s still crazy to see how small it is.

[@LiquidSpartan117]

@@MichaelM28 the all digital Ps5 is still the size of Brazil

[@godspeed-is-taken]

@@MichaelM28 ps5 digital edition is huge

[@blackfacegaming191]

That’s what she said

[@godspeed-is-taken]

@@LiquidSpartan117 ha nice

[@jcdenton41100]

@@godspeed-is-taken that's different because the Ps5 is still more powerful so needs to be bigger to push the heat out.

[@braiaposts]

Richard was so amazed😆. I understand u ma boy.

[@uberkull9326]

The concept of bell ringing. Ah…yes!

[@Klarden]

I'm glad Series S has a No 1 Fan (inside of it)

[@peace4myheart]

Now I want to know how Rich killed it

[@coleG112]

I bricked mine (under warranty thankfully) when the Forza Horizon 4 crashes were a big issue earlier this year. It crashed, then it kept crashing from the home screen, then eventually started crashing during bootup. I managed to get to the factory reset debug screen, and then it crashed during the reset. Wouldn't even stay on long enough to get a USB boot to work. Sent it to MS and a week later I was good to go 🤷‍♂️ No idea what all caused it tbh. I refuse to believe a bad Forza Horizon 4 update would've caused a console crash, but maybe. Then it was most likely my own frantic "do anything and everything to fix it" that caused the excessive crashes during bootup and stuff.

[@JeremyLouisGaming]

Loving both my series x and series s

[@striality]

You can absolutely put them back together... DF just took a hit on that one

[@ricepony33]

I like that internal SSD is replaceable/repairable vs that of the PS5. Great design overall.

[@flimermithrandir]

Its ok. The Thing is you still need the same SSD as far as i know. Plugging in other SSDs does not work until you clone the old one. Correct me if i am wrong but some one who repairs Consoles (all and in generell) said something like that i think. I think it was… Thron? Tronix? Repair. Something like that. Its better yes. But still not perfect.

[@jeremybrown9611]

Oh boi y'all still making non issues out of the SSD storages again

[@flimermithrandir]

@@jeremybrown9611 You are right its really not an issue. As long as it doesnt die. Its also better when you need to repair it. But i just wanted to tell ppl that you cant just swap it. That doesnt work. Unfortunately. That would be really cool in my Opinion.

[@glenmcl]

@@MichaelM28 keep telling yourself that. Sony said it invalidates your warranty if you damage your console. There will be some real horror stories to come.

[@beartackle]

I love my powerful and tiny Xbox Series S!

[@unknownwolf4046]

I have XboxSeries S to ✌ been Xbox live since OG Xbox 360 days

[@Nonx47]

@@MichaelM28 oh shut up

[@gregoriolorenzo8771]

@@MichaelM28 Not as powerful as series X, but pretty decent considering the price and its role in the console market.

[@gregoriolorenzo8771]

@@raios-rogueboss-slayer4179 Wow, it seems like other people's choices really bother you

[@hasnu4145]

@@raios-rogueboss-slayer4179 lets be honest, people who are willing to buy a series s, dont have 4k screens or they dont need one. I have a 1080p, 144hz ips monitor and games look sharp and run very smooth on it..

[@fredynuts]

Nice work

[@jonathan75801]

Good to see what is inside my Xbox series s without dissembling it myself.

[@glenmcl]

Technologically more advanced in every aspect over the PS5.

[@sprintingsnail9492]

😂😂😂😂

[@danielespinoza6569]

Sure

[@MisterDrumsNoob]

"The concept of bell ringing" oh, Rich, you are the best

[@dlanger78]

Awesome review once again, best Tech Channel around 👏 👍

[@K.R.X]

No. That's GN. This is just the best game analysis channel.

[@dlanger78]

@@K.R.X never heard of it...

[@namakudamono]

Thanks Rich! I’m curious about what happened to this Series D, though...and what will happen to it going forward.

[@fossilfern]

I bought a series S to complement my PC for game pass as my main Pc is in the bedroom. I bought it instead of X because I didn’t think I’d play it much but I’m never off the tiny thing !

[@jqwright28]

I love my Series S. I know it's not as big of an upgrade as the X but I don't care as I have a PS5 for the rare occasional AAA game that I'll actually want to play. The S is great due to the low power usage, therefore low heat output and it'll play tons of Gamepass indie games perfectly. Thank you DF for showing us the inside!

[@ghallora]

A very well engineered product.

[@bombjack1984]

Stayed for the 'if indeed you did'.

[@nationharris]

I bought a series s as an upgrade from my PS4 about a week ago. I love it. I don't have a 4k TV, but it gives me 60fps in games like destiny 2, everything looks cleaner and prettier and it's everything I could have hoped for. Storage is poor, 360gb is not enough, I did buy the Seagate memory card thing, which I still feel iffy about, but overall super happy.

[@joesladden9914]

Couldn’t you almost afford a series X if you add the cost of an S and the expansion card together?

[@robertcarr4172]

Yeah i do hope some other options become available

[@Dumlen]

@@joesladden9914 Guessing the X was out of stock at the moment.

[@nationharris]

@@joesladden9914 i figure that even with an X I'd need the expansion card. I'm using game pass and in a week I've had to uninstall things a few times to try out other things. I know it doesn't make much sense to buy the s and then the storage card but you can't find X ATM so it will help with that in the future

[@nationharris]

@@Dumlen I can't find one anywhere. I didn't intend on buying the memory card at the time, I planned to just use HDD but the transferring annoyed me and I kinda bought it on a whim. I paid £150 for it and I'd need it at some point even with an X