New Xbox 360 Hardware Has Internal Storage?

The hardware modders over at Xbox-Scene have images of what appears to be a dismantled Xbox 360 with a lower-wattage power supply, complete with a different adapter to ensure you can't plug the new power supply into old units or vice versa. This model is assumed to be the first one to feature a 65nm GPU, which is another change in the continuing struggle to build more reliable hardware for less money.

But the most apparent difference between this new hardware and the old stuff is that this one has a larger flash chip. While older models had a 16MB chip, this one contains 256MB. This gives 360s that don't have memory units or hard drives attached enough space to hold all of the newly released NXE data. Users can also now use the internal flash for storage--though most of that space would probably be chewed up by NXE stuff, there would probably be enough to store your Xbox Live profile, if not a saved game or two.

Scans from the manual discuss the internal memory as if it will work exactly like hard drives and memory units do today, with the ability to format or rename the space if you so desire.

Stores are probably pretty cluttered with older, non-Jasper stock at the moment, so if you're looking to get one of these new models, you may wish to wait a bit for the seasonal rush to clear out the old stuff. If you're the type to read the sides of the box in hopes of finding one, the one torn apart in the posted photos had a manufacture date of 10-23-2008 and came from lot #0843X.