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Xbox One Teardown Uncovers Replaceable Hard Drive
...but you'll void your warranty in the process.
November 21, 2013
The Xbox One launches tomorrow, but the team at iFixit has already managed to get ahold of Microsoft's console and void the warranty completely. A step-by-step teardown reveals all of the Xbox One internals, including an absolutely gigantic fan and a rather impressive repairability score. But one of the more interesting points is the simple, 500GB 2.5-inch SATA II hard drive--is it possible to upgrade the storage on the Xbox One?
Image Source: iFixit
The PlayStation 4 offers a fairly easy way to swap out hard drives, but Microsoft has secured the Xbox One HDD deep within the console, and you'll have to void your warranty by opening the lid and getting at the storage. But assuming you did open up the Xbox One--again, not recommended--physically installing a new 2.5-inch SATA II hard drive would be a fairly simple process. Considering the lack of support for external storage at launch, there's a legitimate reason for considering a swap.
Unfortunately, there's also no guarantee a new, unformatted HDD will actually work in the Xbox One. Microsoft has indicated external drive support is coming at a later date.
On an unrelated note, the fan inside the Xbox One is big--really big. Taking up nearly a quarter of the space inside the console, one has to think Microsoft was steadfast in making sure the Xbox One didn't run into the overheating issues of the Xbox 360. iFixit gave the Xbox One a repairability score of 8 out of 10, the same as the PlayStation 4.
Matt Clark is a freelance writer covering the world of videogames, tech, and popular culture. Follow him on Twitter @ClarkMatt and MyIGN at Matt_Clark.
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