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brien song here with cnet.com and this is a first look at the new Xbox 360 250 gig model so let's take a look at some of its cosmetics it's now sporting a piano black finish that's really a fingerprint magnet it has more of an edgy design with sharp lines and vents but this is clearly a more male gear design now this new 360 is packed with a 250 gig hard drive and built-in Wi-Fi with 802 11 n Microsoft says it's a whisper quiet and it's definitely quieter compared to the previous 360 model which is a good thing for ex boxers now on the front side the buttons on the 360 are all touch sensitive now there are no physical buttons here so to power it up just press your finger on the silver button and it fires up to open up the game disc tray you just swipe your finger over this little notch and you'll also be able to find two USB ports here on the front on the side the hard drive is different so it won't be interchangeable with your old one all you have to do is pop this side plate off and then just pull this tab to pop out the 250 gig drive if you have the Xbox transfer cable you can use it to move your game saves and files over from your old Xbox to this new one but if you don't there will be one available for $19.99 now if we flip it to the back you'll see your connection for power optical audio the standard AV connection for the 360 composite or component cables and HDMI this port here is an auxilary connection specifically for Microsoft's Kinect previous models will have to plug in the Kinect with USB and then have a separate cable running to power and you'll find your Ethernet and three additional connections giving the 360 a total of five now when you compare the new Xbox side-by-side with the previous model Microsoft has cut off some of the fat with the design it actually can fit inside of the original 360 and they've trimmed down the sides of the power supply as well the new Xbox 360 retails for $2.99 and its new redesign packs more value into the system for the same price I'm Brian Chong for cnet.com with their first look at the Xbox 360 250 gig model