The 2013 black brick, with an external power supply the size of a book. It is over ten years old, and the ones still running hold ten years of dust.
It is the console on this page where thermal servicing pays off most: ordinary thermal paste, plenty of internal room, and no liquid-metal surprises.
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The first Xbox One is the only one in the family with an external power supply. iFixit calls it the least elegant part of the design, but for repair it is a convenience: a power fault can be isolated by swapping an accessory.
On the hard drive an honest clarification is due, because plenty of nonsense circulates. The drive is a standard 2.5-inch unit and can physically be replaced: iFixit writes that it is «technically user-replaceable», though Microsoft does not support it officially. What changes things is preparation: the guide warns that older firmware cannot format the new drive, in which case it must be prepared on a PC. So it is not «drop in and go» — but it is not locked either.
The rest is the classic job: open it, clear the heatsink of dust, and redo the thermal paste. The split between the glossy half and the vented half runs front to back, and those vents are where air comes in.
The HDMI port is soldered to the board — iFixit sells the part for Xbox One and One X and treats it as board-level rework. Servicing recommended every 18–24 months.
| Release year | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 333 × 79 × 274 mm |
| Weight | about 3.5 kg |
| Power supply | external brick with its own fan |
| Storage | standard 2.5" hard drive |
| Drive replacement | physically possible, not officially supported |
| Drive preparation | firmware dependent: older versions cannot format |
| Thermal interface | conventional thermal paste |
| Housing | glossy half and vented half, split front to back |
| Video | HDMI port soldered to the board |
| Placement | horizontal only, no official vertical position |
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