Small, white, with one large black circle: the console that fits anywhere — and that is exactly why it often ends up where air does not move.
It has no optical drive: Microsoft states it, this is a digital-only console. One fault fewer to diagnose, and one slot fewer for dust.
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The Series S heatsink is fixed differently from the Series X one, and for whoever works on it that is the difference that counts. iFixit lists a dedicated x-clamp part for the Series S, and the product page warns to apply fresh thermal paste on reassembly. On the Series X that clip does not exist: there it is a screwed tension bracket with X-pattern torque.
No optical drive. The Xbox site states it: «use with digital games only; console does not play physical discs». Microsoft's own Series S service guide contains no optical assembly procedure at all. For repair that means one thing: if a Series S will not start, the drive is never the cause.
The power supply is internal and replaceable as a module: iFixit has a dedicated guide and part, and Microsoft's official documentation has a whole PSU replacement section. The HDMI port, by contrast, has to be desoldered and resoldered — the Microsoft service guide literally has «HDMI Desoldering and Soldering» sections.
Servicing recommended every 18–24 months. On this console one free piece of advice also applies: give it room.
| Release year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 275 × 151 × 63.5 mm |
| Weight | about 1.9 kg |
| Optical drive | none — digital-only console |
| Heatsink fixing | x-clamp, catalogue part |
| Thermal interface | thermal paste, reapplied on reassembly |
| Cooling | single fan under the perforated black disc |
| Video | HDMI port soldered — board-level rework |
| Power supply | internal, replaceable module |
| Design orientation | horizontal, black circle on the top face |
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