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OK, so the Xbox 360 power brick is an easy target and The Incomplete Gamer has taken its fair share of cheap shots. Who cares that it’s big? So your Granny had to move out of the third bedroom and find a place of her own. She’s 80 for crying out loud, she should have moved out of home a long time ago!

Rather than continue to heckle the Xbox 360 power brick from afar, we thought we’d get up close and personal with the big black behemoth and provide our readers with an exclusive, inside-look at the power brick.

(A) Hamster in a wheel. There’s a few different versions of the Hamster in the Wheel (Microsoft Patent pending), depending on your power brick’s country of origin. Believed to provide additional low levels of power, to ensure regular, constant, precise power supply is maintained at all times. This particular component is likely to become as much of an issue on the Xbox 360 mod scene as the last generation Xbox DVD drives were. Now the question won’t be – do you have a Thompson, a Phillips or a Samsung drive? – but whether you have a Mexican hamster or a Chinese one. Word on the street is the Mexican hamsters, not surprisingly, have a habit of sleeping during the afternoon hours. If your 360 is prone to lock-ups after lunch, check power brick for ‘country of origin’ information.

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