Public service announcement

Know what model Xbox 360 you have. My life is an hourly struggle with people who need 360 parts but don't know which 360 they have. Luckily, here is a friendly and informative post.

The first is the ORIGINAL XBOX 360, or XBOX 360 ARCADE. It looks like this:

Notice the many physical features that set it apart from the other model, such as the EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE, PHYSICAL BUTTONS, and MEMORY CARD SLOTS. You may also notice the REMOVABLE FACE PLATE, or the SILVER DISC TRAY. This is the model that is infamous for the "RED RING OF DEATH." The systems are usually WHITE, but were also released later on in matte black and other special edition colors.

If these features do not fit the description of your personal Xbox 360, then you have the SLIM XBOX 360. This model looks like this:

Take note of the LACK of PHYSICAL BUTTONS, VISIBLE HARD DRIVE, and MEMORY CARD PORTS. It is also a SMALLER SIZE, with a subtle X SHAPE. You may or may not have noticed that the DISC TRAY IS THE SAME COLOR AS THE SYSTEM. This model also has a variety of new electronic features that the original model doesn't have, such as a BUILT-IN WIFI ADAPTER. It has 4 GB OF MEMORY, which can be expanded to 250 GB or 320 GB with the purchase of an INTERNAL HARD DRIVE.

For even more help, here are the two models next to each other:

POP QUIZ! Which is which?

ANSWER: The one on the left is the ORIGINAL 360, and the right one is the SLIM 360. Nice work.

If you come into the store needing a part that is different depending on the model, I will ask you what model you have. If you say you don't know, I will ask the following questions to try to get you to cough up a description:

"What color is it?"
"Is it shaped like an X?"
"When did you buy it?"
"Does it have buttons?"
"Does it have an external hard drive?"
"How much memory does it have?"
"Does it have built-in wifi?"

If your answer to every single one of those questions is "Uhhh," then I CAN'T HELP YOU.

NOT KNOWING WHAT MODEL XBOX YOU HAVE MAKES THE BABY JESUS CRY.

Hmmm... maybe I should print this helpful guide out and use it at my job.