Big bucks for 360 power brick
by Ken Weeks 
{ Nov 5th 2006 at 7:00PM }
The bulky Xbox 360 power brick (aka El Jefe Grande) is big by any definition. Big enough to make your puny DVD player power supply run and hide. Big enough to club a baby seal to death in a pinch. All that's missing to secure its status as the king of gargantuan AC adaptors is a big stand-alone price tag. Enter the Intec Xbox 360 Power AC Adaptor, which, for the Kong-size cost of $100 ( wall plug not included!) adds an internal cooling fan and a few LED lights to your factory power brick, without shaving an ounce off the original's famous form factor. When I first heard about this thing, I assumed Intec was charging power supply snobs a premium for a sleeker, less obtrusive unit, but who was I kidding? This baby is big 'n' beautiful, and it has a fan that supposedly makes your 360 run better. The only question: Is anyone out there a big enough sucker to actually buy it?
[Thanks Chris]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Darksyde78 @ Nov 5th 2006 7:16PM
this thing looks to do no more than the standard power brick. my brick has color status lights and a built in fan. and how is it going to keep my 360 cooler when its a few feet away?
lolersticks @ Nov 5th 2006 7:27PM
Hey, the ORIGINAL power brick has a status LED and a fan.
I can feel the air coming out of my brick right now, and I can see the dust on the intake grill. Definitely has a fan.
xbox360dsPSP @ Nov 5th 2006 7:36PM
The original 360 power supply has a built-in fan. At $40-50 maybe, but this seems a little excessive. I'd sooner build one of these...
http://www.hackaday.com/2006/01/05/xbox-360-atx-power-supply/
Scott @ Nov 5th 2006 8:51PM
Does the Intec Power Brick come with its own "SUCKER" label to be applied to the purchaser's forehead?
Fezmid @ Nov 5th 2006 9:07PM
How much for the Monster power cable that connects to this? ;)
Tre @ Nov 5th 2006 10:27PM
What happens if somehow your original power brick brakes. For example I've noticed the wires starting to get a little messed up at one of the ends of the brick itself. If it were to go completely, is it possible to get another first party one from Microsoft? And if so how much do they charge?
9P @ Nov 5th 2006 11:40PM
Be careful how you spend your money this holiday season. I wrote a blog on the subject check it out http://reviewsblog.sonsofgodclan.net
Tariq @ Nov 5th 2006 11:44PM
Well I have 2 360s and only one power brick...so I was in the market for a used original one. $100 is too much for a 3rd party PSU when you can get a used original on ebay for around 70
malberto @ Nov 5th 2006 11:53PM
Is it just me or does the back of the console in that photo look melted?
Marc @ Nov 6th 2006 12:22AM
I love how on Wal-mart's site they say "Intec Power AC Adaptor Xbox 360" and 'forget' to put in the "for" between adaptor and xbox. some scrub is gonna see the name and the pic which includes the 360, and be like "OMG xbox 360 for 99$!!!" Fuck you wal-mart, and the idiots that shop there!
Filpaul @ Nov 6th 2006 12:31AM
#9, yeah it does look like its melted, but the picture is just resized from the original.
"The best option to replace your lost or malfunctioning Xbox 360 power brick."
HOW CAN YOU LOOSE IT?? It's so big! LAWL
nitussi @ Nov 6th 2006 1:09AM
That thing is huge, but if you remove the plastic, the actual power circut is the exact same size as the original xbox.
"Knock on wood", but my 360 has been fine since day one. So hopefully I will never have to spend a $100 for a power supply.
hoozyerdadE @ Nov 6th 2006 8:17AM
No one has mentioned that $100 is 1/3rd the cost of a core system and 1/4th the cost of the premium bundle - the far better value would be to buy a new system. I'm sure someone must have already hacked something using a PC power supply...