Once the current print run of Xboxes runs out, rumor has it, Microsoft will add HDMI and quieter DVD drives to the next batch of Core and Premium systems. From Ars:
"According to my source, Microsoft wants to cut through all their existing inventory of hardware. They will then quietly "soft launch" a new version of the Core and Premium hardware in late August or September that will include an HDMI port. It's also expected that this new hardware will feature the 65nm process for the CPU and quieter DVD drives. The new hardware will ship in boxes very similar to what we saw on store shelves now, but there will be a small "call out" on the box so you know you're getting a system with the HDMI connection."
Though an unconfirmed leak from an anonymous source, it does match up to the given wisdom that the current Elite pack will eventually be sold as tomorrow's Premium model. That the cheapo box would get an upgrade, however, is new beer.
360 Cores and Premiums with HDMI? An inside source spills the beans [Ars Technica]
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