We were able to see the innards of the PlayStation 4 a number of times, with the most recent handled by the folks at iFixit. Today, it’s the Xbox One’s turn to be put under the teardown microscope by iFixit, and they found a number of interesting things through their process.
The Xbox One supports external hard drives, but replacing its hard drive shouldn’t be too much of a hassle as the 500GB HDD turns out to be a standard SATA II 2.5-in drive. This means if you have one of these drives sitting around your home that is able to store more than 500GB, you should have no trouble replacing it.
Of course – opening your Xbox One will void its warranty and you’ll have to carefully remove the console’s Wi-Fi and system speaker assembly, but if that sounds like something you could easily carry out, then you might want to consider giving it a try.
The iFixit team haven’t been able to rate the Xbox One’s repairability yet as they just received it, but we’re sure they’ll be giving it a rating in no time. For now, those who are comfortable with voiding warranties should start shopping for a larger SATA II 2.5-in HDD. You know, just in case.