Picked up the Xbox One S and a 4k HDR TV this weekend. Looks FANTASTIC!!!!! (Best Buy had a deal this weekend on Hisense 4k TVs that have HDR. Have to run a few updates on them and it enables the HDR feature, which the Xbox One S supports). I picked up the white version as I love the look of it. Doesn't match anything else though
First off; the S does run a lot smoother and quicker on menus and loading for me. I've got the original Xbox One as well and have put a lot of hours into it and could instantly notice a difference.
Volume wise they are both about the same. I don't notice a difference as they are both very quiet. It's my external drives that seem to make noise versus them.
The controller feels good too, though I never had an issue with the original. The system itself is a lot smaller. Placed next to each other it's a huge difference in size.
Of note: if you have an original Xbox One (by original I mean it came with the Kinect) you can contact Microsoft and upon providing them the old serial # and new serial # they will mail you an adapter to plug the kinect into the new Xbox One S (saves you $30+). It's supposed to arrive in 7-10 days. My kids and I do use the Kinect and since I have placed this Xbox where my original is I plan on using it with it and moving the original Xbox One to my living room TV. The only negative to this is the Kinect adapter does use a USB port. I currently have 3 external drives in so I'll have to consolidate some.
Overall I'm pleased with this version. I'm planning on getting the 'Scorpio' next holiday season as well as I have TONS of Xbox games with the added 360 library on it. Plus the Nintendo Switch haha.
It helps that my local gamestop had a trade-in promotion this past weekend. I gave up my Xbox 360E, a Nintendo 64 with Mario Kart, Mario 64, and Zelda, and a few other vintage items and got the Scorpio for $100. Then sold off the Battlefield 1 game it came with for $50. Can't beat that really
