The Inquirer has brought news of an “upgraded” Xbox from Computex 2003 in Taipei. The company, which goes under the name of Friendtech, is mostly known for its Powerleap adapters that have made it possible for users to upgrade their systems with non-compatible processors.
It has now taken a step further in this direction and is more or less selling its own version of the Xbox. The upgrade I mentioned before was an understatement as it differs from the MS console in many ways. Here’s a short list of differences:
Microsoft Xbox: | FriendTech XBX2: | |
| CPU-clock: | 733 Mhz | 1.4 GHz |
| CPU-type: | Intel Petium III 128KB | Intel “Tualatin” Celeron, |
| Video-out: | Composite | S-Video, Composite |
| Audio-out: | Standard Stereo | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Harddrive: | 8 GB | Valbart, 120 GB max |
The most impressing is obviously the upgraded processor, which is a true improvement from the original. This is actually one of the parts that I had not expected to see changed in an Xbox. You can even use a switch on the front to clock it down to the near original value of 740 MHz, for whatever reason you’d like to do that for.
The FrientTech XBX2 has its own design when it comes both to the console itself and the gamepad, as can be seen bellow.
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The usual warranty does not exist when buying the XBX2, but FriendTech does give a 90-day warranty. Nothing is known about the price of the console yet but we are guessing it’s going to take a rather heavy toll from your wallet.
Read more about the FriendTech XBX2.
