Where are the 65nm chips, Microsoft?

Here's my column that ran in the paper this weekend.

My top item was the arrival of the HDMI-equipped 360 Premiums. I said that I thought it was likely that the new consoles also included the smaller, more reliable 65 nanometer chips that are expected to eliminate the red ring problem.

Well, a commenter over at NeoGaf dissected their new HDMI Premium this weekend, and found that the new consoles apparently do not contain the upgraded chips.

This is, in the words of The Dude, a bummer.

However, the new units do apparently include upgraded heat sinks originally found only on the Elite 360s to bleed away some of the infernal temperatures emanating from the chip.

Which I guess is better than nothing.

Sorta.