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Apple TV Internals Revealed

A4 Processor in 2nd Gen Apple TV
A4 Processor in 2nd Gen Apple TV | Image courtesy of iFixit

Apple TV orders have begun arriving thick and fast at customers doorsteps and in typical fashion iFixit was on hand to tear apart a brand new Apple TV to offer a look at the internals.

iFixit has been able to reveal that the new Apple TV shares very similar internals as the iPad, the device carries 8GB of onboard NAND with what looks like space for a second chip. The new Apple TV also has 256MB of RAM and features Apple's A4 processor.

In keeping with Apple's promise of creating green devices iFixit discovered that the Apple TV uses just 5.95 watts of energy.

The second generation Apple TV marks the first revision to the product in four years. Announced on September 1 the new Apple TV is primarily designed to stream content from the iTunes store, Apple TV users in the U.S. can now also watch their Netflix queue.