Sunnyvale Atari 2600 "Heavy Sixer"

[EvilnessNMyVeins]

How can I tell if I have a sunnyvale Atari?
All the websites say. More plastic in the back, And Heavy RF shielding and all that seems to be what I have but in all the pictures the sunnyvale version does not have that orange ring around the switch area but mine appears to have that. Is there a definative way to figure this out?

[bicostp]

Official Unofficial Guide to Atari Models

<img src="http://www.atariage.com/2600/systems/sys_AtariVCS.jpg">
^Sunnyvale 6-switch (has more trim plastic and rounder edges)

<img src="http://www.atariage.com/2600/systems/sys_AtariVCSB.jpg">
^Taiwan 6-switch (a bit sleeker with more definite angles)

<img src="http://www.atariage.com/2600/systems/sys_AtariVCSC.jpg">
^CX2600A (4-switch)

At this point they stop calling it "Video Computer System" and start calling it "Atari 2600" to differentiate it from the new 5200 Super System

<img src="http://www.atariage.com/2600/systems/sys_Atari2600.jpg">
^Atari 2600 ("Vader")

<img src="http://www.atariage.com/2600/systems/sy ... 2600Jr.jpg">
^Atari 2600 Jr

<img src="http://www.atariage.com/2600/systems/sy ... 600JrB.jpg">
^2600 Jr rev B

<img src="http://www.atariage.com/2600/systems/sy ... rBlack.jpg">
^2600 Jr. (black version)

<img src="http://www.atariage.com/2600/consoles/atari_2800.jpg">
^Atari 2800 (sold in Japan for a very short time)

http://www.atariage.com/2600/archives/consoles.html

[EvilnessNMyVeins]

Well I guess it is a taiwan because of the orange rim and lack of a notch in the back plastic.
When I visited that sight I didn't know those oics were thumnails.
well thanks for that...
But the Heavy Sixer must have been really heavy then, due to the Taiwan version is still preety heavy.

[A.J. Franzman]

The "heavy" sixer is only a little heavier than the "light" sixer - they are nearly the same inside; the only weight difference is that the case bottom of the heavy is nearly 3/8 inch thick (vs. less than 1/8 inch for the others).

Also, people should stop calling them "Sunnyvale" vs. "Taiwan" - both styles were made in both places! The "heavy sixer" made in Taiwan and "light sixer" made in Sunnyvale are rarer, but they do exist.