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  Sweet, I guess they are making jasper Elites. The 12.1a tells no lie. Let us know if it RRODs or not, I... : jingletard
  • It also has the different power connector, and a smaller power brick. Woo! And believe me, I'll bitch : Arctic Fox
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  See, your first 360 committed suicide to get you a better console : Dave-A
  • committed suicide sacrificed itself : ArcKnight
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    This shall go down in history as the first signs of the sentient XBox Hive Mind. : Arctic Fox
    • The first and last signs :( : ArcKnight
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  I got an elite jasper the other day at the store. I think all the new white box ones are jaspers. : DogDharma
  • Yeah, mine was one of the new box sets (that come without an HDMI cable). : Arctic Fox
• lol : abrasion
• hopefully you enjoy it, that's what these things are for : qwpeoriu
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  Follow-up question: Anyone else have problems getting sound over HDMI working? The signal path is: XBo... : Arctic Fox
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    Update: well, it seems I can get sound out of the TV speakers but not out of my Logitechs. Weird. : Arctic Fox
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      According to this: http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=techcentral&thre : mafu5150
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        Tried that, no dice. Thanks for the input though! At least now I've got audio coming out my TV speaker... : Arctic Fox
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          Did MS upgrade you for free? : Lightzout
          • Fuck no, I RMA'd the woot one (though they weren't happy about doing that) and bought a new one from Amaz... : Arctic Fox
  • Passthrough from HDMI doesn't work with every setup, sucks especially hard for console users. : jasoncrowley
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    I thought the HDMI spec does not allow 5.1 pass-through (you know, for piracy reasons). I think you can g... : silent prophet
    • Well it works with my TiVo (even 5.1) so I have no idea. Regardless, I was going to buy a receiver anyway... : Arctic Fox
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  Wow. I want one. What crazy warehouse 13 artifact did MS steal to do this to us? : freqq28
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    This is the one I bought: http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Elite/dp/B002KJ9XDE/ref=sr_tr_1?ie=UTF8&s=videog... : Arctic Fox
    • Being poor sucks. I wish I could get the 120gig drive etc and leave my 20 g box in the living room now t... : Lightzout
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  Better: How the hell can I get my box to nuke itself for an Elite Upgrade?! : VictoriouSecret
  • Use a towel. : abrasion
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    Well my replacement wasn't from MS -- I RMA'd the dead one and bought a new box. : Arctic Fox
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      Dang...still trying to find away out of buying that disgustingly pricy 120GB hard drive, this box has 2 y... : VictoriouSecret
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        Well if the "Super Elite" rumours are true, and MS are releasing an SKU with a 250 GB hard drive, I'd be ... : Arctic Fox
        • The charge for the gamer tag change is just to prevent people from changing it all the time. Same thing w... : boarder2
      • 1. MS will not replace a non-hdmi model with an hdmi one 2. when they replace it they only fix the BOX, ... : batkiwi
• lol it says "nom" : Trips
• Pfft. Unicorn farts aren't that rare. I have a whole jar of 'em. : Robotic Puppy Eater
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  MADE IN CHINA, and people wonder why our economy is a tub of shit. : u sir name
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    It beats paying $699.99 for a 360. : jingletard
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      Having no jobs, or nerds saving some cash on a stupid product that constantly seems to need replacement ... : pres589
      • what : d fluke
      • by which I'm sure you mean specifically manufacturing jobs versus paying double for everything we buy. : DinK
      • Yes, no one has any jobs. It's terrible. : MagicWishMonkey
      • The pretense of American Made some how equating to quality is fucking LAUGHABLE. : ShadowRam
    • We probably will be paying that in a few years down the road : stgdz
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  that is a jasper! the 12.1a proves it... heres to hoping this one lasts longer =P : .Jayson
  • It already has :P : Arctic Fox
  • I don't get it, why the hell are people surprised when they see Jaspers? They have been available for age... : Endymion_
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  what games did you get? : .Jayson
  • Tell ussssss! : Cliffzorz
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  I've registered your X360. Thanks! : rosewood
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    Ok I didn't but I still wouldn't have posted my full serial number because that is how they find you. : rosewood
    • Heh oooops. Jasper excitement. It's already registered, but I'll get the pic take down anyhow :) : Arctic Fox
• So do Jaspers still RROD? Less frequent? Not at all? Very much decreased or what? : valael
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  haha, what was MS saying the other day about RRODs being a thing of the past? : moshman
  • They weren't saying that you would never see a single RROD ever again, that's for sure. They were saying ... : uncleanmonkey
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    I don't need to hear Jasper dying stories, that really worries me quite a bit :( I need mine soonish. : abrasion
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      Are there any Jasper dying stories yet? I've been sort of waiting for them, though not looking. : xsoulbrothax
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        http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20805807#itemanchor_20805807 : abrasion
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          his original falcon died instantly, and the replacement he just purchased is a jasper? or am i missing so... : xsoulbrothax
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            He purchased it in August 2009, why would it be a falcon? : abrasion
            • I thought Jasper Elites were still supposed to be pretty rare. : Sapiens
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              cause he bought it from woot IIRC, and there's like a gigantic stockpile of falcons floating around in pl... : xsoulbrothax
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                oh god i said 'like' in that california way. :( also i just remembered you're from australia - check o... : xsoulbrothax
                • Yeah I should have thought of this before I ordered the original from woot. But hey, all's well that ends... : Arctic Fox
            • You don't think the tone of his post and his excitement at supposedly getting a "rare" elite jasper were ... : DinK
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              1. yes, the original unit I purchased was a Falcon. 2. Before I bought, I was led to believe that your c... : Arctic Fox
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                Isn't the only difference the hard-drive size anyway? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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                  Between the Pro and the Elite, yes. If Elite Jaspers are common it's the cheapest and best option, because getting an Arcade + the 120GB drive works out more expensive.
                  
                  (In case you don't know, the difference between a Falcon and a Jasper is the Jasper had a die shrink for the GPU -- it's now 65nm CPU and 65nm GPU. Less power draw, which means less heat, and hopefully less RRODs.)

                  Sep 02, 2009 5:07am PDT
                  Between the Pro and the Elite, yes. If Elite Jaspers are common it's the cheapest and best option, becaus... : Arctic Fox
• Don't post your serial number /o\ Grats on the console btw :) : humbleone
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  The were rarer than unicorn farts, up until a week ago. Now you can easily find them by simply looking fo : Bold
  • Some people would call what you did deceptive or wrong, considering however the reliability of the 360 an... : abrasion
  • Ha nicely done. About the only thing I don't like about the new package is they don't provide the composi... : Arctic Fox
• NOM NOM NOM : not work safe
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  My arcade unit RROD'd a couple of weeks back, I got a brand new one back this week! Manufactured on 26th ... : scottythejock
  • Score! : Arctic Fox
  • Impressive : chazums