Buying a new xbox (which one?)

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Hi all,

Hoping someone can answer me a quick question as I need to buy a new xbox today.

I hear a jasper is what I should aim to get, and I wanted to know if I buy an elite (from a typical highstreet store), should that be a jasper now? Or is it Arcades only? IDeally want an elite but if Jasper is the way ahead then maybe an arcade with a HD upgrade will do.

Any swift help much appreciated.
 
Jasper should be on the Elite as well.

'Jasper 360' in Google should be your friend in helping you on how to identify a Jasper from the box/batch number (I would provide further info, but I cannot access gaming sites at work).
 
A quick search found this info.

Finding a Jasper:

So how do you know if the Xbox 360 you're about to buy is a Jasper model or not? Well, there's one blatantly-obvious method, and that's to open the box and check the manufacturing date on the back of the console itself, it's shown in YYYY-MM-DD format. It's believed that consoles manufactured on or after August 31st (2008-08-31) will feature the Jasper revision - though, this hasn't yet been confirmed. The later the console was manufactured after this date, the better the chance is that you may get a Jasper.



If that process seems like too much hard work, there could be another way, too. Flip the box over, and you should find a flap with a serial number located beneath it. The serial number will be in the format LNNNNNNYWWFF, where the Y is thought to represent the year of manufacture, and the WW is thought to represent the week - if the theory is to be believed. August 31st translates to week 35, so you'd be looking for a serial number somewhere along the lines of LNNNNNN'835'FF. This is by no means a foolproof option but it could be worthy of consideration when making a purchase.
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Doesn't the Jasper also come with a 150W PSU?

Won a 360 60GB about a month ago but it came with a 175W PSU so I think it's a Falcon rather than a Jasper - obviously there are still stockpiles of Falcons around even now.
 
This is what you want to see

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Got it from purple shirt store near me, and it is indeed a jasper. Went for the 60gb pro.

They let me have a look at the console in store so that was perfect, was able to check the 12.1 and also the power plug connector for absolute certainty.

Thanks very much for the help chaps!
 
:D :D I'm peeing myself here. Just got a brand new Elite delivered from a mahoosive online retailer. First thing I did was check the power rating and mfr date after reading this thread. 14,2A. 2008-06-12. How's about that. A brand new console manufactured over 1 year ago.

My God, it will still probably have the Blades OS.
 
ic1male said:
:D :D I'm peeing myself here. Just got a brand new Elite delivered from a mahoosive online retailer. First thing I did was check the power rating and mfr date after reading this thread. 14,2A. 2008-06-12. How's about that. A brand new console manufactured over 1 year ago.

My God, it will still probably have the Blades OS.
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Send it back under DSR and get a Jasper, or it WILL suffer the RROD syndrome eventually!
 
Zensuji said:
I got a falcon around that date and a jasper...both are the same temp round the back and both the same noise levels.....enjoy.
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My new one is a lot quieter and a lot less hot than my old one, which went the way of the red rings.
 
Bought my mates Elite off him like last summer as he moved to Canda and region blah blah. Hasn't failed me yet, loving 120 gigs to play about with and install all of my top games. My top tips for it not to fail, install all games, leave about 6 inches behind so all the warm air can be moved completely out of the way. Don't stay on for longer than 4 hour periods.

Touching my desk here. ;)
 
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