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 XBOX 360 Failure July 27, 2009
Rudy Escobar
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The reason Microsoft is giving such a great deal is because they're trying to get rid of all the old versions of the Xbox Elite's. Sales might have gone down due to the fact people are waiting and wanting the new Jasper xbox 360 which is the newest version and has a much less failure rate than the previous versions.
I wouldn't buy this one because it's just gonna end up overheating or RRoD on you. Instead go to Best Buy and look for a 360 that was made 10/23/08 or later. It should say on the side of the box's now, but i would go for a 2009 model just in case.
 Not Jasper, Still a Great Package July 25, 2009
D. Veritas (Salem, MA USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Ok, so this is really just the same old Elite Systems repackaged with these 2 Awesome games. If you need the newest chipset you are better off looking at one of the standard arcade or 60GB versions.
The games are a fantastic start to your game collection, I would highly recommend this package to anyone just starting out on the Xbox. There is a 3 year warranty from MS on the issues that the newer chipset is supposed to minimize. I've been running this system for several months without any issues. The only thing I wish it had would be a power switch on the back like the old PS2 systems, so my kids wouldn't turn it on by accident.
 Falcon elite unit 07/21/2009 July 22, 2009
B. Ng
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Just bought this bundle on 7/20/2009. It is a Falcon model from 07/2008. If you are looking for the newer Jasper units, you still have to wait. Microsoft must have a huge inventory left over, I got a year old unit.
Where are you Jasper? July 18, 2009
Qaan (hey, over here)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
For the third Saturday in a row I went to the local Best Buy to look for an Xbox Elite. Lo and behold they had THREE Elite units! These were packaged with Lego Indiana Jones and Kung Fu Panda. I checked the informational areas I could see: this one was Lot #0842X but that's all I could see. So, after checking with a couple of people about their returns policy, I bought the Xbox and took it straight home.
When I got it home and tried to open it up, I noticed that the clear plastic circle that goes over the opening edge of the box looked like it had been peeled off previously. Bad sign. I peeled it back and opened the box. The unit was in wrapped plastic you could see through and the tape holding the plastic wrap looked pristine. I flipped the unit to check out the back label and it had a voltage number of 14.2. So this is NOT a Jasper unit. Jasper units have a voltage of 12.1. So, I sealed everything back up and brought it back to Best Buy.
So the lesson I learned is that Elite units bundled with extra games may be old non-Jasper units Microsoft is trying to remove from their inventory. I refuse to keep a non-Jasper unit so it's probably going to be a while before I'm back online with my Live buddies.
NEVER BUY A 360 "SIGHT UNSEEN" July 5, 2009
Jugger Grimrod
55 out of 57 found this review helpful
First off, the XBOX 360 is an amazingly fun system, XBOX Live only adds to it so I would give the console 5 stars easily. My review is basically due to the fact that Amazon is in fact touting this Elite as the "latest version" when, even as others claim, is not the case. The "latest version" as Amazon claims, would then be the "Jasper" chip set. Well, that is what gamers would assume, correct? Most, if not all, of the people reviewing this system isn't for the XBOX 360 Elite system itself, but for the tagline "Newest Version" or "Latest Version". I believe what they are doing isn't intentional, but rather, advertising the system as the latest "bundled" version which it in fact technically is. Hardcore games read it as the latest "chip revision" which would be the Jasper chip set, but Amazon isn't in the market to be able to make these claims, I simply believe they are advertising it as the newest bundle to be released. It is all a simple miscommunication or advertising. What Amazon SHOULD do is title it as "Newest Bundle" or "Latest Bundle" and not use the word "Version".
But simply put, IF you want to save yourself the grief and headaches thinking you may get the latest chip set, simply do not buy an XBOX 360 via mail order. Find out for yourself by going to a retail store and looking through the break away in the back of the box. You may need to slightly jiggle the unit but you want to look under the "UL" logo on the back, for the line of text that starts with "12v". In that sequence of letters/numbers look for the "12,1A" and that will denote that it is the latest chip set "Jasper" (until the next chip set revision is released in either late 2009 or early 2010 code named "Valhalla". The arcade and pro units have this 12,1A already, the Elite systems though appear to be harder to find, however, the Resident Evil 5 Elite bundle recently released, as one poster mentioned, is in fact the first confirmed Elite system with the Jasper chip set. By the time you are reading this though, my guess is the Elite Jasper chip units will be in more supply at local retailers. It is impossible for Amazon or any online retailer to confirm this, as most will have no idea what you are talking about. Simply go to a store and check for yourself, it's the easiest way to determine and takes the guess work out of it for you.
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