Mobile/PDA About Us Advertise here
User User name Password  
  Not registered yet? Register here.
Lost your password? Click here. 		 
  Home   News   Guides   Downloads   Glossary   Hardware   Profiles   Forums   v4  
 Advertise at AfterDawn.com     Link to us!     Private messages     Compose a private message     List of all updated threads     Threads without replies     Search messages
Thursday 21.5.2026 / 03:54
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > consoles > xbox 360 - modding & hacking > 360 elite falcon or arcade jasper?
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
360 Elite Falcon or Arcade Jasper?
  Jump to:
 
Posted Message
macsizzle
Junior Member
_ 		15. January 2009 @ 16:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I am currently torn between purchasing a new 360 elite with the falcon chip or an arcade with the jasper. $339 for the elite and $169 for the arcade. Besides the included hard drive and component cables are there any advantages of going with the elite over the aracde w/jasper? I will definitely get a 120 gb hard drive if I go with the arcade. Thx!
[ + quote]
Advertisement
_ 		__
stealthdf
Senior Member
_ 		15. January 2009 @ 16:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
im not sure but u might want to check if that arcade unit has a HDMI port cause the elite will have one. but if u dont plan on using the HDMI or the composite then the only reason i see would be if u want the newer model for the newer chip size which uses less power and is supposed to be less likely to rrod. and if u plan on modding it there might be a chance the elite could have a Hitachi or Benq maybe instead of a lite on that the newer unit it probably have.
if u plan on buying a 120 for the arcade then add the prices together and see if its more or less than the elite. also if u plan on buying composite or HDMI cable u will need to factor that into the price as well.

good luck
[ + quote]
If you send me questions on Live about modding or anything related i will block you. Dont be an idiot.
macsizzle
Junior Member
_ 		15. January 2009 @ 17:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks! I think I'm going to go with the arcade jasper. I figure I can probably find a refurb 120 gb hard drive for a decent price somewhere and it is hdmi so a cable will be a cheap buy as well.
[ + quote]
Donaldo
Senior Member
_ 		15. January 2009 @ 18:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
rather than buy a refurb 120gb, which is a bit risky cause you dont want the drive to fail...

all you need is the plastic enclosure... which you can buy seperately or what i did microsoft had an offer going for the launch of their new NXE... they would sell ya a 20gb HD and 3 months of xbox live for $30 with free shipping...

then off ebay you buy a compatible 120gb brand new bare drive for about $45 and install it into the plastic enclosure... doing this makes it about 1/2 the price of the "official" one from microsoft which is grossly overpriced..
[ + quote]
macsizzle
Junior Member
_ 		15. January 2009 @ 19:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Oh sweet! I had no idea that was even possible. That definitely solidifies me getting the jasper arcade.

Thanks!
[ + quote]
Homesick2
Suspended permanently
_ 		15. January 2009 @ 20:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
jasper is the way to go, and what do you mean the 120 gig is grosely over price? you dont like paying $1.10 per gig? :)
[ + quote]
McMutt
Member
_ 		16. January 2009 @ 00:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ehhh, in my day I remember when drives cost a buck a megabyte, you youngsters have it niiice.
[ + quote]
Advertisement
_ 		__
 
_
stealthdf
Senior Member
_ 		16. January 2009 @ 11:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Donaldo:
 rather than buy a refurb 120gb, which is a bit risky cause you dont want the drive to fail...

all you need is the plastic enclosure... which you can buy seperately or what i did microsoft had an offer going for the launch of their new NXE... they would sell ya a 20gb HD and 3 months of xbox live for $30 with free shipping...

then off ebay you buy a compatible 120gb brand new bare drive for about $45 and install it into the plastic enclosure... doing this makes it about 1/2 the price of the "official" one from microsoft which is grossly overpriced..
if you do that is it still compatible with xbox live. i dont play on live much at all but i got my nephew a 360 for xmas and he only has a 64mb memcard and cant go on live with anything less than 128 of storage.
[ + quote]
If you send me questions on Live about modding or anything related i will block you. Dont be an idiot.
Related links
Download Xbox 360 trailers from AfterDawn's gaming site
 
Related forum topics Posts Last post Forum room
Microsoft finally discontinues Xbox 360 1 22. April 2016 News comments
Motorola unveils new series of Moto 360 smartwatches 2 5. September 2015 News comments
Microsoft makes 'Forza Horizon 2: Presents Fast & Furious' free for Xbox One, Xbox 360 7 31. March 2015 News comments
Moto 360 coming soon in gold and with a new leather band? 1 1. November 2014 News comments
Buying 'Destiny' for PS3, Xbox 360? Bungie giving vouchers to upgrade to current gen for free 1 8. September 2014 News comments
Best Buy leaks Motorola Moto 360 price, specs, features 1 18. August 2014 News comments
Google shows off prototypes of Moto 360 and LG G Watch 4 4. June 2014 News comments
Xbox 360 FLASH MOD HELP 6 2. June 2014 Xbox 360 - Modding & Hacking
Dismantled my 360 to repair Disk Drive - Now Controllers won't sync (wired & wireless) 3 1. June 2014 Xbox 360 - Modding & Hacking
Have 60GB hard drive on original 360, can put bigger hard drive in 60GB casing? 8 10. May 2014 Xbox 360 - Modding & Hacking

 
afterdawn.com > forums > consoles > xbox 360 - modding & hacking > 360 elite falcon or arcade jasper?
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2026 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork