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It would have been better if they fixed the RROD completely than pushing an extra 256MB.

Pretty cool.  I'm looking to return my launch 360 before the 3 year warranty expires so I can get an updated version.  Hopefully, I'll get one of these bad boys.

what happens if you don't have the new Jasper hardware and still yet don't have a hard drive how  is the NXE stored in that case?

It only makes sense for Microsoft to do that.

The_Icon said:

"It would have been better if they fixed the RROD completely than pushing an extra 256MB."

Do you own a 360?

The Jasper model has 45nm chipset, which means super low failure rate

WHY THE HELL CAN'T SONY START DOING THIS STUFF??
Seriously, Sony, get your ass on lowering damn production costs and making efficient hardware. MS is kicking your asses , and their the SOFTWARE guys.

Most people don't seem to get how good this is gunna be. I'm glad MS is STILL working on making the 360 more effecient in power and manufacturing, but it would be nice to fix that nasty RROD problem once and for all. They have gotten some improvements on it, its a lot better now, but it still needs work. Lets hope this thing maybe helps things.

But damn... I was about to get a 360, now I'm seriously considering this one... Because I will be getting the arcade... Plus the whole effeciency and the whole lower failure (hopefully)... damn, i hope its not too long before we get some down at my local best buy

That's a paddlin'

"WHY THE HELL CAN'T SONY START DOING THIS STUFF??
Seriously, Sony, get your ass on lowering damn production costs and making efficient hardware. MS is kicking your asses , and their the SOFTWARE guys."

They have. They cut out PS2 BC as well as external storage port and USP ports. I remember hearing that they are working in making smaller CELL processors, too. They still do need to hurry up about lowering production costs because a 399 pricetag doesn't look so great compared to the 299 Pro 360 bundle.

Been tracking the Jasper for awhile so the info is good news. As far as I can tell the new 256mb on board is no doubt just so they can now have anyone use the NXE. Also as far as fixing the RROD, from the pic layout it would seem that MS went to a good amount of effort to try and dissipate the heat in this model on chips that are already said to run cooler. That said, there are still many other factors such as use and envoironment that could effect the system. If you're playing Gears 2 24/7 in a hot room with lots of dust, our old friend RROD could still rear it's ugly head. I'll wait for the holiday rush to clear out more Falcons before I go hunting for a new shiney 360.

As for ragging on sony for not making updates, they have tweaked the PS3 a number of times to cut costs, just not in ways that have seen an savings passed onto the consumer. A quick look at wiki will show sony has desperatly been tearing things out of thier system and making slight internal revisions. And as far as I know PS3 system failures aren't even a fraction of what 360's have been, so at least you have some assurance as to quality even from the launch machines. I own all 3 systems and so far I've had to send my 360 into repair for a crapped out DVD drive, and had 3 friends do the same for other problems and RRODs.

My Wii on the other hand is still running great...when it's actually running and not acting as a dust collector or an object of my ridicule.

The Falcon chip was already a decent improvement upon the horrible first design,  so the 65nm Jasper and lower-wattage power supply will probably work wonders to lower the RROD rate to a finally acceptable level.