Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | 15:43 GMT

Jasper 360s – How to spot them

Anandtech‘s posted up a guide on how to spot a Jasper 360, so you don’t, you know, buy a rubbish hot one that blows up.

There’s loads of ways to do it, apparently. Look at the power supply, look at the barcode: look at all sorts of things. Just don’t go buying a Falcon will you? For God’s sake.

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6 comments

SticKboy
11/12/08, 3:53 pm

I have a Falcon, not had any trouble with it whatsoever. I reckon all this RRoD stuff is just an elaborate internet hoax.

Syrok
11/12/08, 3:54 pm

Are trying to win the next Fanboy of the year award?

Blerk
11/12/08, 4:08 pm

Mine’s a Falcon and it runs very cool indeed. It’s very quiet too. Unless there’s a disc in the drive. Then it sounds like a wind tunnel.

onyxbox
11/12/08, 4:31 pm

Falcon runs very cool IMO.

I have the old one upstairs now in the study and it runs very hot… so much so that it can heat the room given enough time.

Jasper will be a small improvement IMO.

Now MS just sort out the Disk Read problems, Video output problems and those awful Avatars.

Thanks.

cachucha
11/12/08, 5:08 pm

^
word

Ratso
11/12/08, 5:30 pm

I just received a 175W 360 yesterday (the Comet £166 deal with all the free gubbins). That’s a ‘Falcon’ right?

I didn’t know about this ‘Jasper’ when I ordered it. My old 2006 machine was starting to get increasingly flakey and I worked out I could make most of the money back by flogging my old unit (getting it serviced under warranty first, ethics fans) and 60GB drive, plus I would have two new controllers, and a few cheap Achievements whored off PGR4, Sega Superstars Tennis and Lego Indy before selling them on.

Besides, I’m using 28W less power all the time it’s on. That’ll save a few quid at current electric prices eh? Tchoh.