gizmodo.com - 12/13/2008
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While Xbox 360s have become increasingly capable at handling their crippling heat defects, you still want the newest, coolest 360 you can buy. Right now, that's the " Jasper " edition, featuring a new 65nm GPU. You should note, the GPU appears to be Jasper's major relevant revision, and it ...
engadget.com - 12/11/2008
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engadget.com —
"Gentlemen! I give you... JASPER!" [lightning crackles, thunder
sound FX] Ace modder Benjamin J Heckendorn (aka "Benheck")
has found -- and immediately dissected -- an Xbox 360 Jasper unit. As widely reported, it was inside an Arcade unit. In the ...
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Inside an Xbox 360 Jasper: Ben Heck dissects the ...
blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com - 12/15/2008
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blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com —
A document unsealed in a lawsuit last week
suggests that Microsoft employees knew before putting the Xbox
360 on the market in November 2005 that the video game console could damage game discs.
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Suit: Microsoft knew Xbox could damage discs
eurogamer.net - 12/16/2008
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eurogamer.net —
Xbox 360 currently has a combined lead over
PlayStation 3 of around one million lifetime sales across
five key European territories - the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy. That's according to GfK Chart-Track data seen by Eurogamer that shows ...
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Xbox 360 leads PS3 by 1m in Europe News // Xbox 360 /// ...
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How to buy Xbox 360 ‘Jasper’
D' Technology Weblog —
... in the 60GB models of the 360.)
To pick up a Jasper of your own, look through the hole in the Xbox 360 box. You need to spot the number of amps used by the 12 volt rail—not that hard, we promise. You can spot that right next to the 12V delineation. Since the new system uses 12 amps, look for this number to read “12.”
In other words, buy 12V-12 and everything is good. Buy 12V-14 and you are getting an earlier model.
Source:→ Gizmodo ...
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It differs ...
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$99 Live Pack Upgrades Xbox 360 Arcade to Pro [Xbox 360]
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slashgear.com 11/19/2008 — The New Xbox Experience has been officially released to all Xbox 360 owners, although it may take some time before your own console can access the update. According to Major Nelson it may take anything up to a few hours before Xbox 360 consoles are ...
Xbox 360 Jasper found in Stores and dissected —
I4U News 12/11/2008
Microsoft has started to fill the shelves at retailers with the next revision of the Xbox 360 hardware dubbed Jasper. The first reports about the Xbox 360 Jasper appeared back in May. Jasper features a new 65nm GPU instead of the 90nm GPU found in ...
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