Xbox 360 Elite Halo 3 Fable 2 Bundle

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...Read more

I expected this "new" Xbox 360 Elite system would feature the current, more reliable "Jasper" chipset, but was disappointed to find my console had a manufacturing date of 6/9/08, proving Microsoft is just clearing inventory of the older, defect-ridden models ("Zephyr" and "Falcon") and trying to pass this bundle off as a great deal! I returned mine immediately. Two free games don't compensate for the increased risk of a RRoD or E74 failure!

I've been setting on the sidelines for the better part of a year, waiting for the jasper Xbox 360s to come out. Like many potential Xbox 360 buyers, I was hoping this was going to be an Elite Jasper release. As the other reviews have stated, it's most likely not at all.

I decided to check out the local blue/yellow electronics store to get a first hand look at one of these. They had four in stock and I got a look at two. After fingering the serial number slot on these two I found one to be a Falcon (14.2 amps) and the other to be....drum roll please.... a Zephyr (16.5 amps)! I had to do a double take to believe what I was seeing. At that point, I decided to let the nice lady helping me pull them down from the overhead rack go about her business. I didn't get a look at the manufacturing date because it wasn't on the labels and I would have had to tear up the inner cardboard liner to see it on the back of the console. I did notice that the box was different between...Read more