Xbox 360 Elite question

benedictw · Post by **benedictw** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:30 pm 0

bcass wrote:Has any sort of revision been made to the main board to make it more reliable?

Theres a new heat pipe \ heatsink on recently manufactured ones. Ben Hecks website ( http://www.benheck.com ) has a lot more detail. The new bits have been found inside recently manufactured HDMI Premiums and Elites.

bcass · Post by **bcass** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:33 pm 0

So if I walked into a shop and bought an Elite, I'd still be taking pot-luck on whether or not I had a more reliable one or not? I think I'll wait for the supposed September revisions.

DM2 · Post by **DM2** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:36 pm 0

I don't think anyone knows the answer to that yet, if you are in the UK I'd buy from Game as if you have your reciept you can get a replacment console handed to you without having to send it off in the first 12 months.

benedictw · Post by **benedictw** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:38 pm 0

He does point out that, because of the high demand for the elite, it gets restocked much more often than the Premiums or Cores.

Q: What was the date this elite was produce? I know the launch elites did not have that added heatsink. So some of us are trying to figure out when MS started adding them.

A: I bought this one on July 5th or 6thâ€¦ Believe it was the same week I saw Transformers (which I thought was about 45 minutes too long) so yes, beginning of June.

I believe the stamping on the plastic case said May. Since the Elite has been in fairly short supply and thus is often replenished, if you buy one now or have recently it has a very good chance of being the updated model.

bcass · Post by **bcass** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:46 pm 0

It's still pot-luck though, especially in the UK. The quote you show refers to the US (given away by the Transformers release date), where I would imagine 360 sales are greater than in the UK. I'm really trying to find a reason to get a 360 for the SG release tomorrow, but Microsoft aren't really giving me much cause. I was going to try the game on a friends 360, but guess what - it's currently half way through it's 1 month repair.

choddo · Post by **choddo** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:01 pm 0

bcass wrote:It's still pot-luck though, especially in the UK. The quote you show refers to the US (given away by the Transformers release date), where I would imagine 360 sales are greater than in the UK. I'm really trying to find a reason to get a 360 for the SG release tomorrow, but Microsoft aren't really giving me much cause. I was going to try the game on a friends 360, but guess what - it's currently half way through it's 1 month repair.

Hi mate, I'd have thought the price cut due on Friday would be more incentive to wait a couple of days?

bcass · Post by **bcass** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:15 pm 0

Shows how up on things I am at the minute! Didn't even know about any price cut. How much does that make an Elite then (on Friday)?

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:18 pm 0

Â£299.99

diablo · Post by **diablo** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:10 pm 0

Slightly offtopic...

I'm going to be in the US shortly, if I picked up an elite, would it run okay in the UK (other than the PSU step converter)? Wouldn't have a problem with xblox live i.e. i can still buy SG

with UK credit card?

I'm back and forth so not worried if it goes rrod

Sir_LANs-a-lot · Post by **Sir_LANs-a-lot** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:14 pm 0

diablo wrote:Slightly offtopic...

I'm going to be in the US shortly, if I picked up an elite, would it run okay in the UK (other than the PSU step converter)? Wouldn't have a problem with xblox live i.e. i can still buy SG with UK credit card?

I'm back and forth so not worried if it goes rrod

I think someone asked this recently and the question of returning it for any warranty repairs came up as a potential stumbling block..

WiredWorm · Post by **WiredWorm** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:29 pm 0

And wouldn't you also have some fun getting it back through Customs & Excise?

You're only allowed to bring goods to a certain value back into the UK and it's unlikely that you could succesfully convince them that you'd actually taken it out of the Country with you........

I seem to recall the limit for gifts and other items is around the Â£160 mark - so the 360 would be over that limit. Of course you could risk it - but if you get caught and they beleive you bought it over there then it's likely they'd seize it........

(of course it's a different case if you're buying a digicam or something like that because that's something you would legitimately take with you.....)

diablo · Post by **diablo** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:38 pm 0

WiredWorm wrote: You're only allowed to bring goods to a certain value back into the UK and it's unlikely that you could succesfully convince them that you'd actually taken it out of the Country with you.....

That will be the showstopper then! Thought it would be nice to take advantage of the current exchange rate whilst out there.

Kamineko · Post by **Kamineko** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:48 pm 0

WiredWorm wrote:And wouldn't you also have some fun getting it back through Customs & Excise?

You're only allowed to bring goods to a certain value back into the UK and it's unlikely that you could succesfully convince them that you'd actually taken it out of the Country with you........

I seem to recall the limit for gifts and other items is around the Â£160 mark - so the 360 would be over that limit. Of course you could risk it - but if you get caught and they beleive you bought it over there then it's likely they'd seize it........

(of course it's a different case if you're buying a digicam or something like that because that's something you would legitimately take with you.....)

What the hell is this?

Post by **RiK** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:52 pm 0

HGFB wrote:Â£299.99

is this speculation or has it actually been mentioned somewere semi-officially?

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:54 pm 0

It's official.

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=81644