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Xbox 360 Pro: Jasper sighted, existence proven

December 29, 2008 in News comments 12

"Jasper", the latest model of the Xbox 360 -- speculated to all but eliminate the Red Ring of Death, as well as reported to host many new improvements -- has had its existence officially proven, and with the Pro version (the word up til now said this was Arcade-only).

Bill Landon over on PDAToday has a photo of his new model up, shown to be the latest revision as run under Xbox 360 Fanboy's test. There's no guarantee you'll get one of these, now, but there's never been a better time to get the ol' RRoD, that's for sure.

chautemoc via pdatoday.com »
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  • 0
    Shinobi_razor Dec 29, 08
    im holding out for the Valkyrie. but this is a good step forward.
    • 0
      chautemoc Dec 29, 08
      Valkyrie? Tell me more .
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        Shinobi_razor Dec 30, 08
        Valhalla will have the GPU and CPU together on 1 65nm chip.

        Jasper is 2 65nm chips.
        • 0
          The Omega Dec 30, 08
          My knowledge of CPU hardware is poor. What exactly is the difference? Would the 1 chip cause the console to be smaller? What benefits would there be otherwise?
    • 0
      The Omega Dec 30, 08
      I agree, what is this Valkyrie model you speak of? Does it plot to kill Microsoft and ultimately fail?

      Eh, I just want a 360 that won't screw up on me for no good reason.
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    Red 9* Dec 30, 08
    I thought they already tried to cure the RRoD. You'd figure that it wouldn't be that hard to eliminate such a problem. But a few years down the line and it's still happening.
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    Shinobi_razor Dec 30, 08
    oh sorry, its actually Valhalla, not Valkyrie.

    and what it is, is its smaller chips, which use less power and thus lessen the chance of RROD because of less heat buildup.
  • 0
    The Omega Dec 30, 08
    Oh, so the Valhalla would indeed be a better choice. Hopefully it wouldn't cost much more, unless it had more memory space than the Jasper plans to.
  • 0
    KneeNAR Dec 30, 08
    It's allll in the soldering :\
    Microsoft can't even fix something that they themselves built.
    NOT confident.
    • 0
      Shinobi_razor Dec 31, 08
      wrong. its only partly in the soldering. part of it is also the heat build up from the chips. if the chips create LESS heat, there is LESS of a chance for the soldering to give way.

      logic, much?
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    Onvacation Dec 30, 08
    'All but eliminate the RRoD?' Thats a funny saying, You might as well be saying the Other CPU's will all but eliminate it too.
  • 0
    StarJet Dec 30, 08
    If anyone wants one, do something that'll give you an RRoD.
    But, seriously, if this doesn't cure the RRoD, I don't see why this would make much of a difference.
    And why was it assumed that this was only for the Arcade?

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