How have the 360 Elites been working lately?

I'm considering buying an xbox 360 Elite, but I'm not sure if I should buy one now or wait till later. I'm interested to know if the Elites are still getting the 3 red light problem like all the other 360s were before. I'm also interested to know if there any quieter than the old 360s, my premium 360 is really loud and annoying and I was wondering if they changed any parts inside of it to quiet it down. thanks

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It would be great if they were quieter, even 1dB less would be amazing, the 360 is just sooo loudmegamef

http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=25577844

yeh... read dis

I'm considering buying an xbox 360 Elite, but I'm not sure if I should buy one now or wait till later. I'm interested to know if the Elites are still getting the 3 red light problem like all the other 360s were before. I'm also interested to know if there any quieter than the old 360s, my premium 360 is really loud and annoying and I was wondering if they changed any parts inside of it to quiet it down. thanks

MaxMoney

well you could buy a new premium since they now have hdmi, and new heatsink and supposedly quieter link

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/10/spot-the-hdmi-enabled-xbox-360-premium-at-retail/

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no need to bump. just get it

yeh thanks... i kinda just wana upgrade to an elite...I love the black MaxMoney

Make sure that when you buy a new 360 look for a MANUFACTURE DATE later than July 07. because thats the batch of 360s that have the new heatsink and the Ben-Q DVD drive. But i don't think they have the 65nm chip yet. if you want that wait until fall, probably in september or november.ascendentjustic

Every 360 elite should have the new heatsink. My second one, which was manufactured march 23rd had one. Only the launch models didn't have the new heatsinks in them. The hitachi drives in the elites are new models that are more quiet and more reliable like the benq drive. If you get one with an hitachi drive thats quiet then you are good. But ascendentjustic is correct, elites manufactured after july should have nothing, but benq drives and they should definitely have the new heatsinks.

[QUOTE="ascendentjustic"]Make sure that when you buy a new 360 look for a MANUFACTURE DATE later than July 07. because thats the batch of 360s that have the new heatsink and the Ben-Q DVD drive. But i don't think they have the 65nm chip yet. if you want that wait until fall, probably in september or november.jay_k3

Every 360 elite should have the new heatsink. My second one, which was manufactured march 23rd had one. Only the launch models didn't have the new heatsinks in them. The hitachi drives in the elites are new models that are more quiet and more reliable like the benq drive. If you get one with an hitachi drive thats quiet then you are good. But ascendentjustic is correct, elites manufactured after july should have nothing, but benq drives and they should definitely have the new heatsinks.

proof??? where does it say that at?

listen to ascendentjustic, he said the same thing i was going to tell you,wait a few more months till the ones with the new chip,heat sink ect come out this fall.steelerman1

when does fall start anyways...lolz..oct? november?

My Elite has been fine since I got on therelease date. No problems at all. My friend's Elite was scratching his games to frequently and would not read a game that my Elite would. We got them on the same day, same place.

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[QUOTE="ascendentjustic"]Make sure that when you buy a new 360 look for a MANUFACTURE DATE later than July 07. because thats the batch of 360s that have the new heatsink and the Ben-Q DVD drive. But i don't think they have the 65nm chip yet. if you want that wait until fall, probably in september or november.ZnLRyDa

Every 360 elite should have the new heatsink. My second one, which was manufactured march 23rd had one. Only the launch models didn't have the new heatsinks in them. The hitachi drives in the elites are new models that are more quiet and more reliable like the benq drive. If you get one with an hitachi drive thats quiet then you are good. But ascendentjustic is correct, elites manufactured after july should have nothing, but benq drives and they should definitely have the new heatsinks.

proof??? where does it say that at?

Here are two links, one tells you that the elite has the new heatsinks. The next link tells you how to know if you have the new heatsink without voiding your warranty. When I had my launch elite, which was manufactured in march 3rd it didn't have the new heatsink. My second elite manufactured march 23rd did have one. My current elite is made July 7. It has the new heatsink and the new hitachi drive, which is a hitachi-LG-3120L ROM VER47. Its much quieter and it is known to perform better than the older model. People who have taken their 360s apart have noticed that the hitachi drives are different than the prior versions. If you check the side of your box that carries the xbox, it has a white sticker that shows the team and the batch number. Mine is from team CSON and the batch number is 726. People who have team FDOU and a high batch number have been getting the benqs. Some people who have been buying elites with high batch numbers all together have been getting benqs. This is the same for the new premiums. You should check ben hecks website and also the xbox.com forum to see what I'm talking about.

http://loot-ninja.com/2007/07/31/new-xbox-360-elites-have-added-heat-sink/

http://www.weplayxbox.com/2007/06/20/feeling-cool-how-to-tell-if-your-repaired-xbox-360-has-the-new-additional-heatsink/

heres the xbox.com forum I was talking about

where does it tell you when your xbox 360 was manufactured??:question:ferrari_101

where does it tell you when your xbox 360 was manufactured??:question:ferrari_101

check on the info sticker on the box, that way if it's not a late enough manufacture date you can always ask for a different one

i went to an EB Games near my house and asked the guy behind the desk if I could see the box for an xbox 360 Elite, and he said no... then I explained to him I just wanted to read the sticker on the side cause I was interested to see what it said, I wanted to see if it said "Zypher" or "Falcon" on it... so he said fine and pulled the box down from the top shelf but he was covering the sticker with his hand... so I said "C'mon man just move your hand for a second so I can read the sticker... and he said " No I can't let you see that" and put the box back... so I said **** this and walked out. wtf is that about?

i bought my Elite on launch and it already had three red lights when I opened the box, before i even plugged it into the wall.Austass

you're an idiot

[QUOTE="Austass"]i bought my Elite on launch and it already had three red lights when I opened the box, before i even plugged it into the wall.MaxMoney

you're an idiot

o what you don't beleive me? you're the idiot... you can ask anybody, it happens to people all the time

go for it, you wont be disapointedRamboSymbiot

yep, i luv mine

wow, you can't believe it

i have my elite running since day one without turning it off, and is running cool and smooth

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[QUOTE="Austass"]i bought my Elite on launch and it already had three red lights when I opened the box, before i even plugged it into the wall.Austass

you're an idiot

o what you don't beleive me? you're the idiot... you can ask anybody, it happens to people all the time

k man... you're a ***. I can gaurentee you no one got red lights " before they even plugged into the wall "

[QUOTE="Austass"][QUOTE="MaxMoney"]

[QUOTE="Austass"]i bought my Elite on launch and it already had three red lights when I opened the box, before i even plugged it into the wall.MaxMoney

you're an idiot

o what you don't beleive me? you're the idiot... you can ask anybody, it happens to people all the time

k man... you're a ***. I can gaurentee you no one got red lights " before they even plugged into the wall "

**** you gameofthering. You have no idea... this has happened to a bunch of people I know. I'm going to report the TC

you people assume to much

wow you're going to report me :roll: ur a snitch