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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 07:25 AM
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im in the market for a 360. can anyone tell me the best place to get one with the newest falcon chip and 20gb hdd. i dont think i can live with the arcade version

ill probably need the wireless adapter too

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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 08:06 AM
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i got mine in december and it was the newer core 175w i just went to best buy
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 08:20 AM
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I got mine at Target (premium w/ hdmi & 2 games). I think it was back in October.

I got lucky because the outer box on mine was damaged, so they gave me 10% off. Everything inside was fine.

For the wireless, if you have a laptop you can use that to get on your wireless network.
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 08:21 AM
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my friend just bought an elite with halo3 and cod4.

he also just got about $5k in tickets last month :thinking:

what an idiot.
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 09:09 AM
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hmm...i was thinking more an online purchase so i can skip tax

does anybody know if amazon carries the new falcon chipped xboxes?
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by HawtPants
hmm...i was thinking more an online purchase so i can skip tax

does anybody know if amazon carries the new falcon chipped xboxes?
Too hard to tell. The 2 free game promotion ended, and that was the sure fire sign.


Read the product details. The 90nm and 65nm chip drew 203W. The 45nm chip draws 175W.

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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by HawtPants
hmm...i was thinking more an online purchase so i can skip tax

does anybody know if amazon carries the new falcon chipped xboxes?
i pay tax cause i am all about the instant gradification
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by e3NiNe
Too hard to tell. The 2 free game promotion ended, and that was the sure fire sign.


Read the product details. The 90nm and 65nm chip drew 203W. The 45nm chip draws 175W.
When is the 45nm supposed to come out? 2009 at some point?
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 10:29 AM
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i went ahead and did the 5% amazon gold box trick for the pro console with 20gb and hdmi. now i got to check my gold box tmr
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 02:19 PM
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WTH 45nm OMG! A 45nm has barely even been talked about, let alone released for public consumption. The 65nm hoopla unfortunately covers the CPU, not the small space heating GPU - the 3RLOD maker - is still at 90nm. A GPU die shrink will come late this year early next.

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