Recent content by Blackjack61

It is disappointing that we haven't found any Elite Jaspers yet, but I agree with the common opinion that it is unlikely that we will find one this calendar year. On 8bit's original message board, when we were looking for the first signs of Jaspers in September, the Elites were extremely old...

Ultimately, the color of the DVD drive was the reason I decided to go with the Pro instead of the Arcade. While the Elite looks the best IMO, I couldn't justify spending that much more just for a black case. I guess I am hypocritical, though, because I was able to convince myself to spend...

FYI, for those that are watching manufacturing dates. I bought a 845X FDOU Pro last week at Target when they had the $40 gift card deal. The manufacturing date was 10/30/2008, and it had 14.2A listed on the console itself. While there was a chance it was a Jasper, I knew that it was most...

Currentswillshift - Your story brought a tear to my eye.

Leward - I ended up going by the BB near the Dayton Mall today. They have a ton of 845X Jasper Arcades. I confirmed 9 of them and they had even more arcades stacked on the racks above the aisles. The Pros and Elites were all 0837 and older.

Oh no - are you saying that the two 844X 14.2 Amp Elites I have held in my hands might have actually been Jaspers? Arrrrrggghhhh!

Leward - I am headed up to Dayton tomorrow (Tuesday) - I will take a look at the BB by the Dayton mall and let you know. Are you looking for an Arcade, Pro, Elite, or anything available? I found 6-7 843X FDOU Arcade Jaspers at the Mason, OH BB today. The freshest Pro was 837X and they had...

Quick update from Cincinnati: Target on Fields Ertel was out of Arcades, had 2 839X Pros, and an 844X Elite. My eyes popped when I first saw the Elite, and I dragged the electronics guy over to get it out for me. Turns out it was a 14.2 AMP :(

Leward, I wish I had known - I just drove by that BB about an hour ago but didn't go in. I live in North Cinci (Mason), but get up to Dayton once or twice a week for work. Honestly, though, I am giving up on all the stores but Target. Everytime I have gone to a Target since Black Friday...

While looking for Jasper Pros, I have seen more freaking 836s than anything else combined. I thought it was a regional thing, but quite a few other posters have been mentioning them too. The plants must have been on fire that week.

Someone on the old PI board theorized that each manufacturing facility would likely have multiple production lines, and they would have to convert each line over individually to Jasper production. Not only does that make sense, but I think we are seeing the results of that now with the...

Bakesalee - Out of curiosity, do the labels say "XBOX 360 ARCADE SYSTEM VALUE BUNDLE 2008 E"?

Dave - I saw two Arcades at a Target in Cincinnati on Saturday that I believe were likely Jaspers. I didn't confirm the amperage, but everything else matched what people have been posting.

Jopopsy - Congrats, it appears that you may have found the first Jasper Pro identified on this thread. I would love to get a Pro on Amazon today with the $60 offer, but am concerned that they might still be shipping Falcons. The safer bet is probably to wait for the $40 gift card offer at...

Try this link: Amazon Arcade Deal It looks like they have updated the page - there are only 500 units available for this deal and it will end on midnight Monday night. If the link doesn't work for you, try searching for Black Friday deals. Added in Edit: I just tried to test this...