How to find a Jasper console in stores:Unfortunately there is no guaranteed way of finding a Jasper console at this point, even if all of the below information matches (or exceeds) a console in stores. Please keep this in mind while trying to find a Jasper console, and when you are posting in this thread.
The following information is from confirmed Jasper consoles. Your best bet is to try and match this exactly before you purchase a new 360, as newer consoles have been found and are Falcon, NOT Jasper. This information will be updated regularly, or you can look in the discussion below for the most up to date info.
Lot Number: 0843X
Team: FDOU
Manufacture Date: 10/23/2008
PSU Output: 150W
Console Power Rating: 12.1A
All confirmed Jasper consoles thus far have been Arcade consoles purchased at Wal-Mart. The lot number, team, and manufacture date can be seen without opening the box. See “How to find Lot and Team info:” below. Finding a console with a later manf. date or higher lot number will increase your chances of getting a Jasper console.
*NOTE*Although it is possible Microsoft is only releasing Jasper consoles with 150W PSUs, this is also somewhat unlikely. As more consoles are found around the above manf. date it may become apparent that some Jasper consoles are shipping with 175W PSUs, just as early Falcon consoles shipped with 203W PSUs. Again, keep checking back for updated information in this post or read the discussion below.
Here is an image of a 150W PSU:
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x127/MRCUR/Jasper/1127080411.jpgHere is an image of the power rating on the console:
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x127/MRCUR/Jasper/1127080409.jpgHere is an image of the Xenon/Zephyr, Falcon/Opus, and Jasper power connectors:
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x127/MRCUR/Jasper/plug2ka1.jpg
What is a Jasper console?Jasper is the latest revision of Xbox 360. Although the console does not physically look any different, the PSU (power supply) has changed, as well as the GPU die size. The PSU is now 150W (as apposed to 175W with Falcon) and the GPU is now 65nm. With this revision the 360 is now a full 65nm console, with both the CPU and GPU die size being 65nm.
How to find Lot and Team info:There is a white sticker on the side of the box with the lot # and team. In order to find the manufacturing date without opening the box, there is a flap on the side of the box that allows you to peek inside and see the manufacturing date on the console itself.
If you’ve found a Jasper console:Please post the console information! If you have any pics of the box or console (especially the internals!), link to them! The more confirmed Jasper consoles people find, the better this guide will be for everyone.
If you have questions:Read this guide in its entirety. A lot of questions can be answered just by reading everything over once more. If that doesn’t help, then post away! There are plenty of people around to help answer any question and make this guide the best that it can be.
Some thanks and notes:First of all, thank you to everyone who spends a lot of time on these forums (Official Xbox.com) and all the other great forums where Jasper discussions have been happening. Congrats and thanks go to
Scoldingice and
Moddage at the Xbox-Scene forums for finding the first Jasper consoles. A special thanks to Moddage for posting some great pics that aren’t from Mr. Blurrycam. There are also tons of people around here who have put in a lot of time helping to find Falcon and Jasper consoles. Two people in particular,
Mitsuho and
JasperHunter (from Anand), who have put in tons of time into helping people find the first Jasper consoles. And of course, tons of thanks to
Xbox MVP Boid for helping me manage my Falcon thread (and I’m sure this thread)!
I will attempt to have this guide updated as soon as more info is gathered, but I cannot promise that it will happen right away.
This guide written by MRCUR. Last updated: 11/27/2008