Cube Posted June 16, 2010 Posted June 16, 2010 Be sure to write down your serial number so you can sort out the license transfer. Also, locked game (like Fable 2 and Mass Effect 2) saves can't be copied, but they can be moved (so it'll remove it from the HDD when you put it on the stick). Oh, and it's completely impossible for the new model to get the RROD error... ...they've removed the red lights.
Dyson Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 Ah, cool. And is there a format 360 thing so I don't leave any details on my 360? Yeah, go to Memory Settings, and hover over the drive and press Y. It'll ask you for your console serial code, enter it and hit A and it'll go ahead and format it. I've done it countless times now at HMV/Game Aren't some saves locked? I still haven't completed Mass Effect 2. I havn't heard of this being the case, but I think if you use "Move" instead of "Copy" it'll be fine. Definitely trading in my 20 GB 360. Is there any way to transfer my stuff though? I only have an 8 GB USB stick. Reckon that's alright? I plan on using a transfer kit, alternatively you could store it online using Microsoft's Airdrive or whatever it is. Get the data on a USB stick, upload to the net, rinse and repeat til your hard drive is copied. Then just copy it right back! I wonder if I can get anything for the Wi-Fi adapter too... If you're looking for a decent amount for it, sell it nooow. Or at the very least before the new Xbox comes out. If I remember I'll find out how much you can trade it in for at GAME tomorrow. : peace:
Cube Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 I plan on using a transfer kit But if you're trading it in then you won't have both consoles at the same time, which means you can't use the transfer kit.
Dyson Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 But if you're trading it in then you won't have both consoles at the same time, which means you can't use the transfer kit. Mmhmm, I'll keep my HD for a day. I'm sure I can swing it with my manager
Daft Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 Cool! Thanks for the help guys! The tiny HDD, noise and threat of RROD really killed my 360 love so I'm hoping this little upgrade will rectify that.
Ashley Posted June 17, 2010 Author Posted June 17, 2010 Awesome - how did you get this info before me?! I've been waiting for it I'd get £60 off by trading in my current 360? Hmm.. tempting. Secretly I never left... I wonder if I can get anything for the Wi-Fi adapter too... Yeah although only expect £10-15 tops.
Daft Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 Great - hope to see you on XBL soon then! Fingers crossed, on the 16th of next month! Yeah although only expect £10-15 tops. Pretty much what I was expecting. It's useless otherwise so I might as well.
Nolan Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 I wonder if I can get anything for the Wi-Fi adapter too... Over here Gamestop has the adaptors listed as $40 and $50 (g/b and N respectively). Which is as much as a 120GB HDD ($40). I can get the slim down to 135-165(depending on if I swipe a 20GB HDD from a mostly broken 360 that isn't mine). Still a little steep, and the deal only goes into the second week of July. I'm not willing to pay quite that much just to get built-in wireless (my laptop handles it fine) and a quieter system.
jayseven Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 Daft; would you consider selling me the wifi adapter for £10? :'( Pwease?
Daft Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 I would but I'm so stunningly lazy I'd rather just trade it in with the 360. If you're going to the KNEE meet and I end up coming that'd be easiest. Although, I'm gonna haggle and say £15? ...since I feel utterly ripped off by Microsoft for their RRP.
Dyson Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 I checked out Wifi Adapter trade in prices for you today Daft - £20 store credit or £15 cash for the original white one, or £25 credit £20 cash for the new Wireless N Adapter. : peace:
Jon Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 Well gee, thanks dyson :P You should have deleted the post, than banned him
nightwolf Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 Oh, and it's completely impossible for the new model to get the RROD error... ...they've removed the red lights. To me that just screams 'Yes it will break, but you won't be able to tell'. But maybe I'm just being incredibly cynical of microsoft. I'm still not caught on buying the new model, my current xbox works just fine and the new stuff for the xbox I'm not truly fussed about. I'll wait til one of you guys buys one and then you can issue me a verdict
Ike Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 To me that just screams 'Yes it will break, but you won't be able to tell'. But maybe I'm just being incredibly cynical of microsoft. The green lights flash if there's an error so now it's the GROD or FGROD.
Ganepark32 Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 I'm trying to decide whether to wait the couple of weeks and pick up the new model or just get an Elite to replace my broken 360. The price will go down no the Elite in a few weeks so there's some more incentive there to go that way and I'm not sure if the 3 year warranty for console failure will extend to this new model (doubt it). There's also the issue of me transferring data from my 20Gb HDD to this new model as games like Mass Effect 2 and B:BC2 may throw up some issues when trying to transfer over the save files for them because of the one use code, although I'll still be using my current XBL account. Not really sure to be honest. The fact that when running it's incredibly quiet would suggest the overheating issues that lead to the RRoD have been minimized, if not completely sorted. In no real hurry to get another 360 so I guess I'll have to think about this one. I'll just pass away the time while making the decision trying to get a refund for the 2 months of XBL I haven't been able to use because of the RRoD.
MATtheHAT Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 Pre-ordered one from GAME. Trading in my old Elite, and with whats on a gift card and a small deposit paid, I will have to pay £20 on launch day.
Aimless Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 I'm somewhat tempted to get one, even though I really don't need one. The main attractions are the reduction in noise and larger HDD — I currently have a 60GB, but I have to keep uninstalling games — which would cost me around £80 if I bought one separately. This might seem a bit silly but I also really need a new controller as the analogues on my current ones have pretty much had it, my horse in RDR having a tendency to slowly meander off cliffs, so that would be another £20-30 'saved'. Have GameStation's trade-in prices been brought in to parity with GAME's?
nightwolf Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 The green lights flash if there's an error so now it's the GROD or FGROD. A more positive approach to when something breaks? I couldn't afford to spend £200 for now, but I imagine if this version of the xbox doesn't have it's own series of issues that in the future I may buy one.
Shorty Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 What I read was that the power symbol in the centre goes red in an error.
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