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I forgot how to tell if theres a Falcon 360 in the packaging. I tried to find the post on it but I can't.

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Clan member bought an arcade unit last night and says its a falcon but when he told me how he identified it I got confused and blew a brain gasket.

Thanks for any help.

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:51 pm Post subject:

I believe the easiest way is to look on the back of the box. If it says 175 watts (not 203, or something like that), then it's the newest chipset.

However, the new falcons are also showing up in boxes that said 203watts.

I'm not sure on the other ways to tell.

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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:59 pm Post subject:

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 6:27 pm Post subject:

Here you go, all different ways to tell if you don't have the wattage listed on the box

http://www.anandtech.com/gadgets/showdoc.aspx?i=3152&p=3

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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:04 pm Post subject:

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject:

would this apply if you sent one in for repairs?

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:43 pm Post subject:

Some of it would apply, not the stuff specific to the packaging though.

But if you sent your box in for repair, you're going to get a refurbished one back that most likely will not be falcon anyway so it doesn't really matter. You could end up with anything, most likely is you'll end up with refurbished launch unit electronics and you'll end up having to ship it back to microsoft again within a week of getting your refurb back.

It's not at all uncommon for your first refurb to need to be returned within a week. In fact i'd dare to say it's damn near the norm.

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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:59 pm Post subject:

Hello,

I just bought a arcade edition 360 at bestbuy as a spare while my original 360 is in repair. it says 203w on the outside of the box but inside is indeed a 175w power supply indicating its a falcon.

Lot 747
Build Date 11/27/2007 Team CSON.

Hope this might help you in identifying a falcon.

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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:36 am Post subject:

The same info is also stored on the Xbox.com Forums in this thread:

How to see if you have a 65nm (Falcon) console...

(This thread was actually the original source material for the AnandTech article.)

I'll be putting this info to use soon, since I'm planning to replace my latest refurb with a new Falcon Arcade model. Hopefully, it won't be too hard to find me a Falcon by now.

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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:07 pm Post subject:

Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:47 pm Post subject:

Yes you would need a new power supply as well if you got Falcon electronics. Someone here got a Falcon back but the power supply wouldn't plug into their system because the plug has changed. So I would guess that if you got a falcon back from repair that your zephyr or earlier power supply won't plug into it.

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