Thats good news sounds like hitachi is just around the corner
my current xbox360 has the dreaded 3rod & is banned just temporaly fixing via the towel trick

& have been waiting on news of the ixtreme for the hitachi to buy a new xbox360 because garaunteed if i go out & buy a new one it'll be a hitachi, I'll end up getting my new one flashed up with the new ixtreme & If M$ get round this one & ban it, I'll give up on xboxlive & stick with my PC for online gaming & end up using the 360 for trying out backups & if any decent online game comes out i may just end up buying another 360 just to play origianls
At least be able to play the backups first to Fish out the rubbish ones & buy the quality games (wont be many though)
Wow, I can't believe someone that's been around as long as you have has never read the rules.
Whether you plan to buy a game or not, having a backup (before having the original) of it IS piracy. Enjoy your vacation.