Topic: Xecuter Blaster 360 'Next Edition' (Read 172 times)

Xbox-Scene · « **on:** September 20, 2007, 05:40:00 PM »

Xecuter Blaster 360 'Next Edition'
Posted by XanTium | September 20 19:04 EST | News Category: Xbox360

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We are happy to finally release to market the new version of the Blaster 360. The Blaster 360 NE (Next Edition) is a marked improvement over the original.

* Steamlined internal design
* Much lower manufacturing costs - we pass the savings to YOU !
* Extensivley tested on ALL Hitachi and Samsung (inc Hitachi 46 and 47)
* Color co-ordinated cables making installation a snap
* No cutting of the Xbox case or shell
* No need for a seperate PSU - saving you more money and time
* High Quality Manufacturing
* Inlcudes free T10 screwdriver & 360 Case Unlocking Tool ($10 Value)

Official Site: www.team-xecuter.com
Installation Guides: team-xecuter.com

nha · « **Reply #1 on:** September 20, 2007, 05:47:00 PM »

why are people even bothering with this - if MS detects a modded bios then they will get banned? So why the effort to release - unless I'm missing something.

0794 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 20, 2007, 06:18:00 PM »

QUOTE(nha @ Sep 20 2007, 07:23 PM)

why are people even bothering with this - if MS detects a modded bios then they will get banned? So why the effort to release - unless I'm missing something.

agreed, esp with no legal method to use this product yet with homebrew code...of course people will start saying that they have the legal right to copy their games, which i wish was completely true, although technically it is not unfortunately...

darkmike57 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 20, 2007, 06:31:00 PM »

Looks like the same exact thing...

proger · « **Reply #4 on:** September 20, 2007, 07:12:00 PM »

In thier list of changes: " * High Quality Manufacturing".... so the last one had low quality manufacturing? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

kero · « **Reply #5 on:** September 20, 2007, 10:11:00 PM »

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* No need for a seperate PSU - saving you more money and time

Didn't Xecuter say they were not going to do this for safety??

gaogaigar · « **Reply #6 on:** September 20, 2007, 10:19:00 PM »

Can we use this thing to put Hitachi 0079 firmware to Mode B and flash it with iXtreme??

slimgrip · « **Reply #7 on:** September 21, 2007, 12:22:00 AM »

Bet it still has the same drive bricking capabilities as the previous version

Sick0 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 21, 2007, 02:48:00 AM »

QUOTE(gaogaigar @ Sep 21 2007, 06:55 AM)

Can we use this thing to put Hitachi 0079 firmware to Mode B and flash it with iXtreme??

Well it says: * Extensivley tested on ALL Hitachi and Samsung (inc Hitachi 46 and 47)

So I assume that we can finally flash our 0079FK and FL drives without soldering (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Nice job Team Xecuter, going to order one as soon as the resellers have them on stock.

QUOTE(nha @ Sep 21 2007, 02:23 AM)

why are people even bothering with this - if MS detects a modded bios then they will get banned? So why the effort to release - unless I'm missing something.

afaik they don't detect modded biosses but they check if you are running a backup in your xbox when playing on Live.

bucko · « **Reply #9 on:** September 21, 2007, 02:26:00 AM »

Nice, pics?

Bahnzo · « **Reply #10 on:** September 21, 2007, 03:04:00 AM »

QUOTE(Sick0 @ Sep 21 2007, 02:48 AM)

So I assume that we can finally flash our 0079FK and FL drives without soldering (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Nope. They say you still need to have the drive chipped. The blaster is just a SATA connection to the drive. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)

Sick0 · « **Reply #11 on:** September 21, 2007, 02:44:00 AM »

QUOTE(Bahnzo @ Sep 21 2007, 11:04 AM)

Nope. They say you still need to have the drive chipped. The blaster is just a SATA connection to the drive.

hmmm that is bad news, I searched their site and indeed it doesn't say anywhere you can flash the drive without having it chipped. But then again, they did not mention you needed to have it chipped...

sigh .. I hope a softmod for HT79x drives is released soon ..

KanadaKid · « **Reply #12 on:** September 21, 2007, 06:24:00 AM »

I think it's funny that people are saying that the only difference between the Next Edition and the original is cheaper dev costs.

I own one of the original blaster 360s, so it's quite noticable that this time around (like is listed in the features) there is no molex power connection. They say "No need for a seperate PSU - saving you more money and time", but I was pretty sure this was a bad idea.

It has been listed a few times on the backup forums that the system keeps track of being booted up without an optical drive connected, and that's exactly what this new Blaster would do. I've been poking through the guide to see if they have any sort of work around for this, and I can't specifically spot any.

Oh, if you can't understand why they're producing a product like this, you're probably not their target consumer.

dstmo · « **Reply #13 on:** September 21, 2007, 07:19:00 AM »

I thought that they were 'passing the savings on to us'. The first retailer I looked at has it at $79.99, which is MORE then the original........

$40 and I might think about it......

-- dstmo

dlowe · « **Reply #14 on:** September 21, 2007, 09:11:00 AM »

QUOTE(dstmo @ Sep 21 2007, 02:55 PM)

I thought that they were 'passing the savings on to us'. The first retailer I looked at has it at $79.99, which is MORE then the original........

$40 and I might think about it......

-- dstmo

I agree,

, that's nearly $100 after shipping.

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