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[MadMaxGR]

But their announcement says clearly that this will NOT VOID YOUR WARRANTY. lets wait for more details I think.

[Millerboy3]

QUOTE(MadMaxGR @ Aug 19 2009, 07:31 AM)

But their announcement says clearly that this will NOT VOID YOUR WARRANTY. lets wait for more details I think.

incorrect....  this is what it says:

Directly quoted from the site as well as the OP

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We are pleased to release our latest addon hardware for the Xbox 360. The Xecuter xDrive 360 !

Features:

    * 2nd 360 Drive for all version of XBOX 360.
    * Easy to install, no power adaptor.
    * Fully supports Hitachi, Samsung, Benq & Liteon.
    * Switch between your internal untouched DVD Drive and your external modified DVD Drive.
    * Easy external upgrade of xDrive 360 using the CK3
    * Extend the life of your internal DVD Drive.

please point me to the spot where it says that and i will be one of the first in line....

[MadMaxGR]

I apologize. It was not in their announcement. I read it in another forum and now I lost it. I apologize for the missinformation.

[PhyChris]

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I apologize. It was not in their announcement. I read it in another forum and now I lost it. I apologize for the missinformation.

thats ok dude it happens

[Millerboy3]

QUOTE(PhyChris @ Aug 19 2009, 08:25 AM)

thats ok dude it happens

indeed it does.  

[mamboswing]

oh cmon executer team just go back to you roots and create a damn modchip for a 360 and stop playing around with those useless addon  will ya.....................jk . thanks

[chronno]

QUOTE(Martinchris23 @ Aug 19 2009, 09:00 AM)

I'm guessing you've not had a 360 for that long, otherwise you'd have known the delayed shutdown/background downloads was something added with NXE. I didn't mean to come across as rude, but if you're looking to participate in a discussion which you know nothing about, expect to be shot down in flames!
Which is the nature of background downloads - try turning it off and it'll never do it again.

Mine did the delayed shutdown before the NXE update and it douse it now without background downloads.  I always figured it was a protection to prevent data that has yet to be written from being lost.  It will also leave the fan running if I have the controller plugged in and charging until it's done charging.  I always figured it was also possible that it was a last effort to cool down the system before shutdown, like how you're suppose to let your car sit running for a minute after a long drive on really hot days.

This is not to give proof that it douse write anything, this is to prove that there is ample opportunity to write the data.  It doesn't take that long to wright that little amount of data.

[Martinchris23]

QUOTE(chronno @ Aug 19 2009, 03:40 PM)

Mine did the delayed shutdown before the NXE update and it douse it now without background downloads.  I always figured it was a protection to prevent data that has yet to be written from being lost.  It will also leave the fan running if I have the controller plugged in and charging until it's done charging.  I always figured it was also possible that it was a last effort to cool down the system before shutdown, like how you're suppose to let your car sit running for a minute after a long drive on really hot days.

This is not to give proof that it douse write anything, this is to prove that there is ample opportunity to write the data.  It doesn't take that long to wright that little amount of data.

Pre-NXE, none of my 360s had delayed shutdowns unless I had a controller attached to it. It's certainly not the norm so again it proves nothing. Aside from me dumping the NAND before and after playing some games, the fact that I have a modified console which gets connected to XBL on a weekly basis (and has so for a couple of years) but only with originals inserted must go some way into confirming that it's paranoia to suspect otherwise.

[Harcroft]

I wouldn't use the same stupid fan shroud. Once you remove the fan shroud and DVD drive, there is TONS of space for more fans, bigger heatsinks, or say...a complete mini water cooling kit. An old P4 heatsink would even be great compared to the dinky GPU heatsink they have now. I do have  good 80mm fans blowing air into the heatsinks now, and it does keep both systems "on life support" (as they RRoD shortly without the added cooling). I was thinking of just using a space CPU heatsink as it has the same mounts. But should I be unable to find something that fits exactly, drilling and tapping my own mounting holes wont be a problem so any heatsink will do.

QUOTE(MadMaxGR @ Aug 19 2009, 04:06 AM)

I really don't see how this External DVD-ROM case would help you to do that! Ok you can put larger heatsink but I don't know any heatsink that would fit on the dimensions. maybe you have something in mind? the only thing you can do , is to put a good fan over the heatsink really.

[xboxpirate11]

QUOTE(mamboswing @ Aug 19 2009, 02:46 PM)

oh cmon executer team just go back to you roots and create a damn modchip for a 360 and stop playing around with those useless addon  will ya.....................jk . thanks

i agree with all of you guys.  this thing is pointless.  more of a want than a need.  

lets give xcuter some time to see what they do with the free 60 project.

i wanted team xcuter to make something to fix these damn bricked hitachi drives.  
for those who dont know, in order to fix a bricked hitachi, u have to unsolder the TSOP and reprogram it.  
i was thinking something along the lines of the old xecuter programmer hybrid wiiclip to relash the TSOP (not even sure if thats possible)

sorry to get off topic, but i do feel that this drive is more on the useless side.  get back to work xecuter! haha jk

[Andy Hewitt]

My first opinion about this was one of amusment, "what a fecking waste of time"

Ive been thinking about this a bit. Atleast when the latest Xtreme firmware comes out I wouldn't have to strip my Console back down to reflash the drive, just plug the external drive straight into my PC and reflash.

I do have 1 observation !
The only way I see this connecting to the console is via the Blaster 360 that Xecuter also sell. That will invalidate any warranty you had.


Thats also another $50 you need to spend and as it shows it fitted to the console alongside the external drive, thats also too much of a coincidence. I bet the whole setup will cost almost the same as a new arcade console. (Blaster 360 bundled or sold seperatly)

Just watch the announcement, I bet i'm right ! Anyone wanna wager ?
And if I did have a Blaster 360 fitted to my Console, I wouldnt need to open my console to reflash anyhow, so all this is mute.
Think I'll just stick to reopening my Console every new firmware release, its only once a year. If you need a virgin drive for Live, Spend the same amount of cash on a fully warrantied New console.

[rolly poly]

QUOTE(Martinchris23 @ Aug 19 2009, 05:30 PM)

Pre-NXE, none of my 360s had delayed shutdowns unless I had a controller attached to it. It's certainly not the norm so again it proves nothing. Aside from me dumping the NAND before and after playing some games, the fact that I have a modified console which gets connected to XBL on a weekly basis (and has so for a couple of years) but only with originals inserted must go some way into confirming that it's paranoia to suspect otherwise.

i know exactly what he is talking about... he doesn't mean background downloading.

the fans continue to run after a power down on occasion, my guess would be for cooling like a lot of newer cars. if you can't hear them, you can tell if they are still running as the LED on the power brick stays green for a few seconds.

i've seen it happen plenty of times, using my rrod box to flash drives with no HDD, MC or controller connected... btw this box didn't last long enough to see NXE.

OT:
i saw this as a novel idea, but price will determine it's value (as always).

[chronno]

QUOTE(Martinchris23 @ Aug 19 2009, 05:30 PM)

Pre-NXE, none of my 360s had delayed shutdowns unless I had a controller attached to it. It's certainly not the norm so again it proves nothing. Aside from me dumping the NAND before and after playing some games, the fact that I have a modified console which gets connected to XBL on a weekly basis (and has so for a couple of years) but only with originals inserted must go some way into confirming that it's paranoia to suspect otherwise.

Note my final thoughts; "This is not to give proof that it douse write anything".  What I said douse not prove that something is being written only that it proves that they have ample time.  Plus, why the hell would they wait until the system was shutting down to record data, this could easily be done during POST or when the game is initially read.  

Yes, both of my 360s paused before shutting down (both before NXE).  This wasn't anything dramatic like the hour it can stay on charging a controller, more like two seconds after pushing the button.  A hell of a lot of data can be written in those two seconds.  This is why I figured it was saving data that it didn't get a chance to before.

All I was trying to show is that if they wanted to they could.  Now if they did I'm sure we would have heard about it before now.

[1nsan3]

personally I own 2 xbox 360s. Bought 1 and won the other from pepsi/MtDew.

1 is modified, other is live only. like the other guy said, buy a cheap  xbox 360 drive keep it external, use 1 for live 1 for offline. modding is modding. if your scared of a ban DONT mod anyting. other than that. this product is a waste of there own money. probably overpriced like usual.  but yes they have been only creating nothing useful lately.  we all can play backups woohoo its old news now. If they really want to make a "scene" then make the 360 do something that it already cant do. "HomeBrew" i dont care about a media center, new look.
if it can play homebrew and alot of different video/audio formats, then i will be impressed. untill then, its just a game system. NOTHING MORE. a media center plays MEDIA not just 1 or 2 formats.
anyways. dont waste your money on this junk.

[WisdomWolf]

QUOTE(Martinchris23 @ Aug 19 2009, 10:30 AM)

Pre-NXE, none of my 360s had delayed shutdowns unless I had a controller attached to it. It's certainly not the norm so again it proves nothing. Aside from me dumping the NAND before and after playing some games, the fact that I have a modified console which gets connected to XBL on a weekly basis (and has so for a couple of years) but only with originals inserted must go some way into confirming that it's paranoia to suspect otherwise.

Please please please do your homework before mouthing off like a fool.  If "none" of your 360's did background downloading pre-NXE then you obviously went over a year without updating.  Google (it's a search engine in case you are wondering) would be really helpful in this case as it leads to a wonderful Wikipedia (another of amazing creation that could be news to you) article that shows that background downloading was released as part of the 5759 update back in May of 2007.

I'm sorry if I come off extremely rude, but I can't sit back and watch as you attack someone else when you are in fact the one wrong.  I can see what he's saying about the xbox not turning off right away sometimes.  I have watched my xbox stay on an extra few seconds with nothing plugged in and no downloads in queue before.  While the reason may not be to write something to NAND, I can certainly see how its a possibility and one that doesn't deserve the kind of response you gave.

As far as the actual topic of this drive goes, the one benefit that I can think of is convenience when new firmware comes out.  Not only do you not have to take apart your whole 360, you don't even have to disconnect it from the TV if you want to update your drive.  That's a plus in my book, but as everyone else has stated, it has to be at the right price.