Xbox Elite Data Transfer Cable
01 February 2010, 04:59 PM
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Xbox Elite Data Transfer Cable
With the 20% extra being offered at the moment for trade-ins from Game I think I'm gonna upgrade my 20gb Premium 360 to a 120gb Elite (Just for the additional hard disk space)
I don't suppose anybody has the MS data transfer cable they could lend to me for a few days while I do it? (I'll send it back once I'm finished)
I'm gonna order one direct from Microsoft anyway but want to buy the console before the trade in deal finishes (As I know it'll take forever to arrive from good old MS!)
Even better if anybody close to Warrington has one and I could pick it up!!
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I don't suppose anybody has the MS data transfer cable they could lend to me for a few days while I do it? (I'll send it back once I'm finished)
I'm gonna order one direct from Microsoft anyway but want to buy the console before the trade in deal finishes (As I know it'll take forever to arrive from good old MS!)
Even better if anybody close to Warrington has one and I could pick it up!!
Thanks
Nick
01 February 2010, 09:15 PM
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With the 20% extra being offered at the moment for trade-ins from Game I think I'm gonna upgrade my 20gb Premium 360 to a 120gb Elite (Just for the additional hard disk space)
I don't suppose anybody has the MS data transfer cable they could lend to me for a few days while I do it? (I'll send it back once I'm finished)
I'm gonna order one direct from Microsoft anyway but want to buy the console before the trade in deal finishes (As I know it'll take forever to arrive from good old MS!)
Even better if anybody close to Warrington has one and I could pick it up!!
Thanks
Nick
I don't suppose anybody has the MS data transfer cable they could lend to me for a few days while I do it? (I'll send it back once I'm finished)
I'm gonna order one direct from Microsoft anyway but want to buy the console before the trade in deal finishes (As I know it'll take forever to arrive from good old MS!)
Even better if anybody close to Warrington has one and I could pick it up!!
Thanks
Nick
01 February 2010, 11:05 PM
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Cos I can trade in my existing 20gb console at Game, buy a 120gb Elite bundle, trade in the 3 games that come with that and it all works out less than the cost of a 120gb hard drive (Plus I get warranty on the new machine now, something that my current one lacks!) 
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01 February 2010, 11:14 PM
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You have PM mate
Yes mate you're right but as I mentioned, it's cheaper for me to replace the whole console cheaper than the cost of a 120gb hdd
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Don't you need both the consoles side by side to use the cable? Or do you use the cable to back up to the PC?How much is the swap likely to cost? I could quite fancy an Elite too
03 February 2010, 12:22 AM
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Or to keep it simple I may take yours and Gooners advice and do the data transfer in the shop!
03 February 2010, 05:15 PM
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I know years back on the original Xbox when i traded in for the crystal they did it in the shop for me.
Your second Elite, does that have any saves on it?, cause the Data transfers are one time only's, and i would imagine the disc that comes with the transfer cable will format the drive. Ask in shop would be the best bet.
Your second Elite, does that have any saves on it?, cause the Data transfers are one time only's, and i would imagine the disc that comes with the transfer cable will format the drive. Ask in shop would be the best bet.
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you wanna hope the games dont have the bundle cases, like mine did from argos pure and lego batman in the same case as i was going to get rid of them but now can't 
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I know years back on the original Xbox when i traded in for the crystal they did it in the shop for me.
Your second Elite, does that have any saves on it?, cause the Data transfers are one time only's, and i would imagine the disc that comes with the transfer cable will format the drive. Ask in shop would be the best bet.
Your second Elite, does that have any saves on it?, cause the Data transfers are one time only's, and i would imagine the disc that comes with the transfer cable will format the drive. Ask in shop would be the best bet.
My little lad plays that one from time to time but it's my Premium console that has all my game saves on (Well all my Car Racing game saves due to it being linked to gaming seat, wheel/pedals)
I will check in the shop though!
Thanks for your advice. Much appreciated
09 February 2010, 02:51 PM
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Plus, you can get a 120gb oem drive from here for £44 plus delivery (And it ships from the UK)
The danger of using non standard MS hard drives is that one day they can allegedly stop non genuine hard drives from working by a system update to the console. Whether they do or not is anybodys guess though! (Not my words but stuff I've read on web forums in the past)
18 February 2010, 10:42 AM
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Since you put this idea in my mind i've been looking into it too 
Game will now offer only £72 for the 20GB 360 but bearing in mind the deals they have at the moment I should be able to get an Elite plus Forza 3 and Bio 2 for £199. Cashing these in (£40 ish) and using the credit on my trade in card it should only cost me the price of a new black wireless controller Quite a good way of getting rid of a two year old console before the inevitable problems occur.
Did you end up swapping yours?
Game will now offer only £72 for the 20GB 360 but bearing in mind the deals they have at the moment I should be able to get an Elite plus Forza 3 and Bio 2 for £199. Cashing these in (£40 ish) and using the credit on my trade in card it should only cost me the price of a new black wireless controller Quite a good way of getting rid of a two year old console before the inevitable problems occur.Did you end up swapping yours?
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Swapped today. They didn't end up having that deal so went for another with a free extra pad instead. It ended up costing me the 20GB 360, four games and £48.
Word of advice though, firstly, the 20% extra on trade ins ends on Wednesday and secondly they didn't have a data cable in either of the stores in Meadowhall so I lost my saves. I've been able to recover my Gamertag and luckily MW2 saves online so my stats are still there.
It looks nice in black
Word of advice though, firstly, the 20% extra on trade ins ends on Wednesday and secondly they didn't have a data cable in either of the stores in Meadowhall so I lost my saves. I've been able to recover my Gamertag and luckily MW2 saves online so my stats are still there.
It looks nice in black
19 February 2010, 07:31 AM
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Do they wipe your old harddrive whilst your there? Otherwise it'll have all you saves, downloads (arcade and game addons) and if it's like mine then the payment details to automatically renew Live!?
19 February 2010, 10:19 AM
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I asked about wiping it, they said it would be done. I get the impression they send them off for repackaging and checking as the used ones i've seen leave the store are in different boxes, she didn't even turn mine on!
I asked about the account details as I pay monthly for Live, they said it's linked to the online profile and stored online, this looked to be the case when I recovered my Gamertag as is came up with Gold member then. I'll still be changing my password though
I asked about the account details as I pay monthly for Live, they said it's linked to the online profile and stored online, this looked to be the case when I recovered my Gamertag as is came up with Gold member then. I'll still be changing my password though
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Swapped today. They didn't end up having that deal so went for another with a free extra pad instead. It ended up costing me the 20GB 360, four games and £48.
Word of advice though, firstly, the 20% extra on trade ins ends on Wednesday and secondly they didn't have a data cable in either of the stores in Meadowhall so I lost my saves. I've been able to recover my Gamertag and luckily MW2 saves online so my stats are still there.
It looks nice in black
Word of advice though, firstly, the 20% extra on trade ins ends on Wednesday and secondly they didn't have a data cable in either of the stores in Meadowhall so I lost my saves. I've been able to recover my Gamertag and luckily MW2 saves online so my stats are still there.
It looks nice in black
Many thanks to Gooner for the loan of his data transfer cable. Worked a treat and wipes the original hard disk once the data has been transferred...
Here's how much it cost me to upgrade to a 120gb Elite:
209.99 (Elite & 3x Bioshock 2)
£72 trade in on my original 360 plus £9.60 for an extra (white) wireless controller
£15 GAME points used
£78 CASH from CEX for the 3x Bioshock 2
£35.39 total...
I knew those Game points would come in handy one day!!
21 February 2010, 12:33 AM
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Yeah, the guy in Game told me that MS had dropped the price of the 360 Core down to £99.99 the day BEFORE I traded mine in so it had a knock on effect on the second hand value. If I'd have traded mine in earlier I would have got £90. Ah well, some you win....
21 February 2010, 05:43 PM
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I put a thread up in NSR, Sainsburys are selling the elite for £159.99
https://www.scoobynet.com/non-scooby...lite-deal.html
https://www.scoobynet.com/non-scooby...lite-deal.html
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I put a thread up in NSR, Sainsburys are selling the elite for £159.99
https://www.scoobynet.com/non-scooby...lite-deal.html
https://www.scoobynet.com/non-scooby...lite-deal.html