XBOX XBOX 360 in DuBaI.

[Kayani]

Im sick of these paki shop keeper bastards.**** em.
Well I checked with kirin elec and these r the price he gave after long negotiation.
Arcade falcon pal 24k.
Pro falcon ntsc-j 36.5k.
Pro zypher ntsc-j 33k.
Elite zypher (the sticker read 175w but lot no# was 073* and he said it wasnt falcon) ntsc-j 36.5k.
So now I am gonna order from abroad.
Prices in UKcourtesy xbox.com)
http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/hardware/compare101.htm
Arcade 22k.
Pro 28k.
Elite 36k.
Plus it will b pal.

And so finally this leaves me to Dubai.
http://www.xbox.com/en-AE/hardware/compare101.htm
Arcade 16k.
Pro 22k.
Elite 31k.

The prices r better so a few q's I needed to ask from guys who r there.
1.R the consoles there premodded?
2.Will it b pal or ntsc-j?
3.Simple way to detect hitachi 79fk drive cuz I aint going myself and the person bringing aint any expert.

 

[Raptorian]

1. No. The consoles in Middle east are seal packed with official Microsoft warranty. If a console dies, they'll not repair it, they'll give you a spanky NEW one.

2. PAL

3. Read the Lot # and search in on www.xbox-scene.com database.

 

[fady]

And so finally this leaves me to Dubai.
http://www.xbox.com/en-AE/hardware/compare101.htm
Arcade 16k.
Pro 22k.
Elite 31k.

yaar i also wanted a pro falcon frm thr so i had asked raptoria abt it n he told me the prices u found on xbox .com...i called virgin,jackys,duty free,cellucom n many toher places all hav arcade for 1050 dirhams = 20000rs n pro for 1400dirhams = 26000rs....approx...

 

[Kayani]

2. PAL

Y man??Many shop keepers hav ntsc-j's pros and elites from dubai.Some hav stickers reading "Dubai Shopping Festival"
Sad newz for me but still that iz the only option.
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yaar i also wanted a pro falcon frm thr so i had asked raptoria abt it n he told me the prices u found on xbox .com...i called virgin,jackys,duty free,cellucom n many toher places all hav arcade for 1050 dirhams = 20000rs n pro for 1400dirhams = 26000rs....approx...

http://www.xbox.com/en-ae/hardware/buy/
No one is retailing out of all these.What about the duty free???

 

[Jshak]

http://www.pakgamers.com/forums/xbo...360-pal-falcon-arcade-sealed-20500-dubai.html

check this out , It might be a help

 

[Kayani]

Thanx jshak.

 

[fady]

No one is retailing out of all these.What about the duty free??? __________________

no..called all of the shops listed on the xbox .com....they r giving it for 250dirhams plus wid 2 games..

 

[Maverick]

yaar i also wanted a pro falcon frm thr so i had asked raptoria abt it n he told me the prices u found on xbox .com...i called virgin,jackys,duty free,cellucom n many toher places all hav arcade for 1050 dirhams = 20000rs n pro for 1400dirhams = 26000rs....approx...

Yes the AED 850 Arcade is not available any more as it has been replaced by the newer Aracde @ AED 1050 (which bundles with 2 games - WWF 2008 and PGR3).

Pro also incorporates 2 older games that is why its cost has increased as well. Basically they are forcing you to buy older games with their consoles and unfortunately the bundled games are so old and stupid that it will be very hard to sell them separately.

 

[fady]

i heard the games wid pro r lost oddessy n halo 3...

 

[Maverick]

Y man??Many shop keepers hav ntsc-j's pros and elites from dubai.Some hav stickers reading "Dubai Shopping Festival"

The only possible answer that I have is that the shopkeepers are swapping the packaging for some reason as only PAL is officially sold across UAE. You can, still, find NTSC/J Consoles at a higher premium whereby their cost rivals that of their counterparts in Pakistan. What that means is that if you look hard enough you may be able to get your hands on a NTSC/J Console here for around AED 1800-2000 (Rs. 35,000 - Rs. 38,000) depending on availability and your negotiation skills.
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i heard the games wid pro r lost oddessy n halo 3...

Correct. And with Elite are HALO3 and GOW.

 

[fady]

hmm..
damn this sux.....how much for shipment frm ksa to dubai...??...

 

[Maverick]

hmm..
damn this sux.....how much for shipment frm ksa to dubai...??...

No idea, but given the expensive courier and parcel services in the GULF, I wouldn't be surprised if it is around 100 KSA Riyal or more.

But why would you want to have a 360 shipped from KSA to Dubai??? Aren't they on the same region (PAL)??

 

[Raptorian]

^ Lolz 100 SARs? Naah yaar.

It's 300 SAR atleast.

Shipping from Riyadh to Dubai because 850 AED arcades are not available anymore in Dubai. Emiratis buy more 360s while Saudis buy both PS3 and 360s.

 

[Maverick]

^ Lolz 100 SARs? Naah yaar.

It's 300 SAR atleast.

Shipping from Riyadh to Dubai because 850 AED arcades are not available anymore in Dubai. Emiratis buy more 360s while Saudis buy both PS3 and 360s.

Then it would be advisable to just get the AED 1050 console and try to sell off the games for AED 50-100 each to get as close to 850 as possible

 

[Kayani]

I m getting my 360 from dubai.And I bought a sony dl writer to write myself games.

 

[Raptorian]

^ Yea thats cool. You have burn around 30 to 40% of games which are region locked.

If your internet is working cool, got loads of seeders, then the completion time PER game would be

75 to 80 hours on 256k [3.2 days]
38 to 40 hours on 512k [1.6 days]
19 to 20 hours on 1MB
8 to 10 hours on 2MB
4 to 6 hours on 4MB
and so on.

 

[Kayani]

I got 512k and it does take round about 40 hrs to download a game but with all this loadshedding I cant stay at home to turn the comp on evry time the lite comes back.So its gonna take six sevn days for a game.
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I ve got a query,how much does a dl costs?Better brands?And quality?

 

[Raptorian]

A 100 PKR Melody 3rd class brand DL DVD works fine on a Falcon.

Else you can buy a PKR 220 Verbatim if you want quality.

 

[Kayani]

A 100 PKR Melody 3rd class brand DL DVD works fine on a Falcon.

Else you can buy a PKR 220 Verbatim if you want quality.

Difference between these two is small or big??
I want quality but also want to sav cash.

 

[malimail]

please tell that they are pre modded or not