Originally posted by: QuadD
Elite Jasper Hunt
Has anyone picked up/purchased an elite 844 or higher and actually checked the unit to see if it has the split bar on the power supply??
Like Jasper Hunter said, the stickers on the unit or on the box are not the final determination of Japerosity or Jasperness.
Side note, me and my brother have been following since first page of 8bit. He got his Arcade Jasper today and I'm borrowing it till we find an Elite. Searching in NC.
I have opened the boxes on a few of the 844 elites at Target and checked (assuming the clerk doesn't freak). I have found that it is easier and less destructive to (carefully) open the tape seal than to look through the serial number slot. I usually just explain myself to the clerk and why I am checking (although, I think every Target electronics employee in Knoxville knows me by now).
You could buy it, go out to your car and do the same thing, and then bring it right back in and return it. Hey, you are a customer, right? You are actually saving everyone a lot of hassle by checking to make sure you are get what you want before you leave the store.
Ken