the new jasper motherboard runs on 12 volts as opposed to 14v (falcon) and 16v for the original...ive spent time with both systems at a friends house...which helped me make my decision. The xbox live i dont mind paying for...its not like your paying for netflix twice your paying for access to everything that xbox live has to offer.
my friends ps3 is hit or miss with the updates...50 percent it takes like an hour to update or the other half it just freezes in the middle. biggest thing ive had happen on live was the game get moved to a new host.
worth the 5 bucks a month