launch 360 finally RRODed

[imported_TimBob]

Well, my launch 360 died on my last night. After a few searches, it sounds like starting today, launch 360s are no longer under warranty! Anyone know if that's true?

 

[Queasy]

Yes, the launch 360s technically have been out of warranty since November of 2008. MS was accepting them past that date but they have gone ahead and cut off the RROD warranty for launch 360s.

 

[ghost recon88]

Your launch one lasted until now :Q

 

[imported_TimBob]

Originally posted by: ghost recon88
Your launch one lasted until now :Q

Yeah, but I suppose I'd be better off if it hadn't lasted this long.

 

[Queasy]

Well, your options are to try and do something like the X-Clamp fix yourself. Submit it for repair via MS's website for $99 (cheaper than calling it in). Or, buy an Arcade to try to get a Jasper and slap your HDD on it and sell your launch 360.

 

[Oyeve]

Coincidence that it died day after extended warranty? Wonder if MS NXE put in a timebomb on launch units to force you to buy a new one the day after expiration.

 

[Phobic9]

Mine still works but for how long is another question.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Originally posted by: Oyeve
Coincidence that it died day after extended warranty? Wonder if MS NXE put in a timebomb on launch units to force you to buy a new one the day after expiration.

imo, electronics weren't built to last as long as they used too....so the business can get more money by buying new ones.

 

[imported_TimBob]

I'm not sure if I play it enough anymore to justify buying another one right now. Maybe I'll open it up and take a look at that X-clamp fix.

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: Queasy
Well, your options are to try and do something like the X-Clamp fix yourself. Submit it for repair via MS's website for $99 (cheaper than calling it in). Or, buy an Arcade to try to get a Jasper and slap your HDD on it and sell your launch 360.

You can probably get ~$80-ish for a dead 360 ... get an Arcade at Dell.com for ~$160. The end result is cheaper than spending $99 for MS to fix it.

 

[ubercaffeinated]

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: Queasy
Well, your options are to try and do something like the X-Clamp fix yourself. Submit it for repair via MS's website for $99 (cheaper than calling it in). Or, buy an Arcade to try to get a Jasper and slap your HDD on it and sell your launch 360.

You can probably get ~$80-ish for a dead 360 ... get an Arcade at Dell.com for ~$160. The end result is cheaper than spending $99 for MS to fix it.

you can try circuit city for a jasper arcade too for the same price. the one i got mine at had 10+ left. i don't think they're really selling due the economy.

 

[Oyeve]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage

Originally posted by: Oyeve
Coincidence that it died day after extended warranty? Wonder if MS NXE put in a timebomb on launch units to force you to buy a new one the day after expiration.

imo, electronics weren't built to last as long as they used too....so the business can get more money by buying new ones.

Yep, 3 years seems to be the max. At work we replace all equipment after 3 years. Its an annual thing. Its strange cuz the 3 year old laptops that are getting replaced this quarter are dying left and right. 3 year mark = death.

 

[Drako]

Originally posted by: Phobic9
Mine still works but for how long is another question.

My launch 360 is still working as well - guess I'm another lucky one.

I've been debating on whether or not to buy a new Elite, once I'm sure that I will get a Jasper.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Drako

Originally posted by: Phobic9
Mine still works but for how long is another question.

My launch 360 is still working as well - guess I'm another lucky one.

I've been debating on whether or not to buy a new Elite, once I'm sure that I will get a Jasper.

I would consider you unlucky, because yours didn't die while under warranty. If you play it, it eventually will die, and then you have to replace it yourself.

While I applaud MS for doing the right thing by extending the warranty to a rather generous 3 years, it bothers me that people are now having to pay to replace consoles that failed because of a clear design flaw.

 

[Raduque]

Originally posted by: ghost recon88
Your launch one lasted until now :Q

My launch one is still going strong. Played Cod:W@W for 5 hours last nite.

 

[BornStar]

My launch 360 died a few weeks ago. When I called I made sure to confirm they were repairing it for free since I was outside the warranty. That's too bad they aren't covering launch 360s anymore, I'm just glad that mine died when it did.

 

[Drako]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Drako

Originally posted by: Phobic9
Mine still works but for how long is another question.

My launch 360 is still working as well - guess I'm another lucky one.

I've been debating on whether or not to buy a new Elite, once I'm sure that I will get a Jasper.

I would consider you unlucky, because yours didn't die while under warranty. If you play it, it eventually will die, and then you have to replace it yourself.

While I applaud MS for doing the right thing by extending the warranty to a rather generous 3 years, it bothers me that people are now having to pay to replace consoles that failed because of a clear design flaw.

I consider myself lucky not having to go through the time of sending it back for repair/replacement.

At this point I think if gotten more than my money's worth out of it, since it's over 3 years old and have thousands of hours of play time on it.

 

[MooMooCow]

Call Microsoft. My friend's launch day 360 died a month after the warranty expired, MS had no problems with repairing it for free.

 

[Jabbernyx]

I'm still on a launch 360. Had to adjust the DVD laser pot last summer (only by 0.2kOhm) but otherwise it's still going strong. I guess it helps that I added a couple of low-speed 50mm fans in there running off an external DC brick. Added cardboard shrouds to the HSFs as well.

 

[imported_TimBob]

Originally posted by: MooMooCow
Call Microsoft. My friend's launch day 360 died a month after the warranty expired, MS had no problems with repairing it for free.

I tried but after waiting for about 30 minutes, a recording came on saying to call back during normal business hours of something like 6:00am - 7:00pm (it was 11:30 EST).

There are a few articles out there saying the extended, extended warranty is officially over as of Monday Feb 2nd.

 

[imported_TimBob]

Strange. Looks like my console fixed itself. It seems to be working now.

 

[digiram]

I've got a launch one that's still mowing down locusts to this day...knock on wood.

 

[Saga]

My original launch 360 that currently spends anywhere from 3 to 8 hours of any given day streaming hulu still hasn't failed on me.

Wonder what I'm doing!

 

[theAnimal]

Originally posted by: TimBob

Originally posted by: MooMooCow
Call Microsoft. My friend's launch day 360 died a month after the warranty expired, MS had no problems with repairing it for free.

I tried but after waiting for about 30 minutes, a recording came on saying to call back during normal business hours of something like 6:00am - 7:00pm (it was 11:30 EST).

There are a few articles out there saying the extended, extended warranty is officially over as of Monday Feb 2nd.

Normal business hours are 9am to 1am Eastern.

 

[BD2003]

Originally posted by: Drako

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Drako

Originally posted by: Phobic9
Mine still works but for how long is another question.

My launch 360 is still working as well - guess I'm another lucky one.

I've been debating on whether or not to buy a new Elite, once I'm sure that I will get a Jasper.

I would consider you unlucky, because yours didn't die while under warranty. If you play it, it eventually will die, and then you have to replace it yourself.

While I applaud MS for doing the right thing by extending the warranty to a rather generous 3 years, it bothers me that people are now having to pay to replace consoles that failed because of a clear design flaw.

I consider myself lucky not having to go through the time of sending it back for repair/replacement.

At this point I think if gotten more than my money's worth out of it, since it's over 3 years old and have thousands of hours of play time on it.

We'll see how you feel about that when it finally does RROD.