Xbox 360 dies

[50cent1228]

Originally posted by: Parasitic
1. Pay the $140 and get it refurbished.
2. Sell at $200 as refurbished goods.
3. Take $200 and put toward a new 360.

u nuts get it refurbished and sell it like a new xbox...who would sell it and say its refurbished.

 

[50cent1228]

Originally posted by: Parasitic
1. Pay the $140 and get it refurbished.
2. Sell at $200 as refurbished goods.
3. Take $200 and put toward a new 360.

u nuts get it refurbished and sell it like a new xbox $300-$400...who the hell would sell it and say its refurbished.

 

[Parasitic]

Originally posted by: Injury

Originally posted by: Parasitic
1. Pay the $140 and get it refurbished.
2. Sell at $200 as refurbished goods.
3. Take $200 and put toward a new 360.

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calculates to paying $240-$340 for something you already bought once.

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Total spent on XBox360 = $640-$740.

Stupid.

At least he gets a new warranty rather than being stuck with a refurb unit @ 90-day warranty with possibly a higher chance of failure.

$400 - difference is still cheaper than a brand new 360.

I didn't call you stupid so that was uncalled for.

 

[mlm]

Originally posted by: JAH
I got the good old red rings of death and MS said it would cost me $140 to get it repair and I will get 90 days of warranty for the refurbished console. For those of of you who had to get your Xbox 360 serviced, how reliable was it afterward?

From reports I've seen on gaming communities, the refurbs are very iffy--it turns into an endless cycle of replacements.

Your best bet is probably to start over from scratch and get a protection plan.

 

[bigrash]

Originally posted by: Parasitic
1. Pay the $140 and get it refurbished.
2. Sell at $200 as refurbished goods.
3. Take $200 and put toward a new 360.

what? that's dumb!

 

[Kirby64]

Originally posted by: JAH
I got the good old red rings of death and MS said it would cost me $140 to get it repair and I will get 90 days of warranty for the refurbished console. For those of of you who had to get your Xbox 360 serviced, how reliable was it afterward?

Because right now I'm having a hard time justifying $140 for a refurbished console with only 90 days warranty. I think my Xbox playing days are numbered.

If my Xbox croaks on me, I'm just gunna try the ol' heat gun trick. :evil:

Of course, if it doesn't work, then I'll just part out the DVD drive, RoL, and power brick, and buy another used one.

Then again... this is far beyond the scale of this discussion.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug

Originally posted by: helpme
Buy it from Costco. The original unit my brother bought failed after the 90 day warranty (before MS extended it). So he took it back to costco and got another one from them. It was also bought with AMEX for double warranty just in case.

All our Xboxes failed at one point, so we figured that the 360 would be no different.

I wanted to purchase for Costco as well but...

1. they only have bundles

2. with the changing warranty, there is a limited period of time needed to buy

Does the change in warranty affect gaming consoles?

according to this article, it only effects televisions, computers, cameras, camcorders, portable music players and cell phones but i wouldnt be surprised if they extended it to encompass all electronics.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17350641/

 

[dr150]

Originally posted by: JAH
I got the good old red rings of death and MS said it would cost me $140 to get it repair and I will get 90 days of warranty for the refurbished console. For those of of you who had to get your Xbox 360 serviced, how reliable was it afterward?

Because right now I'm having a hard time justifying $140 for a refurbished console with only 90 days warranty. I think my Xbox playing days are numbered.

I paid $50 for my Xbox 360 ($200 Microcenter sale + Sony $150 Visa).

Just thought you'd like to know this. :beer:

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: JAH
I got the good old red rings of death and MS said it would cost me $140 to get it repair and I will get 90 days of warranty for the refurbished console. For those of of you who had to get your Xbox 360 serviced, how reliable was it afterward?

Because right now I'm having a hard time justifying $140 for a refurbished console with only 90 days warranty. I think my Xbox playing days are numbered.

i'd claim that the defect was actually their crappy design, and it was defective as manufactured. that way, the warranty was breached when they sold it to you. you then have 3 years (depending on the statute of limitations in your state) to sue them for it.

file a claim in small claims court.

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: Parasitic

Originally posted by: Injury

Originally posted by: Parasitic
1. Pay the $140 and get it refurbished.
2. Sell at $200 as refurbished goods.
3. Take $200 and put toward a new 360.

=

calculates to paying $240-$340 for something you already bought once.

=

Total spent on XBox360 = $640-$740.

Stupid.

At least he gets a new warranty rather than being stuck with a refurb unit @ 90-day warranty with possibly a higher chance of failure.

$400 - difference is still cheaper than a brand new 360.

I didn't call you stupid so that was uncalled for.

You're missing something big here. If he sells his original XBox 360 AND pays for repairs on it first, he's not making any difference.

In the long run, not only has he paid for TWO 360's, he's also paid to repair one. That's completely stupid. by this point we're talking damn near a grand just for a lousy game console.

He'd be better off buying a bare unit from ebay. The cost would be rougly the same as the repairs itself. He could probably recoup most of the cost from selling his old one on ebay as a non-working unit, too.

If he's going to sell it on ebay as non-working, that might be incentive enough to go ahead and try and fix it himself. There's gotta be a guide out there somewhere that can explain how to do it.

And I was referring to the idea being stupid, not you. Stop being a baby.

 

[shabby]

Buy a new one and do the old switcheroo and stick it to microsoft

 

[BlancoNino]

This is why I've never understood why people buy consoles when they first launch.

1. The majority of them break in a short period of time (I don't know anybody who had a launch Xbox or Playstation 1 or 2 that didn't break within a year).

2. They are very expensive

3. There is a very small selection of games

 

[Kirby64]

Originally posted by: Injury
*SNIP*


You're missing something big here. If he sells his original XBox 360 AND pays for repairs on it first, he's not making any difference.

In the long run, not only has he paid for TWO 360's, he's also paid to repair one. That's completely stupid. by this point we're talking damn near a grand just for a lousy game console.

He'd be better off buying a bare unit from ebay. The cost would be rougly the same as the repairs itself. He could probably recoup most of the cost from selling his old one on ebay as a non-working unit, too.

If he's going to sell it on ebay as non-working, that might be incentive enough to go ahead and try and fix it himself. There's gotta be a guide out there somewhere that can explain how to do it.

And I was referring to the idea being stupid, not you. Stop being a baby.

The issue with the Xbox 360 Ring of Death is that there can be any number of issues wrong with it. Usually it's an issue with cold solder joints, or the console just getting too hot and it starts as freezing.

There's no real solution to fixing cold solder joints on the BGA chips unless you feel either extremely daring(heat gun method :evil: ), or have access to expensive BGA hot-air rework equipment.