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Buy a Xbox360???
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The "red ring of death" was a big issue with the earlier gen versions of the 360, but I haven't seen it with newer systems. I waited as long as I could before buying one, but in the end I just gave Best Buy another $30 for the extended warranty.
About a year and a half and no problems so far.
About a year and a half and no problems so far.
chrmjenkins
macrumors 603
It was a problem early on, but a smaller CPU size, improved heatsinks, and a 3 year warranty have quelled the problems.
I bought the 20GB in the clear stock sale for 299.99 I can play mass effect for 8 hours and the top of the 360 is not even warm to the touch 🙂
There are price drops coming in September, and most likely a smaller GPU, which means even less heat, and less power usage. You said you are waiting until December, so you'll be good.
I bought the 20GB in the clear stock sale for 299.99 I can play mass effect for 8 hours and the top of the 360 is not even warm to the touch 🙂
There are price drops coming in September, and most likely a smaller GPU, which means even less heat, and less power usage. You said you are waiting until December, so you'll be good.
TEG
macrumors 604
The "Red Ring of Death" still occurs in new 360's, but not as often as it used to. I know several people who have purchased their 360's in the last year, and had the problem.
TEG
I had a friend that bought one about 3 months ago, and his is starting to act up. Even with the new CPU shrink, the GPU was the main culprit for RRODs. Once the newer 360s with the GPU shrink come out, I'm grabbing one.
chrmjenkins
macrumors 603
I would steer clear of those. I had one for my original xbox 360 (sold it bc I needed the money) and it made the console less reliable (made it go Red once) and louder.
Keep your console in an open, ventilated area and you are fine.
I have had one and I have had the "ring of death" twice. I just got another one from Microsoft, they pay for shipping and give you a 1 month xbox live card so you don't waste any of your money, it sucks they do break but they cover it completely so its not that huge of a deal.
Heres the best a quickest answer anyone can give you.
NO!!!
I had one, blew up, sent it in, got repaired, blew up again, sent it in, got repaired, sold it, bought a PS3, best decision ever.
The end
NO!!!
I had one, blew up, sent it in, got repaired, blew up again, sent it in, got repaired, sold it, bought a PS3, best decision ever.
The end
Yeah I'm with MrFunkFuzz.
I know warranties are the world's greatest scam, but the only thing you should ever get them for are 360's and 360 games. ALL of my friends who have had a 360 have had the 360 RRoD'd or scratched at least two of their games past the point of no return. I have had my PS3, and kinda just smile and try not to rub it in their face whenever they complain about the next thing that happened to their 360.
Don't get me wrong, I'm saving up for one of the newer 360 models (and the warranty), but I don't want to deal with the RRoD and Xbox Live fees, which can sometimes (not always) be a major pain.