Buying a 360 now?

tom26 · 2 Apr 2007 at 13:22

I'm considering buying an 360 at the moment but I'm put off by the fact that so many are breaking. Are the new ones being sold now still likely to suffer from the same problems as the older ones or not?

1337z0r · 2 Apr 2007 at 13:27

I bought one on saturday, It was the launch ones which sufferd the most proeblems. Newer ones should be fine aslong as you keep them well ventilated.

Zefan · 2 Apr 2007 at 13:33

I wish there was any proof of that.

tom26 · 2 Apr 2007 at 13:36

1337z0r said:
I bought one on saturday, It was the launch ones which sufferd the most proeblems. Newer ones should be fine aslong as you keep them well ventilated.

This may make me sound like a complete idiot but how do you tell whether its a launch one or a new one?

Mr Men · 2 Apr 2007 at 13:38

tom26 said:
This may make me sound like a complete idiot but how do you tell whether its a launch one or a new one?

Well launch ones sold out, so not much chance your gonna get one of them these days

Zefan · 2 Apr 2007 at 13:38

tom26 said:
This may make me sound like a complete idiot but how do you tell whether its a launch one or a new one?

Remember the launch consoles all selling out?

Buying one from a store should get you a newer one, but I've heard nothing about them being more reliable whatsoever.

Andy298 · 2 Apr 2007 at 13:38

tom26 said:
This may make me sound like a complete idiot but how do you tell whether its a launch one or a new one?

Every 360 has a production date on the back.

I highly doubt you'd get a launch model now anyway.

V4NT0M · 2 Apr 2007 at 13:40

My launch one has a white dvd drive face, whereas new ones now have a silver dvd drive face. I got mine off my brother cheap.

I've heard its problems with overheating and if its kept well ventilated it should be fine... But no proof...

Zefan · 2 Apr 2007 at 13:40

If there is any real proof for newer ones being more reliable then can someone post a link? It's just I'm in the same position as the OP but I don't want to just follow someone on the forum's advice then get a dud

BloodWolf · 2 Apr 2007 at 13:40

had mine just after xmas, bein fine.

Mr Men · 2 Apr 2007 at 13:43

Zefan said:
If there is any real proof for newer ones being more reliable then can someone post a link? It's just I'm in the same position as the OP but I don't want to just follow someone on the forum's advice then get a dud

Did MS not offer to repair all launch machines for free outside of warranty suggests to me that the launch machines might have had some problems, which was fixed for future shipments, no?

Zefan · 2 Apr 2007 at 13:44

Mr Men said:
which was fixed for future shipments, no?

You'd presume so, but even the refurbished models fail.

What I'm saying is I haven't seen anything official or conclusive about the newer ones being any more reliable than the old... just seems to be a lot of people talking about it.

Mr Men · 2 Apr 2007 at 13:46

Im not too sure but did they not admit to solder joints failing? Im not sure I just got my 360 a month ago and never really followed its early problems.

dakaiez · 2 Apr 2007 at 13:53

I was in the same position as you, bought one just over a month ago and absolutely loving it. Wish i had actually bought one earlier, thing is even if it's new it's got a chance of going bust anyway from all the problems i hear. But i have friends with both replaced and non replaced consoles who love it to bits either way.

I took the plunge and think it's worth it, overall we can't make that decision for you, you have to make it yourself. It sounds like your thinking like i originally was and that was your not sure about a 360 and maybe not buying it due to that. I mean it's like your wanting one but looking for a reason not to buy it, ie. using them breaking as one.

If your not fair enough, as all people who buy stuff which have a supposedly high break rate are bound to be a bit concerned about shelling out. But although there is a lot of breakages, there are also a lot that haven't been replaced and are still going strong. It just seems to be luck of the draw and newer consoles doing it a bit less than the older ones.

Mr Men · 2 Apr 2007 at 13:55

yeah I kind of wish I got mine earlier, but then again all the cheap 2nd games I am picking up is just brilliant

NokkonWud · 2 Apr 2007 at 14:08

tom26 said:
This may make me sound like a complete idiot but how do you tell whether its a launch one or a new one?

It has a 'MFD Date' on the back.

You have 12 months (or more with extension) if anything goes wrong with it to take it back and swap it for a new one. I'm still on my launch day model and up until 2 weeks ago it had been on for every single day.

Mr Men · 2 Apr 2007 at 14:20

While on the subject of taking them back, I bought mine at my local Woolworths, and when buying they said if anything goes wrong they will not replace it at all, it was to go to MS, is that even right or allowed?

player · 2 Apr 2007 at 14:25

buy it

enjoy it

and if it breaks, replace it

NokkonWud · 2 Apr 2007 at 14:27

Mr Men said:
While on the subject of taking them back, I bought mine at my local Woolworths, and when buying they said if anything goes wrong they will not replace it at all, it was to go to MS, is that even right or allowed?

You have 12 months to get a replacement from Woolworths.

Zefan · 2 Apr 2007 at 14:28

Mr Men said:
they said if anything goes wrong they will not replace it at all, it was to go to MS, is that even right or allowed?

Total trash! They're responsible within a year.

:edit: beaten