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Xbox 360 Drops in Price, Adds Features

Started by JRblog · 9 months ago

If you’ve been holding out on buying a new Xbox 360, arguably the coolest of the next-gen consoles, it might finally be a smart time to buy one. There’s a couple of reasons for that: first of all, they dropped the price. You can now get a Xbox 360 Premium for $35 ... Continue reading »

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  • vore

    1 year ago

    Get the extended warranty. I'll say it again...get the extended warranty!
    With the warranty you return the console back to the store if there are problems.

    1 out of 3 Xbox 360 machines will have hardware failure due to overheating. They use a 90nm chip that gets very hot. The X brace supporting the chip will not allow for expansion and the board cracks.

    I sent my brand new console back to Microsoft and they sent me a refurbished machine which is going through the same problems the original machine had. Screen freeze ups, disconnects from on-line play and disc error readings. I have a 6" diameter fan blowing on it while playing games.

    Wait for the new machines with the 60nm chip.

    Go to xbox.com to read the posts from angry gamers.
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