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Hi there

I have the opportunity to pick up a Red Ring Xbox for £40. (premium version).
Is it worth doing? Easy to fix? Even if I paid someone say £20 to fix it, it would be a good buy still.

Anyone done this?

There is an extended warrenty (apparently) on three red rings (not 1,2 or 4 RRs though). So couldn't you just send it off, or would you need a receipt.

These are questions I do not know the answer too.

a receipt isn't the problem, you have to register it at xbox.com, and then they look at the serial number to see the date..

Might be worth a punt

I'll ask the guy if he registered it.

Is it transferrable? Ie you buy a 2nd hand 360, if it breaks but is less than 3 years old, you get it fixed for free?

I know the console in this instance is about 18 months or less old.

I thought of it another way.

Is a wireless controller, and a 20Gb hard drive worth £40?

Because they just about are. So even if you couldn't get the console fixed you would lose money really, if you then picked up an arcade.

I mean you could probably make most of that back selling them.

At the very worst you'll get a HD for £40 which you could then stick on a 360 Arcade.

Edit: yes, what Lave said.

You could also use the internal cables and components to make techno jewellery.

Do it. You should be able to get it repaired no problem. I've done several secondhand ones.

Via MS or you mean buy a third party?

Funny you mention this. I've just got my funsquare back from london and am endeavouring to fix its knackered DVD drive. Looks like a simple case of stabilising the spinny doodad so that the DVDs aren't wobbling over the laser. Samsung didn't bother doing it right, the cheap bastards.

It's quite funny really - MS apparently made a big fuss about how easy it was to open and mod the original funsquare, so they made the superplus 'hard' to open. I got mine open in about twenty minutes with a run of the mill screwdriver and a pair of nail scissors, and even did it without visibly lifting the 'warranty void' seal. Idiots.

I bought mine second hand, so the DVD drive thing wasn't covered (even though it's down to simple lazy manufacturing), and it would have cost £60 to send off and repair. Even if I have to buy a new drive, it'll be £20, and if the RROD comes up and/or the warranty seal is buggered, I'll simply go here. I've only browsed that site a little, but they seem very good and, though they are selling stuff, they seem to be honest about it and only selling things that are genuinely useful. They have a RROD fixing kit for £15.

So the concensus is go for it?

It includes a HD and cables but no controller, so that economic is out the window

If you think you can handle the repairs mentioned on that article, and sell it for more than the equipment will cost you, go for it.

i dont want to sell it I want to keep it

I'll give you £75.

No, but in that case, I'd go for it, personally. I paid more than that for mine and I'm an intractible cheapskate.

Er... What?

Are they discounting Core packs heavily because they are likely to fail?

I don't care, I have a spare HD and this would suit the JamesOff just fine if I found one.

Yep.