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| From: Microsoft
List Price: $259.99
Buy Used: $64.99
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New (15) Used (52) from $64.99
Rating:  276 reviews
Sales Rank: 290
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Edition: Pro 20 GB
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Graphics RAM: 10
Shipping Weight (lbs): 13.3
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 12.2 x 3.3
MPN: B4J-00107
Model: 360
UPC: 882224380751
EAN: 0882224380751
ASIN: B000UQAUWW
Release Date: August 8, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Great....when it actually WORKS September 24, 2007
M. Caruso (New Jersey, USA)
23 out of 31 found this review helpful
I've had just about every Nintendo and PlayStation console that was put out since about 1989 and I've NEVER had ANY problems with THEM freezing the games up and constantly needing to be re-started. the graphics on the xBox games are admittedly awesome and the games are very fun....when you can actually play them. The only thing I hate about xBox is how many times it is ALWAYS freezing up whenever I want to play a game. We got a brand new game recently for xBox and it hasn't left the console since we first took it out of the package and put it in the console and yet it freezes up quite frequently. The disc is BRAND NEW so my guess is that this is faulty hardware. I tried playing the game today and the xBox froze no less than FIFTEEN times in ONE HOUR of playing. I get tired of having to re-start the game and re-play up to the point where the game froze. It's not surprising that something made by Micro$4it doesn't work. I don't think I'll be buying any future consoles from them unless they get the bugs out and make something that actually WORKS.
 Good luck to ya! January 19, 2008
Campin' Cowpoke (Allen, Texas United States)
20 out of 29 found this review helpful
I am a "never buy the extended warranty" kind of guy, but I bought it for my 360 for Christmas 2006 based on the initial reports of hardware failures. So here I am a little over a year later, and the console is dead with the red ring of death. Thank goodness for buying the extended warranty, I will be attempting to return it and get a PS3. Failing that, the extended MS warranty for this hardware failure should cover me. However, will I buy another Microsoft gaming console? Nope, never again.
My 360 is freestanding vertically, with plenty of air circulation and it still croaked after 12 months of light use. That's pretty pathetic hardware design.
So, are you feeling lucky? Did MS really do enough to improve the heat dissipation and fix any solder composition issues? I wouldn't take a chance with my money.
3/28/08 update - Replacement unit from microsoft dead after 5 days and maybe 2 hours of use. Pathetic. My motto has now become "anything but microsoft".
BUYER BEWARE! March 14, 2008
Edward H. Shih
20 out of 46 found this review helpful
I have owned my Xbox 360 for a year now and am having a problem with the console cd tray. The tray is stuck and simply will not come out. Upon further looking into the problem online and through friends I have learned that 1 out of every 3 xbox 360 consoles will suffer a major problem within a year. The 1st and most common problem being that the console just scratches up and destroys every cd you insert, the 2nd most common is that the console just shuts down and just dies, and lastly my CD tray problem. I suppose I should be somewhat greatful that I have the less damaging of the 3 problems but all in all whatever problem you may encounter will just result in a 300 dollar waste of money. Microsoft has been very well aware of these problems since the launch of the system over 3 years ago and has done little to nothing to improve the quality of the system. Also lets not forget that the xbox 360 is the only game console where you have to pay a yearly fee to play online AND the only game console that will not allow any business besides their own to make repairs. This means that you will have to pay about 30 dollars to ship a broken system back to the company and in addition to that a average repair fee of about 50 dollars so not only are they producing a cheap quality system they may also be profitng from it. Just incase you wont take my word on these problems just try googgling it yourself.
Save your money...and your sanity! August 19, 2007
K. Burch (Portland, OR.)
19 out of 60 found this review helpful
It's a shame, but the current cycle in the never ending console wars looks to be an all-around bust. You've got the Wii, with it's innovative controller but sadly lacking line-up of games (all of their best are *surprise* Mario based sequels) and no high-def support. Then you've got the PS3, which almost seems like an afterthought on Sony's part. Not only does it not have any games worth a hoot, but the system is grossly overpriced (for the average consumer anyway), still has a weak online service (but at least it's free), and generally feels like some sort of afterbirth that Sony let schlep out just so they could throw their hat into the current generation of gaming systems. In essence: their support of the PS3 thus far has been lackluster at best.
Then you have the 360...
Let's get one thing straight before the flamers start going off: I LOVED THIS CONSOLE. The 360 offered everything the other two systems didn't: The full support of Microsoft, a good line-up of games--with some outstanding looking titles coming this holiday season (Bioshock, PGR4, Halo 3 just to name a few), a super cool and highly addictive achievement system, a nicely set-up online service, HD support, reasonable price. and so on... But all of that is moot, because:
What is the point in owning a system that has a greater than 50% failure rate.
Let's face facts, folks: The Xbox 360 is a lemon. It is a nightmarish time bomb in a plastic shell that is just waiting to explode. I have owned two of these pathetic pieces of hardware, and both have completely died on me. One lasted eight months (and the merchant that sold it too me graciously allowed me to return the defective thing) and the replacement I purchased today was Dead On Arrival. Yep, the thing was useless right out of the box. I called Microsoft, and they wanted me to send the unit in for service (brand new--haven't played one game, not to mention not even being able to boot up the menu) and I told them NO WAY. They actually had the gal to tell me that there was no other option. Let me put it to you this way: How would you like to buy a brand new car, have it break the moment you inserted the key, and then the salesman tell you the vehicle needed to be serviced before you could use it. Would you agree to this absurdity, or would you demand a replacement? Well my friends, I was told that this unit would have to be serviced. The reason: Because my new system's failure had nothing to do with the infamous Red Ring of Death.
That's right: THE THREE YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLY COVERS FAILURES WHEN YOU GET THE RROD. That is the only condition that will get your lemon replaced with, well...another lemon. And don't get too excited about the though of three year "protection" from the RROD, either. I've read posts on several forums where people are on their fifth and sixth refurb'd units sent to them from Microsoft all because of the RROD problem.
Take my advice, and the advice of all the others in here that have had the same experiences with this sad piece of equipment:
AVOID THE XBOX 360 AT ALL COSTS! Let Microsoft know how you feel about this piece of junk by making them feel it where it counts: In their pocket books!
 To the hardware designers: my home theater has some standards March 12, 2008
Prudent Gamer (New York)
19 out of 23 found this review helpful
The two powerhouses of this console generation are vying for a spot as end-all entertainment hardware for the personal home theater. I gave both platforms a try and found blatant lapses in design integrity with the Xbox that bothered me enough to sell it at a loss and get a PS3. Here are some parting words for the Xbox and Xbox design team that I've just posted on craigslist:
* If you are going to be a part of my A/V setup, you have no right to be so incredibly loud. Not only did Microsoft fail to secure a consistently quiet optical drive manufacturer, they didn't bother engineering any auto-thermostat controls for the fans. Their solution, even after transitioning to a cooler chipset, is to blast the fans as high as possible - all the time, for the entire duration of the Xbox's life. So it matters not whether you have it on a cold tile floor, inside an actively ventilated cabinet rack or mounted in a freezer, it won't wise up to the circumstances and just dumbly works itself to death trying to disperse its exhaust. Fans only get louder with age and dust accumulation, and MS thought it prudent to start each of their consoles off at an already unacceptable volume.
* If you want a spot in my home theater rack, please don't bring along the biggest AC adapter I've ever seen included with a piece of consumer electronics. MS even took the time to design the gargantuan and grotesque adapter in such a manner that it doesn't resemble the Xbox hardware at all, a seemingly devious deception to distract you from the fact that it's the Xbox's baggage.
* Next time you revise the hardware, actually test out the possible home theater configurations. Want to send video to your TV by HDMI and sound directly to your receiver by optical? No. The provided and ONLY breakout cable that provides optical completely obscures the HDMI port.
* Yes, Xbox, you have some really decent games but I can't help but think that the console is simply disposable. Your reliability is awful, there's no indication that you're here to stay for more than a few years before Xbox 720, or that you will live long enough for me to show off the ancient visuals and control schemes to the son I may have in the next fifteen years. I like my electronics with confidence, and you exude little of it.
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