Xbox 360 failure rate now comparable to PS3 failure rate
The “Red Ring of Death” was reportedly the result of an engineering flaw in the original launch design of the Xbox 360, which caused the unit to overheat and warp its motherboard. At one point, Microsoft wrote off $1.05 billion as the cost of replacing defective original units through an unprecedented customer service warranty program. The problem was allegedly solved by the design of the Jasper circuit board, which tolerated heat better, and then Xbox 360 Slim design, which took design steps to help solve the overheating problem.
Data released as part of the No Fuss Reviews survey indicates that the Xbox 360 Slim has the lowest overall failure rate of any Xbox 360 model, followed by the Elite, Arcade, Pro, and then Core models. In short, the newer your Xbox 360 model is, the less likely it is to go belly up due to overheating. Buyers coming to Xbox 360 late can now pick up reliable systems that will play the 360's large software library for years to come.
Will this lesson be carried into the next generation of hardware? Let's hope so.
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Source: http://www.oxmonline.com/report-xbox-360-failure-rate-now-comparable-ps3-failure-rate
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bob_evans4Posted:
i had an xbox with red ring but that was a while ago , i bought an xbox that got RRoD 3-4 times, and ive had this other xbox for 3 years, no red ring ..yet
BackHandLegendPosted:
I've had mine for 3 years. No RROD, no overheating problems, no problems at all.
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SmurfsPosted:
Appyhappylad Ive never had it i have had all consoles and now have slim i have never had this issue! its mostly people who dont let there consoles breath or dont look after them at least they dont overheat as bad as the ps3 at one time my friend asked me to move his ps3 after we played on it so we could go on his xbox i grabbed the ps3 and it burned me and i dropped it coz it was that hot!!! luckily i didnt brake it lol!
Yeah same here.
AppyhappyladPosted:
Ive never had it i have had all consoles and now have slim i have never had this issue! its mostly people who dont let there consoles breath or dont look after them at least they dont overheat as bad as the ps3 at one time my friend asked me to move his ps3 after we played on it so we could go on his xbox i grabbed the ps3 and it burned me and i dropped it coz it was that hot!!! luckily i didnt brake it lol!
DubleJayJPosted:
Have had mine since launch, and it wasn't from over heating. Left it off for 2 days, came home and it had 1 red ring. Restarted it, it's been fine since.
SovietRussiaPosted:
Jigee I have never gotten a red ring, and I've have mine since launch.
Me neither. I've never had a problem with my xbox and ive had mine for a couple of years now :)
WSMFPPosted:
Smileh4x I'm glad. Now I won't hear the line "At least our PS3 doesn't get RROD" anymore in Xbox vs. Playstation fights =D
Exactly what I was thinking. Glad to hear that it is becoming less common.
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