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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SulfurPosted:
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
FrogPosted:
his That's not good for Xbox.
I myself got the Red rings a few days ago, it's fine now though?
Yeah everybody gets it once in a while! But it usually goes (:
MoanPosted:
That's not good for Xbox.
I myself got the Red rings a few days ago, it's fine now though?
I myself got the Red rings a few days ago, it's fine now though?
SymptomPosted:
also if you are think wow he must be fat no i am not i do a lot of exercise in the morning and if the afternoon
SymptomPosted:
xxWhatsgoodxx wow have had the original white xbox and i have never gotten red rings once... honestly i think is that people play it to much, leave it on and dont give it enough "breathing space" is why people get rrod :) My is in the condition is as if i bought it yesterday :)
same i have my xbox setting on top on my tv as the air can get underneath it on top of it and well any were lol and i play my xbox every day for around 6 hrs on a school night and in the weekend all night from mostly when ever i come in til around 8 in the morning and i have never had no problem with my elite i think it is were you place it mostly .
WizardryPosted:
ive had my 360 on almost 8 hours everyday for about 4 years and the only times i got rrod was when i dropped it or accidently unplugged it but that was 4 years ago lol since then no problems.
wvlfPosted:
Had an Xbox 360 for 6 years, 1 fault, had a PS3 for 5, no faults. Tell you straight though, PS2, no faults in nearly 12 years;)
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