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 $1.05 billion as the cost of replacing defective original units through an unprecedented customer service warranty program. The problem was allegedly solved by the design of the Jasper circuit board, which tolerated heat better, and then Xbox 360 Slim design, which took design steps to help solve the overheating problem.
Data released as part of the No Fuss Reviews survey indicates that the Xbox 360 Slim has the lowest overall failure rate of any Xbox 360 model, followed by the Elite, Arcade, Pro, and then Core models. In short, the newer your Xbox 360 model is, the less likely it is to go belly up due to overheating. Buyers coming to Xbox 360 late can now pick up reliable systems that will play the 360's large software library for years to come.
Will this lesson be carried into the next generation of hardware? Let's hope so.
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Source: http://www.oxmonline.com/report-xbox-360-failure-rate-now-comparable-ps3-failure-rate
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Activez-Posted:
That's good to know that M$ is actually working to help it's customers in the long run.
DLTPosted:
-Tacodevil-T0xic8ear I wonder why its an Elite that has the RROD I use my xbox around 5-7 hours a day and no over heating problem whatsoever.
My Xbox 360 Elite has never had any problems and I've had it for many years and play it fairly often
It depends on the conditions its kept in. If there is a restricted airflow they are more likely to get the RROD.
When I used to work in a shop which repaired them, we got more PS3's with the YLOD than we did Xbox's with RROD. So I am not really surprised they are about the same.
-Tacodevil-Posted:
T0xic8ear I wonder why its an Elite that has the RROD I use my xbox around 5-7 hours a day and no over heating problem whatsoever.
My Xbox 360 Elite has never had any problems and I've had it for many years and play it fairly often
T0xic8earPosted:
I wonder why its an Elite that has the RROD I use my xbox around 5-7 hours a day and no over heating problem whatsoever.
OG-Posted:
I remember when Xenon motherboard came out and everyone was talking trash about it because it overheated so much
TopdawgENTPosted:
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 :)
BoomyNote21Posted:
Now they just need to fix the horrible disc reading error where your xbox refuses to read any disc. =)
AtH1337Posted:
EatAllCookies i love xbox i still have da original one
Me too lol. Mine broke down so I went and bought another. :P
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