Decisions, decisions...

[The Rh Factor]

Decisions, decisions...

So here's my situation... For the past 3 days my xbox has been freezing, glitching, and just acting weird in general - basically showing all the signs that the RROD is in its near future. As I see it, I have two options:

Option 1: It's still under warranty, so I can send it back to Microsoft and get a functioning, refurbished (I'm assuming) xbox back in return. In the meantime, I'd probably buy a cheap xbox at GameStop to hold me over through the couple months it'll be til I get the other one. Then I'll sell one of them and probably won't end up losing that much money in the deal.

Option 2: I can go to GameStop right now and trade it in while it's still semi-functioning and put the credit for it toward buying the cool looking new black xbox.

What everyone else do in this situation? I'd especially like to hear from those of you who have the new black xbox or know someone who does. Is it worth it for me to put out the extra $$ for it?

 

[Zjuggernaut]

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Option 2.

Mainly because it isn't that much more expensive than the elite and you're probably going to end up buying one anyway.

 

[Azer249]

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Option 2 the new xbox will last longer and you will have a new warranty so it will save you more money in the long run ;D

 

[Fenrir]

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Id go with option two.

 

[GrimWhim]

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It shouldn't take months to get your Xbox 360 back. Maybe a week or two at the most.

I'd highly recommend option one unless of course you're rich and can afford to waste money like it's nothing.

Being poor doesn't grant me that luxury so I guess I'm a little more cautious when buying things.

 

[Aions]

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keep your hard drive, buy a cheep 360 arcade (if you can find one) pop your old hard drive in it and boom new 360 with out loosing all your stuff

 

[Skotekal]

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Wait til it goes all fudgy and fix it yourself?

 

[cheezMcNASTY]

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i say option 1.
i recently had to send mine in. it was OUT of warranty but they renewed it because it was RRoD. they didn't fix my xbox, they sent me a brand new one instead.
i also got a free month of xbox live with the deal.

if you wanna burn some money, then by all means go with option 2. but gamestop keeps track of your info, so if you don't trade it in as defective it could be trouble.

 

[The Rh Factor]

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Thanks for the imput everyone! Some of the things mentioned were things I didn't know or hadn't thought about, so the comments were helpful. I basically ended up with 3 votes for "stick with the older version of the xbox", 3 votes for "splurge and buy the newer xbox" and 1 vote for "fix it yourself" (better known as "I'll have my wonderful boyfriend fix it for me". Heehee). I'm gonna think about it some more and hopefully come to a decision soon. Thanks again!

 

[D3m190d]

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I don't really have much of a say in the matter, but if you mention ''my wonderful boyfriend'', kudos to him for being with such an awesome person , so: Give him a cookie on my behalf!

 

[The Rh Factor]

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I don't really have much of a say in the matter, but if you mention ''my wonderful boyfriend'', kudos to him for being with such an awesome person , so: Give him a cookie on my behalf!

Hahaha!! He told me to tell you "thanks, that cookie was super tasty and really hit the spot" ...