Comments on: Xbox 360 °F http://tleaves.com/2007/07/18/xbox-360-%c2%b0f/ Creativity x Technology Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:09:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: peterb http://tleaves.com/2007/07/18/xbox-360-%c2%b0f/comment-page-1/#comment-4114 peterb Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:02:09 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/07/18/xbox-360-%c2%b0f/#comment-4114 Just over a month. That straddled the press release -- so giving them the benefit of the doubt, perhaps their repair pipeline was in disarray retooling for the big announcement. Just over a month. That straddled the press release — so giving them the benefit of the doubt, perhaps their repair pipeline was in disarray retooling for the big announcement.

]]> By: Ben http://tleaves.com/2007/07/18/xbox-360-%c2%b0f/comment-page-1/#comment-4113 Ben Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:33:00 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/07/18/xbox-360-%c2%b0f/#comment-4113 I just sent my Xbox 360 off for warranty repair due to the Red Ring of Death. About how long did yours take? I just sent my Xbox 360 off for warranty repair due to the Red Ring of Death. About how long did yours take?

]]> By: arixey http://tleaves.com/2007/07/18/xbox-360-%c2%b0f/comment-page-1/#comment-4115 arixey Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:48:21 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/07/18/xbox-360-%c2%b0f/#comment-4115 My xbox died last October or November, shortly before they extended the warranty to one year. A few months later, I magically got a refund check from Microsoft. So that's pretty much how it happens. I got a replacement unit, too. I don't think it's any quieter or lighter, but this one no longer scratches up discs, either. One bad thing about the replacement units -- any XBLA content you bought will now only work with your original account, while logged in to xbox live. This may not be an issue, but for me means that the girlfriend can't play the unlocked games with her account. My xbox died last October or November, shortly before they extended the warranty to one year. A few months later, I magically got a refund check from Microsoft. So that’s pretty much how it happens.

I got a replacement unit, too. I don’t think it’s any quieter or lighter, but this one no longer scratches up discs, either.

One bad thing about the replacement units — any XBLA content you bought will now only work with your original account, while logged in to xbox live. This may not be an issue, but for me means that the girlfriend can’t play the unlocked games with her account.

]]> By: Stan http://tleaves.com/2007/07/18/xbox-360-%c2%b0f/comment-page-1/#comment-4116 Stan Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:15:24 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/07/18/xbox-360-%c2%b0f/#comment-4116 FOAF who works at MS says: 1. the earlier revisions were engineered from simulation without a lot of empirical verification that things were behaving as expected. Manufacturer's specs were off enough that there were too many problems and not enough time to fix them. 2. your new unit is lighter because it's missing a couple heat sinks that you don't need after having competent EEs do their thing with it. FOAF who works at MS says:

1. the earlier revisions were engineered from simulation without a lot of empirical verification that things were behaving as expected. Manufacturer’s specs were off enough that there were too many problems and not enough time to fix them.

2. your new unit is lighter because it’s missing a couple heat sinks that you don’t need after having competent EEs do their thing with it.

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