jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
May 18, 2010 11:33pm
A few months ago my 2nd Xbox died. I sent it in and they supposedly sent me a new one. Well... my roommate had a 360 so we just played his down at school and once my new system arrived I just had my parents put it in my room. Today I finally got it out of the box and it doesn't even turn on. The warranty ran out 9 days ago and Microsoft is not giving me any breaks
So... I am selling all my games, equipment, etc and buying a PS3. I have been looking for good deals and I found one on Walmart. I was wondering if anybody else has seen a good one lately?
The one I found is this: 120 gig console, control+extra control, and 2 games (I want a baseball game and you can get 2k or the Show) for $399.
That seems like a great deal. For $299 you get the console only.
So... I am selling all my games, equipment, etc and buying a PS3. I have been looking for good deals and I found one on Walmart. I was wondering if anybody else has seen a good one lately?
The one I found is this: 120 gig console, control+extra control, and 2 games (I want a baseball game and you can get 2k or the Show) for $399.
That seems like a great deal. For $299 you get the console only.
hoops23
Posts: 15,696
May 18, 2010 11:43pm
Check out Amazon.com or sonystlye.com
imex99
Posts: 4,927
May 18, 2010 11:53pm
get it, unless sony style can beat it,,,,,
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
May 18, 2010 11:53pm
Thanks, Sonystyle only had the consoles (same price) and Amazon didn't have any attractive bundles
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
May 18, 2010 11:57pm
Ah man looks like that Bundle on Walmart is out of stock. Looks like I'll have to check back tomorrow
Trueblue23
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May 19, 2010 12:04am
Dude you should get Heavy Rain, crazy ass game
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
May 19, 2010 1:37am
Lesson: Check to see if things are actually repaired before letting their warranties expire.
hoops23
Posts: 15,696
May 19, 2010 2:11am
Yes it is.Trueblue23 wrote: Dude you should get Heavy Rain, crazy ass game
sonofsam
Posts: 2,052
May 19, 2010 4:23am
I think he should just get the PS3 first. Xbox leaves so much to be desired.
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Nate
Posts: 3,949
May 19, 2010 11:09am
What type of 360 do you have? HD size? I'd be interested in buying it.
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
May 19, 2010 11:27am
Whatever the regular "stock" size hard drive is, is what I got. The system is 'new' they just sent it to me a few months ago. But the hard drive is from my first system that I got 2-3 years ago. It still has Xbox Live on it and it should last 8-9 more months.Keebler wrote: What type of 360 do you have? HD size? I'd be interested in buying it.
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
May 19, 2010 11:30am
Kind of hard to do when you are down at college and the Xbox gets shipped to your home.I Wear Pants wrote: Lesson: Check to see if things are actually repaired before letting their warranties expire.
Like I said, I'm not getting all butthurt with Microsoft. I know the rules, I know that it is out of warranty. You'd think that if Xbox was a company worried about the customer they would have made an exception, but they didn't/won't. So, no hard feelings, I'll buy PS3 instead of paying $99 to have it fixed
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Nate
Posts: 3,949
May 19, 2010 11:32am
Have you looked to see if you could repair yourself? It's already broke, you can't hurt it anymore. Is it just not powering up?
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Nate
Posts: 3,949
May 19, 2010 11:34am
Also, make sure it isn't the power supply.
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
May 19, 2010 11:36am
I can't repair it on my own. I don't know the first thing about that sort of stuff. I am just trying to cut my losses and move on.Keebler wrote: Have you looked to see if you could repair yourself? It's already broke, you can't hurt it anymore. Is it just not powering up?
Here's what happened: They sent me a "new" Xbox because my old one was dead (E74 error). It sat in my room in the box for a few months and yesterday I finally got it out of the box. I hook it up, put all the wires where they go and it doesn't even power up. The power brick has an orange light on FWIW.
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
May 19, 2010 11:37am
I did that too. The TV works fine where it is plugged in. I had it plugged into a power strip, so I thought that might be the problem, so I plugged it directly into the wall. Still doesn't work.Keebler wrote: Also, make sure it isn't the power supply.
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Nate
Posts: 3,949
May 19, 2010 12:02pm
I'm saying to use another power brick, the one you said that was lit up. It may be lit up but could possibly be bad. See if a friend and come over and use their plug.jordo212000 wrote:I did that too. The TV works fine where it is plugged in. I had it plugged into a power strip, so I thought that might be the problem, so I plugged it directly into the wall. Still doesn't work.Keebler wrote: Also, make sure it isn't the power supply.
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
May 19, 2010 12:27pm
ahh, yeah that might be something that would work, but I don't have any friends around that own a 360. Everybody has a ps3Keebler wrote: I'm saying to use another power brick, the one you said that was lit up. It may be lit up but could possibly be bad. See if a friend and come over and use their plug.
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Gblock
May 19, 2010 12:32pm
buy a new xbox and then return it with the old one in it......
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Nate
Posts: 3,949
May 19, 2010 12:35pm
Too bad the boxes have the serial numbers on them.Gblock wrote: buy a new xbox and then return it with the old one in it......
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
May 19, 2010 12:41pm
haha I actually had a buddy who did something similar to that. He bought the Xbox that comes with the hard drive, took it home, got the hard drive out, took it back, got his money back, and then went in another store and bought the core systemGblock wrote: buy a new xbox and then return it with the old one in it......
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Gblock
May 19, 2010 12:55pm
you can put the broken xbox into the box that the new xbox came in and then return it to the store or send it into microsoft as brokenKeebler wrote:Too bad the boxes have the serial numbers on them.Gblock wrote: buy a new xbox and then return it with the old one in it......
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MontyBrunswick
May 19, 2010 1:17pm
jordo212000 wrote:You'd think that if Xbox was a company worried about the customer they would have made an exception, but they didn't/won't.I Wear Pants wrote: Lesson: Check to see if things are actually repaired before letting their warranties expire.
XBox isn't a company, it's a product. It's not worried about anything.
Microsoft is though.
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Nate
Posts: 3,949
May 19, 2010 1:22pm
yes, but the serial number on the box will not match the serial number on the unit. Most stores check this now.Gblock wrote:you can put the broken xbox into the box that the new xbox came in and then return it to the store or send it into microsoft as brokenKeebler wrote:Too bad the boxes have the serial numbers on them.Gblock wrote: buy a new xbox and then return it with the old one in it......
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
May 19, 2010 1:37pm
Good call. You got the idea though. If I ever write a novel I'll be sure to let you know. I think I'd need somebody to be a good editor who examines every word very closely. Editors also do not typically contribute anything to the original idea either. So you would be a good candidate twice over.dlazz wrote: XBox isn't a company, it's a product. It's not worried about anything.
Microsoft is though.