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Console Modding------ ( Here you can talk about your favorite Consoles ) => XBOX 360 => Topic started by: whuthefxk on October 25, 2009, 11:29:21 PM

Title: Buying a used XBOX 360
Post by: whuthefxk on October 25, 2009, 11:29:21 PM: i was thinking on buying a used or refurbished 360 from like gamestop.

are the dvd drive moddable ?

are they even reliable at all?

if i bought a new arcade from best buy can i flash them?

what should i do? im getting kind of tired of heat gunning my xbox!!

thnx! willy
Title: Re: Buying a used XBOX 360
Post by: Modded Matt on October 26, 2009, 06:04:35 AM: from what I understand the brandnew ones are not flashable. If you buy a referb from gamestop you will mostlikely get an older one that is flashable, but then you ask about reliability, the gamestop warranty is great, however once you open it to flash the drive its void...I buy them off ebay for like $15 (unopened rrod) dont buy if no video, e74, or opened. fix the rrod properly and install a flashed drive.
Title: Re: Buying a used XBOX 360
Post by: 40_ounce on October 26, 2009, 04:49:22 PM: @ modded matt What seller on ebay do you get the unopened rrod 360's from? The cheapest I can find is $60.
Title: Re: Buying a used XBOX 360
Post by: whuthefxk on October 26, 2009, 06:06:53 PM: when u buy these broken xbox from ebay for $15, are they usually unregistered or do u transfer it? and if you do need to transfer it, whats the process?

thnx
Title: Re: Buying a used XBOX 360
Post by: zeblon123 on October 26, 2009, 06:26:19 PM: mine was refurbished from gamestop. However i bought it like a year ago. It is still working fine. as for modding it don't ask me....
Title: Re: Buying a used XBOX 360
Post by: 40_ounce on October 27, 2009, 04:45:02 AM: You can just transfer registration on xbox.com. Doesn't matter if it has been registered befor.
Title: Re: Buying a used XBOX 360
Post by: Modded Matt on October 27, 2009, 04:45:45 AM: you have to watch the auctions, I got one last week for $8 plus shipping, of course these are consoles only (no perifials) I have bought 4 now and only one I couldnt fix, so I scraped it and will be using the drive for other uses that may or may not be a violation of ms terms of use. LOL

as for transfering, what are you speaking of? the MS registration, for waranties? I dont reregister them after I get it, there will be no waranty left...if you are asking about gamer profile, that is stored on the hdd not the console.
Title: Re: Buying a used XBOX 360
Post by: whuthefxk on October 27, 2009, 09:51:43 AM: i mean if u get a sealed rrod or e74 box, why dont you just ship it in to save yourself the trouble of having to fix it yourself?
Title: Re: Buying a used XBOX 360
Post by: Modded Matt on October 27, 2009, 10:05:32 AM: if it was under waranty I would not expect to see it on ebay??
Title: Re: Buying a used XBOX 360
Post by: 40_ounce on October 27, 2009, 04:07:54 PM: I just got a 360 in today for $60 with 3rrod and good warrenty seal. Microsoft will fix the e74 and the 3rrod for free. The warrenty is good up to 3 years after your 360 mfr date.
Title: Re: Buying a used XBOX 360
Post by: whuthefxk on October 30, 2009, 12:06:58 PM: was the xbox registered with the previous owner?
Title: Re: Buying a used XBOX 360
Post by: Amerikun Soljia on October 30, 2009, 12:35:19 PM: I don't think that matters. My elite was used when I bought it, I called m$ and they fixed it, I just had to pay the 10.42 for shipping to them. After that, I got it back 6 days later.