> I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned that the xbox > history of build quality isn't something to be desired > also. I was in a best buy around the first xbox release > and both customer trial units had red rings of > death.
There was an issue with a custom IC that failed in the early boxes. MS switched to a different IC and fixed every box for nothing, whether it was in warranty or not. I wouldn't call that a "history". But now Tom will... (Incidentally, compare MS's response with Sony's, which refused to do what MS did when under-engineered PS2 DVD drives failed en masse. They charged $129.95 to fix any unit more than 90 days old, thereby making additional profit for each failure. Ours failed on the 91st day. They eventually settled a class action suit at $25 or a free game per affected user. Thanks a lot.) ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
