$168 Xbox 360 Arcade - Good Deal?

[fyre]

Yes or no...

I realize I would have to buy a hard drive separately.

[CaffeinePowered]

The arcade is a piece of shit, you're better off buying a used one on Ebay, Red Rings have a 5 year warranty, thats how I got mine, I bought a red ringed box for $99 then after I added in controllers and the PSU it came up to like $250.

[Squishy3]

Actually, it's not as bad a deal as it was before, seeing as I believe you get 2 games that are decently enjoyable, and Microsoft is running a deal where you get a 20 GB hard drive for $30 online.

[Vongore]

I bought the Core version, it came with a 20GB HD and 2 wired controllers

[ScottyGrayskull]

Actually, it's not as bad a deal as it was before, seeing as I believe you get 2 games that are decently enjoyable, and Microsoft is running a deal where you get a 20 GB hard drive for $30 online.

Yeah, if that deal is still going on it's worth it.

[HeK]

Over the holidays I purchased a 360 Arcade from Dell.ca for $150 Canadian.
I then got a 20gb hard drive for $30 Canadian and it included 3 months of xbox live.

The new Arcade models have HDMI on board and are less susceptible to heat-issues.

So $180 Canadian is roughly $144 USD.

[Darklink]

Ebay fucked me over. The console didn't come with the PSU and controller it was supposed to and ended up being XBL banned. Then after 2 days of usage the Disc drive went bye bye.

[CaffeinePowered]

Ebay fucked me over. The console didn't come with the PSU and controller it was supposed to and ended up being XBL banned. Then after 2 days of usage the Disc drive went bye bye.

You should be able to lodge a complaint with Ebay/Paypal and get your money back

[Vongore]

Ebay fucked me over. The console didn't come with the PSU and controller it was supposed to and ended up being XBL banned. Then after 2 days of usage the Disc drive went bye bye.

LOL

[ScottyGrayskull]

[quote author=Darklink link=topic=2157.msg65103#msg65103 date=1233845983]
Ebay fucked me over. The console didn't come with the PSU and controller it was supposed to and ended up being XBL banned. Then after 2 days of usage the Disc drive went bye bye.

You should be able to lodge a complaint with Ebay/Paypal and get your money back
[/quote]

Well, it depends. Read over the auction very carefully to find out every discrepancy between what was advertised, and what was sold. Now, I assume he didn't mention that the console was banned from XBL, which would definitely count as a defective product. The missing PSU and controller alone should be enough.

Thankfully, eBay has come a long way since the days when I used to get ripped off. Back then eBay would tell you to go to a third party company, who even then would only try (for a fee) to get you talking. If the person who ripped you off didn't respond back or said they did nothing wrong, end of story. :-\

[korkesh]

this about sums it all up http://www.giantbomb.com/news/sony-issue...chart/763/ the chart is very handy and is truthful stating that in the end the sandwich always wins

[Ianki]

Banned from x-box live means it was stolen in the first place.  Do you really want to be complicit in that crime?

[Dave]

this about sums it all up http://www.giantbomb.com/news/sony-issue...chart/763/ the chart is very handy and is truthful stating that in the end the sandwich always wins

massively biast for the ps3 (since sony made it)
they say wii internet is limited (true) but the ps3 isnt 'unliminted' is it
and capital YES

what a wakati.