Here's Why A Refurbished Gamestop Xbox 360 Is A Waste Of Money
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 พ.ย. 2018
- Gamestop ran a Pro Day sale over the weekend and I thought I would take advantage of the sale and pick up a refurbished Xbox 360 system to check out. I wanted to see what Gamestop was selling as a refurbished system to customers and what I found showed me just how poor their refurbished systems are put together.
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"Gamestop, taking advantage of single moms and kids since 1999"
I felt disgusting asking poor families to sign up for pre-orders, pro cards, etc.
@@LalienX lmao 😂
@@LalienX the shit people will do for money, eh?
I'm surprised you didn't feel disgusting asking *anyone* to sign up for pre-orders. Particularly these days when the only purpose they serve is tricking you into buying a non-returnable product before you find out that it's a steaming pile of crap that you really wish you hadn't purchased. But at least your boring bug-riddled $90 collector's edition came with a $2 plastic figurine and an exclusive in-game weapon.
@@ripper82 *Ouch* 🤕
When I worked at Gamestop, we would open all refurbished 360's and test them. 7 out of 10 would he dead right out of the box.
That's unsurprising considering GameStop's repair centers don't exactly fix the issue at hand. They basically perform a minor band-aid fix which may work for a few days, a few weeks, maybe a few months if you're lucky, but they weren't longterm fixes. A longterm fix would either be to re-ball the CPU and GPU or just replace the board with a brand new one as a whole.
Why ruin the consoles with dumb repairs?
Gotta love the quality of LBOXes. 😂
@@princegroove All consoles have defects, and they fixed this.
@@aminecraftplayer4067 “””fixed”””
They literally take the systems apart and blow air in them and use parts from broken systems and see if they boot up and then say they are fixed then. Point of reference, personally observed the process.
Oh yeah, I also ran the defective return reports for the company for over 5 years. These had a roughly 40-50% on the later versions of the 360, the very first two versions of the 360 had a much higher defective return rate around 75% is my memory serves me correct. You are better off buying used than GameStop refurbished.
This is what they call "Premium"?!
I wonder what non-premium looks like...
𝙸𝚖 𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍....
Thin air
Let me show you.
*Throws Xbox 360 into Bermuda triangle*
There we go.
@@typicalgameenjoyer1302 lol
Nononono, you pay for the "Premium" literally the word.
My family bought a refurbished Wii u from game stop. We ended up getting a disc copy of smash bros brawl for wiI still inside the system and they never reformatted the system so it had splatoon and Wii u smash bros installed for free. Needless to say we came out ahead on that deal.
Ezra Goldfinkelsteinberg how?
SantosMcGriddle, it’s GameStop. That’s how.
@@juandelossantos8777 How? They got BRAWL in it: that's the worst insult and piece of dirt they could possibly ever get. Unless Project M was pre-installed, too.
If people don't obey gun free zone signs why would they obey a do not move while disk is inside label
RedHairdo doesn’t matter a free game is a free game. And maybe the person that bought it likes brawl without the mod.
Funny, I've never seen a 360 taken apart delicately. When mine red-ringed, I used a sledgehammer.
Well,that's because you're a trogoldyte
Good job, that should be done on the xbox one as well
These comments 😂it’s so easy to repair
You should have recorded yourself smashing the thing.
@Poison ._. Xbox 360 was revolutionary but xbox one fell behind the ps4 but they have plans to get ahead
And ppl wonder why Gamestop is probably going away soon...
Game stop isn't going anywhere lol, they hold the largest corner piece on video game, figure, and console sales besides amazom
I've been hearing this for 10 years now. Lol Yet somehow their still around.
@@NeoDFFXIV And yet they're bleeding money so bad they have to resort to converting 80% of each store into selling candy and toys and bullshit. Now they're desperately trying to corner the retro game market to stay relevant.
Yea now 2000 stores are closing 😂😂 fuck game stop
This comment was posted almost a year ago you sure about that?
I bought a used Ps Vita for 160$ from them and they gave me a Vita that went through World War II. It was covered in deep scratches and heaps amount of p*rn on it, the stick was completely unresponsive on the left side. It took them 3 months to get me a refund. I bought one on ebay for cheaper and brand new in the box. NEVER buy a used console from gamestop.
sounds like you got my old vita
Gamestop offered me $7.50 in store credit for my cure for Aids.
Wow
Damn I bet the cashier got in trouble for approving that amount. That's top dollar in their book
JAZ THE SAGA your pic killing me.
Are you positive?
Was the cure a bullet or ten bucks worth of gas and a lighter?
The Gamestop website looks and functions like it was designed around the same time this Xbox 360 was made.
Its funny because they have such an antiquated business model.
@@justinbowman1342 Got that right I was training to be a seasonal temp and the workstation froze up like every 5 mins and I couldn't even finish the damn thing. Ended up not even bothering working for them because the communication with management was so awful. I had been checking up with them regularly to see when I would train more and start working but the Manager wouldn't even really answer me and said I don't know and a few weeks go by and and a friend I would've been working with messages me saying I was scheduled for 10 am earlier that day. I had contacted them 3 days prior and they didn't even give me an idea of when I would start working. This all happened within this week too and was not years ago. I wouldn't recommend trying to work there. I literally was interviewed like beginning of September and was told I would most likely start working mid October then I go train for 1 day at the end of October and then they pull this shit this week.
Stop hating pussies
@@puffyboy5991 I for one love pussies
Oliver White so is the software they use for sales
Damn I’ll never forget when My mom bought me a brand new one in 2007 and being so damn happy.
Can’t believe I’m watching this like it’s a relic almost
The 4GB-of-storage 360 with no hard drive was ALWAYS a bad deal.
Always buy the knect seperately, or you get a 4gb model.
I wish my parents knew back in 2010 when they bought the slim model. But i loved it still. And besides the only thing i ever cared about was playing Bad Company 2
Im getting my cousins' abandoned but still working Xbox 360 that has GTA IV... soon, even if i have a PS4
Lol my first and second 360s were both 4gb. The first one was the arcade model and it came with guitar hero 3. The second one was the slim model. Never had a problem with not having a hard drive.
@@johnharrington4757 I knowingly bought the hard drive-less 360 slim in 2011. I mainly just played call of duty black ops so I had no issues. It was back when Sony got hacked and PSN was down for 3 weeks. I was so hooked on Black Ops at the time I took a bunch of PS3 games that I had but didn't play and traded them in for a 360 and a copy of black ops.
In my xbox 360 the CPU fan was setup to blow directly into the plastic side. After red ring of death (for overheating)I decided to inspect the inside. After opening it up and noticing the poor cooling design I decided to drill holes into the side of the plastic. I am proud to say that my Xbox 360 is still working after 12+ years of service. Apparently I'm a better engineer than the company out of Waterloo that Microsoft contracted to design the thing.
The biggest problem is that they used the same fans that are in the original Xbox. Newer technology is much more powerful and put out a lot more heat. This was a stupid idea. Plus, they undervoltaged them, so they were only running at about 40% capacity until they were starting to overheat; at that point, the fans finally sped up.
@@user-id9ou2np8g The original xbox had a single fan, not a dual fan. Unless you had a rev. 1 which included a tiny fan on the gpu.
@@bryancampbell4604 when I looked up the part number of the fan, it was listed numerous places as being for both the original and 360. They probably listed it wrong then.
same fan different quantity
Pretty sure they designed the One/One S/One X in-house this time around. Which is why they have oversized cooling solutions compared to PS4.
Ah the Gamestop refurbished 360, the $5 Hot N Ready Pizza of the games world...
That's the most accurate analogy I've ever heard.
But you can't eat it... so it's just a paperweight.
Hey now! No need to insult the $5 Hot N Ready Pizza. Even that's a higher standard than this.
The 5 dollar is not that bad you get a hot pizza for cheap price it may not be as fancy as other pizza place that the price of frozen pizza you do not have to wait 20 minutes for hot pizza
@@brucenadeau1280 I dont mind the Hot N Readys, you just have to make sure to eat it within an hour of buying it cause they dont reheat well.
Plug it in for the first time and then you get a red ring of death
ikr lol my old ps3 never had any problems
Yeah.
My first console I ever bought with my own money was a 360 from Mejier years ago. It was used, but Mejier told me "there was nothing to worry about." Long story short, I took it home it was already red ringed. Believe it or not, the next day I took it back and the guy right in front of me in line at the return desk also had a used 360, and it too was red ringed. Said fuck it, went to Best Buy, spent an extra $100 and got the elite for twice the memory. Used consoles are shiet.
Why was Mejier selling used Xbox Consoles?
@@knockbitzhd I had one of the first 60gb ps3 backwards compatible for like 2 years before it got the yellow light of death. Warranty replaced it for the 80gb mgs4 bundle and that one took a dump after a few months. I never had good luck with the ps3. My ps4 however is an early release 500gb model and I'm still using it to this day.
They don’t have the sticker in case you bring it back and they go “well sir there seems to be no sticker here so obviously you messed with it” and if you explain that there was never a sticker they would say “how would you know unless you opened and messed with it” *triggered*
Premium with a corded controller.....
less input delay>sitting 20 feet from the couch
@@Pharium but tbf, the input delay for legit controllers are so minimal, it's basically irrelevant :p
no running of to buy new batteries or recharge.
@@EthanBradburyVlogs yikes
@@Pharium shut the fuck up bitch
It comes with cardboard? Awesome! Nintendo wants extra money for that
Lol
Roll the seinfeld theme!
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It's yet one more proof of the collaboration between Nintendo and Microsoft!
That was hilarious.
Honestly even back in 2009 when I bought my first 360, the general rule of thumb was to not buy it used because of the RROD.
I had my xbox 360 since the first launch and it still runs great
German Rojo How?
Mine too! Never had issues
Getting my cousins launch-launch 360 soon in April
I've had mine since late 2007 and I've never had a problem. Mine is an arcade With a 120gb hard drive haha I've probably jinxed it now lmao
It’ll get red ring eventually
Premium Refurbished is Premium Misleading
Underrated comment love the joke
Pornhub or xbox
r/virginvschad for those interested
All the telltale signs of a GameStop "repair" done to the console, thanks for spreading the awareness of it! Unfortunate that many people are now seeing videos such as these years after the Xbox 360's peak popularity, but it's equally unfortunate that GameStop is STILL doing this to consoles in 2018.
Didn't you make a gamestop video about the 360's too?
Looks like the GPU has the wrong heatsync as well. That is the first gen GPU heatsync with no copper heat tube and secondary heatsync... It has the newer gen CPU heatsync though. That is definitely a Frankensteined system.
MrMario2011 But we don’t know that all consoles are like this, he could’ve done this himself just to make this video, he’s lied before so who knows
He did.
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Why not buy a slim as they last longer
Getting to all the failed motherboards and servicing parts is just such a great joy on these ..I really do hate the way Microsoft rushed this system out
Both Sony and Microsoft underestimated the cooling they really needed with the launch systems.It's crazy when Sony released a full year later and still had issues.
The 360 had a lot of momentum. Even in Japan, it was picking up a lot of games. The RRoD issue really halted a lot of that, had the system been planned and built better, its possible Xbox would be tops in market share today. Makes me sad.
@@cyphaborg6598 The Great Flip Chip Plague of the mid 2000's.
I went to the thrift store a few weeks ago and seen a Xbox 360, PS2, and a Wii and I bought all 3 of em for $20 each and all of it work perfectly. Even though I already had a 360 and two non working PS2's from 2003 but I couldn't help myself it was only 20 bucks.
immaculateAMG theft or thrift store
Baby Sapphire lma
Same here. Got ps3 for 20 bucks loaded with games and wii loaded with games for 20$. Overall good deal
@Lee Santos i got it from value village
S Mac doesn't that mean that you're logged into the other persons account?
They probably don't have a warranty sticker on there because it's becoming more common knowledge now that those "WARRANTY VOID IF REMOVED" stickers are actually illegal. Companies can't refuse warranty service just because you opened up a device you own and have every legal right to open.
Shame I cant see if this applies to UK law
Companies will still try to deny services based off stickers being removed unfortunately. It would require taking them to court to make them honor the warranty, which they know the average joe cannot afford. Yes, you still have the right to claim the warranty, but you will often require more money than the system cost in legal fees.
@@awifephnptrrytrw Actually, there's some hope: the FTC is warning many companies that their stickers are illegal, and as a result, some of them are voluntarily discontinuing placing these stickers on new products and are more likely now to honor warranties on products that did have those stickers broken.
Unless it’s a rolls Royce my man, if you even pop the hood open on a rolls Royce, a seal between the hood and grill is broken unless opened by a rolls Royce factory or dealership themself, and you warranty is void just because u wanted to show off your engine. Defff not tryna compare an og xbox 360, just giving an example of a company putting out a fucked up rule that voids a warranty
@@salvatorelanzilotta386 Wow. Refusing warranty service that way sounds pretty illegal. I'm not a lawyer, but I wouldn't give Rolls Royce good odds in court if someone sued over it.
Jesus! I remember I was 11 years old trying to open my Xbox to see if I could fix the red ring of death 😂
lmao
This man singlehandedly keeps GameStop afloat
This is actually a Kronos motherboard and is very reliable. I don't it was red ring as these board don't have that fault. The smaller GPU is actually perfectly adequate due to the redesigned chip at 65nm.
The metal case is used to keep the board straight so the warping is from the bolt mod.
Yeah. He pretty much says that at 14:32
Lol. Refurbished my ass. Looks like they threw a bunch of crap in a box, slapped a $40 sticker on it and called it a day.
Mathew Snyder lmao
Premium refurbished to you buddy
I will NEVER buy anything refurbished
Mathew Snyder i mean your not wrong lol
I wouldn't be surprised if working at a refurb place you are forced an mpu (minutes per unit) to complete each one. So you do them as quickly as you can and quality doesn't matter. This is just my theory.
That board must be pretty buff with all that flexing going on.
Weird flex, but ok
So stupid but I LOLd
Sparked quite the laugh I have to say
Feel th burrrrnn...
HA ha
"This is a certified premium refurbished Xbox 360 from Gamestop" Well there's your problem!
I took apart my 360 slim recently to dust the inside with canned air, and I'm so shocked to see how much they revised the internal hardware between this earlier white model and the one I have!
I love...LOVE how it isnt simply a refurbished console. It's a PREMIUM REFURBISHED SYSTEM!
I mean, if it was just refurbished I would pass...BUT PREMIUM????
How can I resist!!!
Spills51 or maybe "good" Refubished than i also dont know if i would do It...
just a marketing term to make customers feel special
@@ILovePancakes24 or to justify cost
In terms of marketing, it's actually probably a pretty solid tactic. Most people who buy these aren't going to open them up, let alone have any idea what they're supposed to be looking at if they do so I'm sure that fancy sounding name is an effective selling point.
the word premium is for the gullible.
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Hey how are you? You mentioned you got this for 40 bucks on pro day? How and where? Ive always wanted a ps4 but wasnt in my price range. I still want one but looking for a reasonable price one. If you can help direct me to where i can get one for a cheap price i would appreciate that
Now do the Wii U refurbished
Spawn Wave so how would you fix the red ring of death 💀?
Scam
Would've thought you'd at least power it up first just to make sure it does actually work
I think he did and just didn't show it in the video. He said at some point, that he heared the fans inside going crazy, when he first turned it on and was already expecting the fan mod, when he opened it up. ^^
@@Mi-ht2co It's not a proof, he has it out of the box as if it was the first time and he would like us to trust him for the rest ... I have doubts!
Watching this made me miss the days of 360.
Watching a 360 being taken apart brings backs memories...
Had 5 different 360's. 4 died to RoD and one had a faulty GPU (not RoD but weird colors). The last one was out of warranty so a younger me had to open and repair it, which then lasted for a year at least.
I liked the 360 but man was it prone to failure.
@@Wrathful_Scythe I never had an issue with mine at all guess I got lyckky
BloodyHazessr same here. I recently found my Xbox 360 S and it still works
When i bought my gamecube it was $5 which in 2018 was an amazing deal and i had to learn how to take it apart and repair/ solder
@@littymj7599 that's because the old phats are way more prone to red ringing than the slim models/s models
From a former employee for over 5 years. NEVER EVER buy a refurbished console. Almost everyone I sold always came back.
@tyvek05 lol the video literally shows why NOT to buy refurbished. Removing parts and adding screws for a temp. fix is not new parts haha
@@Codyrosa wow...
Richie Jackson lol wow what?
@tyvek05 Well you can stick wit that, I rather have mine fresh out of the box
@@Codyrosa wow...
I got my Xbox 360 for 40 bucks. Still works perfectly. Might play it soon
Same experience
That’s ok
I remember my family got one of these refurbished Xbox 360 consoles when they were on sale. It lasted for about a month before breaking down. Not a happy sight :c
Can you put it back together and return it, try again? See if you get another hackjob.
probably if he got a nice one he wouldn't bother to record and upload it on youtube. the title "i got a good console from gamestop and i am happy" wouldn't get many views and subs.
@@SlavomirG normally id say you couldnt but since they forgot to put the sticker on i guess you could lol
@@ghassbomb9910 good thing people never break laws LOL I don't know if it was me you better believe I'd be returning it as they sold me a faulty product however I can't imagine it's worth the hassle
Those stickers are now prohibited in the USA. Never were valid.
really enjoyed this video. well done
eyyyy its mvg
Ancien regime gamer
I got a premium re furbish PS4 and it's not bad I give it a 8
* *Loud Pacific drive noises in the distance, closing in* *
Hello mvg
*GAMESTOP would like to know your location*
😂
Dont buy anything at game stop i got a xbox one x took it to a game stop selled it they cleaned it up and selled it full price that is so wrong save up and get one at Wal-Mart.
No offense to anyone whom is ignorant to this, but an OG Xbox 360 might be one of the worst consoles to buy... not only because of the Red Ring of Death, but the amount that were sold often times ended up in really nasty homes.
That said, you are way better off getting an Elite model, or a more recent revision with a decent Hard drive.
*BUT PROTO*
What do you mean by nasty homes? Crappy, abusive families or people who break their 360s?
Did you really use the word 'whom'...
@@chadmcdaniel4768 Its proper grammar
@@minigungaming5915 you're correct, now start using proper grammar outside and in future conversations other than TH-cam
Hi there! Gamestop employee here for a good chunk of time... unfortunately.
If you’re gonna buy preowned systems from GS, I would always recommend getting a USED system from the store and not a refurb. They’re different skews in our system since they’re treated differently.
When they’re used, it’s been tested in our stores for all usual notable issues. When it is refurbed, it’s been sent to our warehouse and “fixed” We get complaints a lot when it comes to refurbs, and have to do a lot of returns and exchanges. The company really doesn’t give a hoot about what they’re selling you, even though the employees genuinely want to make sure you’re getting what you pay for.
Also customers have a right to ask the employees to make sure it works at the store, or at least open the box if they want to examine all pieces. Just try not to do that at a busy time when there’s a single employee... (I beg of you)
I digress, sorry the 360 you got was a shitty one. I can’t say I’m surprised but it’s still painful to see when it happens.
Is there any reason why Gamestop would hire non-gamers? Not being pretentious or showing off how big my dick is, but I seem very knowledgeable on games and systems and even have retail experience, yet the Gamestop employees I run into seem to be those extroverted, I don't give a shit about games type of peoplethat GS likes to hire. I even see cute girls working at the store as managers of all people. Seems Gamestop hates having gamers in their stores.
Alan Walkman Because first and foremost GameStop is a business. Always have been and considering they are dying out as people buy things digitally, they need employees that can sell games. Most of their customers are family members who won’t know what’s what and are an easy sell to outgoing people or cute girls that seem to be on their side. A gamer like you or me will tell them if a game is bad and not to buy, GameStop wants the most return on investment and have no cares for customer satisfaction.
It’s better off you don’t work there anyway, it’s a shit working experience and the employees can tell you that. The only gamer employees that are there are the ones who just need the cash and are just selling what they know is garbage to keep their jobs.
Alan Walkman Frankly most gamers probably wouldn’t make for the best gamestop salesman, which is what the job entails. It doesn’t matter how many hours you racked up in Red Dead 2 if you can’t sell a product. And a lot of gamers wouldn’t recommend preordering games like Call of Duty, but that is part of the job.
The GameStop I worked at about 5 years ago now was staffed entirely by gamers - including the females on the staff (we are not arm candy, nor are we ditzy idiots that don't know anything about games, thank you very much). That was a fun crew. Our primary objective was to help ppl find games they wanted to play and our manager fully supported us in that. Sure, there were the spiels we had to give and the memberships and preorder percentages we had to maintain, but we always tried to customize our sales pitches to the customer.
For example, if I had a customer that came in looking for an RPG, I didn't try to pitch CoD or Madden to them, instead I brought up an upcoming RPG that I thought they might like.
I left when they introduced the credit cards. I knew it was a bad idea and that they'd eventually end up including them in our "numbers" that we had to hit every month (despite their insistence that they wouldn't - when I went back about a year later and talked to the ASM, he confirmed that my suspicions were correct). I already hated that they tried to get us to pitch iPods and the stupid phone stuff - although the phone card plans stopped being pushed after they acquired... whatever that store is called.
As of the last time I went to that store, the only one left was Bill - the ASM. Everyone else had ended up leaving for one reason or another. And the ppl that replaced them were all about making sales goals and didn't care one bit about the customers. That's been my experience at my new local GameStop too (I've moved since then). I expected the usual spiels and such, but when the manager tried to tell me that the PSVR had better graphics than Vive or Occulus? That was when I knew I couldn't trust anyone at that store to tell me the truth. All I wanted to know was how much quality would be sacrificed and whether or not the cost differences were worth it. To lie to me outright like that in hopes of getting a sale? Fuck that!
As for GameStop locations with great employees that care and try to take care of their customers? That seems to be luck of the draw from what I've seen. I also wouldn't expect it to always stay that way either. GameStop has high turnover rates for a reason - and it's entirely due to corporate policies (including pay).
@@SadisticSenpai61 I had a similar experience in a UK-based game store (owned by the same people as GameStop), the times when you could actually help a customer find a game that was right for them were great, when you could recommend a title based on what games they enjoyed. Over time though, all these sales targets and being pushed to sell certain titles and store-exclusive editions or preorders really began to wear down on the enjoyment that a lot of us got from it, and pretty much everyone began to leave and be replaced by people who didn't really care what they were selling as long as they met the targets.
The last straw for me came when a customer was looking for an RPG, after chatting I recommended the Witcher 3 (which matched what he wanted, was on sale at the time and a really damn good deal for the price), and the store manager told me off both for recommending a sale title over a full price one, and for taking too long... This was literally the only customer in the shop. Later that day, a kid and his mum came in for GTA5, and I mentioned that the game was 18-rated, which the mum didn't know and decided not to buy it for her 7-ish year old son. I got shouted at by the manager for that, as well. At that point I just quit on the spot.
I haven't been to a GameStop in years. I download all my games.
they mostly sell plush toys, cups & mugs, t-shirts and other knick-nacks. Games comes second.
I've been to Gamestop once in my life when I was on vacation and desperately needed a Nintendo DS game for an 8hr car ride.
I would never shop there otherwise. I would never trade in either.
I don't understand why people would sell their old consoles for $0.43 when they could sell it themselves on Craigslist for $20 and give a stranger a good deal as well.
Any idea why my Xbox one X would die after being dropped 2 inches on it's side while inside a Gaems case? It would only turn on for a few seconds before shutting down. Not even long enough to eject the disc that was in it all the way. I'm wondering if it was just a bad solder connection somewhere that broke loose or maybe a loose wire but I'm not very savvy with electronics yet and I'm afraid to take it apart myself. The system was barely used. It just sat most of the time because I'm more into ps4 but it's a shame this expensive system is dead now and I barely got to use it.
_THIS_ is one of the reasons why you have over 151k subs.
And why playeressence hasnt
I love watching him take things apart
@@FallicIdol I also like him smashing things with his hammer
Jonathan did you get a tan ?
Yup I’m subscribed to both but I think spawnwave is better
I’ve bought 5 of those back in the day. 3 are red ringed in my closet still. And every single one came with jacked up controller sticks. They certify the system, NOT its components. And if you try to return the controllers, that’s exactly what they’ll tell you. That was the last time I gave GameStop a dime of my money. I’d rather quit gaming forever than spend anymore money in their store.
That’s interesting, it’s pretty rare for a Jasper Unit to have solder joint issues. If anything, I would assume, the previous owner or whomever, had it standing straight up in an open area, and it fell onto its side several times. Etc
Reason being, because out of all the original style 360 units, the jasper revision was the one with the least failures.
Jasper is just perfect. I own one from recent time and it's very cold in terms of heat, silence and low temperatures. Is a solid hardware. And unlike xenons if the system detect a rise in temperature (like me before applying new thermal paste) it fast rise up the fan speed.
It was never broken. Gamestop does this to almost every phat regardless of model. I mean it's probably broken now because of that stupid mod
How did you repair Xbox 360s back in your day? Did you have access to what each blink code meant, and did that lead you to using different methods of repair, or did you use the same tried and true method regardless?
I have one i "fixed" by removing good capacitors to fix another one, but I replaced the heatsinks and it works okay.
The other two I'm trying to fix are still not working.
Got a refurb 360 and it was crap. Controller hadn't been washed and didn't work. My poor kid was so disappointed. Was a dumb mistake to make. Never again.
Yep, I had a similar experience. My parents bought me a refurbished GameStop Xbox 360, for my 14th birthday. Because our original Xbox 360 broke. The console worked for about two weeks, then it broke. Complete waste of a birthday presents. Was so disappointed that my main birthday present that year broke after two weeks. Thankfully, I got a brand new Xbox 360 E that year for Christmas. 4 years later, and my Xbox 360 E still works like brand new; as it did four years ago. Only thing I don't like about the E model Xbox 360 is that it was built out very cheap plastic. Internally, the console is identical to how it was, when I got 4 years ago. Sadly, the exterior is covered in large scratches because of the garbage plastic it was built out of.
@KoivuTheHab Well that's the thing, I haven't put anything on it; except for the controllers. And I've had no more than two on it at the time. I made sure to put the controllers on the glossy side, not the seide with the fan. I just don't think putting controllers on it should scratch it that badly. Still confuses me how it happened, when I haven't done anything to cause the scratches.
Don’t ever buy a refurbished console for your kid.
Probably more disappointed dad had the gall to get him a 13 year old system
@@daed1819 I wouldn't buy a refurbished anything, I only get consoles new if it's still possible. I bought a brand new PS3 500GB this year factory sealed.
GameStop stops games
Good one
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Only game I ever preordered was resident evil 6 and never picked it up out of laziness...
Best decision ever lmao
I went through 6 x360's because of the RROD. I think some working versions will become very rare in the future. In contrast you can pull an atari out of trash can and itll probably still work.
Wow, you must have been a die hard fan. Many people back then ended up picking a PS3 up.
@@qwertykeyboard5901 Well they kept replacing them for free. until they didn't. I didnt have enough money to get a ps3
I still have my OG launch day 360 with its 20 gig hard drive, no HDMI port and shiny silver disk tray that takes a solid wack to open/close it.
How in the hell does this thing still work
LAZARES I still have my original NES which had an entire Coka Cola poured into it. Still works like a champ!
You should play the lottery
@@mayowankenobi NES system were actually made properly as compared to the fuck fest that was the 360. I had to return mine 4 times in 2 year and they would give me a completely new one every time (meaning it was irreparable). I wasn't complaining tho because it was cheaper to buy the OG when the model in this video was already out and i had bought a 3 year warranty so i got my moneys worth.
I had a piece of wire around my tray I would pull to get it to open. I had an HDMI port... Had being the key word. If i use it now its YRW only.
LAZARES
You are one lucky boy.
Here's Why A Refurbished* Gamestop Xbox 360 Is A Waste Of Money
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I have a question how can one tell if they have the older 360 that have a flaw in the CD tray that actually cut grooves in the CD as it spins thanks
0:45 voicecrack
Got my laugh, time to go to the next video
GAMes there getting
Ive repaired so many of these, that I know them like the back of my hand. These early 360s are garbage. Ive replaced caps, thermal paste, entire sections of the board, reflowed them, ect. Each one has its own handfull of bullshit. And not a single one has been able to stay fixed for more than a year without more overheating problems. These systems are trash. Its the main driving reason why the ps3 started a massive comeback, and the main reason why I just stopped repairing these headaches.
Really You can really fix xbox 360's
Well I could use a little help. My Xbox's disc tray doesn't come out when I press the button. It's like jammed. What do I do?
@@teazy9836
Tap it lightly on the top while pressing the eject button to see if it will make a difference. Most likely the round black little rubber band of the dvd drive needs to be replaced. TH-cam or google around, there are plenty of videos or forums that may help. Good luck!
You spent time repairing these and never had one last longer than a year? Sounds to me like your skills of "repair" aren't as good as you think. Considering my friend repairs these consoles and they last for years.
I feel like I must be really lucky, I've still got mine from launch day. It never red-ringed, the disk tray broke a while ago but I got it fixed. Still play it on occasion to this day.
Mine still works to this date, and I have the model with 128mb storage!
Warranty stickers on electronics aren't allowed anymore, iirc. Right to repair act.
Suta Raito lol. not a federal law, and not for electronics. also, warranty stickers have nothing to do with it. not to mention its an entirely unenforceable law. you think electronics manufacturers are going to turn over their schematics? youre delusional.
bigstrudel you think corporate rules fix problems, dumb.
Corporations are in most cases more competent in running almost everything than the Government is. Also before I forget, you're dumb.
PrezidentTrump that’s stupid considering most corporations go out of business. The biggest corporation in America can’t even pay their employees a living wage. So the government (which is we the people) has to bail out the people who are working for the most successful business in the country.
@@StinkyBlack1 Magnuson Moss is absolutely a federal law, but it's pretty much never enforced. The FTC bit at electronics makers about a year ago, but we'll see if it actually turns out to mean anything. (Spoiler: almost definitely not.)
Do you fix laptops. Becauseeee my screen went out and i dont know what caused the problem
Also i dont know how to solder
@@linkslayer15 arent you supposed to learn that on 7th grade.. tf, i know how to solder back then, not a boomer btw
I got an old 360 from a friend of mine and it worked, but I did the xclamp replacement to it. It never had the red ring and I only use it for streaming movies and such, and I haven't had any problems with it yet. Why does it warp the board vs the xclamp?
You got the Xbox 360 for only $40. I paid around $200 or so at the time. It was also refurbished and I also bought 4-5 games for it for a total of around $250. The unfortunate thing is that the console stopped working around the time that the return date had expired. From that moment on I've never bought a refurbished game console, at least not when it comes to the newer systems. It didn't help that the older Xbox 360 consoles got the infamous RROD, which was due to overheating issues. I finally bought a brand new Xbox 360 Slim back in 2012 and it's been working flawlessly since then. Thanks for the great video. I really appreciate it!
This is why you dont buy anything that says 30 day guarantee... You go for anything 2 years or more, used or new.
You make a very valid point. The Xbox 360 originally came with a 1 year warranty, which was extended to 3 years because of the RROD. At the time, I couldn't get a refurbished PS3 for around $180-$200. My only option was to buy an Xbox 360 and I wanted to experience HD gaming for the first time. Unfortunately, rushing out to buy a refurbished Xbox 360 ended up costing me in the end. It's been a learning lesson since then.
I goy my 360 back in 2007. Halo 3. Gears of war. Cod 4. Etc. Good times.
super unfortunate. I got a referb 360 years and years ago from gamestop and It is still working with slight problems, been playing a lot of skate 3 here lately and even halo 2/halo 4. But, my biggest issue is the wifi card on it only works when it wants to work, and the system will freeze if the wifi goes out while signing in to my account. Luckily, my console is very close to my internet router so I can hard wire it.
@@bryanjordan8876 You have an Xbox 360 slim, right? The old phat ones don't have an internal WiFi. The slims were less likely to fail, so you can't really compare that. The original phat Xboxes failed a lot, I got a few of them broken and I normally tried to get one that hadn't been tampered with, because you never knew what the previous owner had done to it. My first one was a 2008 model that I got new. It got the RROD within two years. Then I got a 2009 model with a defective drive (dead laser), used the laser from my 2008 one to fix that, I still have that one (I think), but I replaced it with a Slim that didn't work due to a defective harddrive (easiest fix ever, didn't even have to open it). Also I still have two (or three?) from 2006, that I got nearly for free around 2012, in non-working condition, they all had really bad xclamp fixes. I didn't want to fix them, but ended up still trying to save them, by putting the mainboards in the oven. Now they work, but they have been collecting dust for atleast four years. They work, so I don't want to throw them away, but I also can't sell them, because there is no way I could tell how long they work, they might fail again within a few days.
I have repaired a few 360s myself. I by no means am a professional but these actually made me scared at how badly they were done.
Yeah, if I remember the shoddy quality of the earlier Xbox 360 consoles was to rush them into the market which is how the whole 'Red Ring of death' appeared and for some reason the future versions never fully recovered from that sting.
10:35 Weird flex but ok
Love these videos! No one else is posting knowledge like this! Experience coming thru keep it up 🤙🏽
I tried dismantling my old 360 elite because dust had gathered behind the power button sensor which would turn it on and off at random times. Without the Microsoft tool.... It's was bad.... real bad... I ended up Ripping the casing off and it took me hours and I cut my hands up on the metal sheet on the inside and got blood all Inside my xbox... to this day if the console heats up alot I can smell burnt blood...
That's metal as fuck
Rad.
What does that smell like?
Yikes...
Lol it was probably auto updating
If you actually paid for it , then yeah, it's a waste of money. But they have been offering it for free after rebate the past black fridays. If you are lucky enough you get a system you can mod and you get more than your moneys worth which is about the cost of the tax you paid(if any) for it.
Kinda thought the same about the x clamps. Did it on one of my old 360s until I did an Xbox one and realised why would MS re use x clamps if they were so bad.
The issue of warping kinda makes sense if you’re putting so much tension on the board I mean with those screws people really tighten them up
I had purchased a GameStop console on January 2015, and the unit was a July 2007 Halo 3 console with the original Halo 3 controller in brand new condition which was completely warranty sealed with NO refurbished stickers & NO signs of tamper.
Was I lucky?
Weird board flex, but ok.
Weird flex, not ok*
Kyle Smith r/woooosh
PICT[/.\]CHAT what makes you think he didn't get the joke?
@@SamuelMK_ board flex is not ok
@@Mashamazzi weird board flex, not ok
...and this is why you don't shop at GameStop.
xxianoob whats wrong with used products lmao
Also why you don't buy Apple.
Defensive Wounds what does any of this have to do with Apple?
@El-ahrairah he provided proper evidence as to why these refurbs can be very bad. You did not. Who do you think I believe?
@xxianoob when it comes to used consoles the pawn shop is the way to go
I remember being able to swap the faceplate for a custom faceplate. The one I was using was from the first Mass Effect.
I found mine in the dumpster behind GameStop and it still works to this day, I found it 5 years ago. I’m not sure why they tossed it out because it was in good condition and worked perfectly.... GameStop is weird...
$40 and u got all that cardboard? Labo really was a rip off.
MDK22420 If people still buying labo then they need see serious help. XD
Labo comes with more cardboard
more cardboard more price ;)
@@kronillix2735 what is labo?
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@@cwatson42785 its a cardboard building set with interactive games and tbh my younger brother loved making his, all of these people shitting on it don't get the concept of kids toys.
Why anyone would buy one of these and not the slim redesign is beyond me.
@Demon Orb That's such a small segment of the market though it's barely relevant. The RROD was one of the most publicized covered hardware failures in consumer electronics history. The amount of people unaware later models released fixed the issue is "slim" if anything.
Sometimes people start OCD modding because some idiots on the internet have a half baked brain fart. What is bad is when companies adopt those farts as truth. I personally wouldn't write one off because of a harmless fan mod. The x clamps should have been more like socket am2 brackets,or even spring load the screws like in many laptops.
I'm so happy I don't live in America, we have no Gamestop so if you wanna refurbish your console, you have to take it to a technician.
And if you wanna buy games, go to mall shopping or buy it from the only 2 stores we have: Microplay and Weplay. I've never been dissapointed!~
I remember when I my friends 3rd 360 failed it was an Black Elite it was only 9 months old from new and he got a RRoD. Sent to MS for repair they sent it to Germany to be fixed, it took 4 weeks to come back but I had to call for him to see where it was. Well when it came back he just bought Command and Conquer 3 and palyed it for about an hour and he got a RRoD even thought it was sent out for repair. I called up and a manager came on the phone when I told him that it RRoD his reply was "What Already" they sent out UPS to pick it up again and they have him 2 free games when it came back. Viva Pinata and Gears of War
I bought one of these years ago and it literally failed withing a week, I wish I could have seen this video then, thanks for sharing, you are very knowledgeable.
I was lucky enough to get a pre owned one, which means it isn’t modified on the inside. But the panel is a way older version.
Where can I get my Xbox 360 fixed?. To perfection of course
11:16 that board actually looks like a small scale city
Tron
Like... all motherboards in existence?
Oh yeah
Had a red ring after like a year or so, bought another one and it is still going strong. That’s like 8 years now. Finally gonna upgrade to a PS4
Kevin De Smet No
Ps4 ? Traitor
@@thefunder1 someone is gonna be curious always anyways.... im a sony pony and im still a fanboy of the 360... saw one on an internet cafe.. kept touching it and literally wanted to take it home, but alas, my PS4 wont be lonely as fuck cause we have a Wii.. a broken famicom (straight from Japan) and now, im looking forward on the Xbox my Uncle has...
@@thefunder1 People buy what is better not the same line of systems for their whole life
Was just kidding
@spawnwave do have a xbox 360 elite? Can yo do the same for one if you still havent?
Anyone else remember those awesome videos that Techno Buffalo did comparing the 360 and the PS3? Those were awesome.
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Todoroki?
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@@hangingjontron818 We meet again.
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When I worked there in the late 1990's we barely tested the machines if we even tried to test them at all. BUYER BEWARE.
I got a refurbished 360 and it would just turn off. I opened it up and saw that the thermal paste was incorrectly applied. The laser also died and so I replaced that too. Now this thing is so quiet and runs so much better than the brand new one that I got when the system came out. Ever since, I don't trust anyone when it comes to proper builds.
I have a after market controller for the Xbox 360 and it's a plug-In controller but it shuts it's self off and I have USB port then reconnect then it work then off again. I Buy new controllers but they don't work at all . power ring lights up but I have no control using them meaning it does nothing. Can someone help?
Was really looking forward to this, and I loved the GameCube controller video!!
You weren’t kidding when you said we were gonna like these tech waves!
My 360 has issues playing some old xbox games
Max Pain exactly why sony a better system never had problems with my ps3 nor my ps4 I always had problems with my Xbox 360 and my Xbox one .,Xbox will soon go out of business like Dreamcast did watch
Great video! I'm thinking of picking up another 360. (my original RRoD'd and so did the Arcade I picked up after it)
Any chance you can give some links on a good site to buy refurbed systems from?
I would just recommend getting one of the Slim 360 systems, they were much less prone to failure.
All X360’s are basically 60nm chips now. They should be far less prone to breakdowns
Even if you went to Gamestop. It cost like 5 bucks for their warranty. Then you can just bring it back and replace it for like 2 years if anything goes wrong.
@@SpawnWave how many times I've moved my Xbox and it accidentally turns on damn them Slims
@@jamesbonner3905 It will fail because it's not being repaired corretly?Most time it will need a reball to fix the problem and Gamestop wont do it.If the system overheats too many times it will destroy the board permanently.
Jasper means what type of mother board it is so you have one of the best mother boards
Hey what kind of saudering gun would you recomend?
All refurbished consoles are not really ideal never know whats happened to them, i dont trust previous owners at all.
I bought a PS3 slim back in 2010 from a guy at a gas station for $20, got home with it plugged it in and heard a noise coming from the fan. I opened it up and found $72 under the case next to the fan. My guess was that he stole the PS3 from someone to make a quick buck, jokes on him though lol I basically got a PS3 and $52 for free.
@@heyassbut8199 And my dad is the CEO of Apple
@@Milk-hb5ve well I pity you.
Refurbished Wave
How do you tell which chip needs to be re-balled in the event of a red ring? Can you check for shorts with a multi-meter or something like that?
Neither need to be reballed. The chip needs to be replaced because solder isn't the issue, ati's defective gpus were. You can check by getting the sub code
I remember my first console I bought, I was young, I got it with the money I saved for months. And it was "Premium Refurbished" didnt last a week without issues and then it had Red Rings. Terrible experience.