[SOLVED] How can I keep a launch XBox 360 Alive...?

[ProgrammingAce]

A cold room would actually be worse for the console, it'll put more stress on the joints as they heat up and cool down

[Vectorman0]

There's a guy that's been working at a local EB Games for years. He swears that Microsoft won't honour warranties for systems that have had an intercooler hooked up to them.

I don't know how they could tell...

If the intercooler was used over an extended period of time, I bet there would be dust buildup from incoming air in places that air would not have come in from without the intercooler's suction.

[Chainclaw]

I've heard of people getting arcade units when they sent in pro systems (the returned system did not have the chrome DVD tray), so I wonder if anyone has sent in a unit with HDMI and get a non-HDMI unit in return?

[c0ldb33r]

I've heard of people getting arcade units when they sent in pro systems (the returned system did not have the chrome DVD tray), so I wonder if anyone has sent in a unit with HDMI and get a non-HDMI unit in return?

Or sent in a black elite and get a white arcade/pro.

Man, I'd be pissed.

[aclbandit]

Or sent in a black elite and get a white arcade/pro.

Man, I'd be pissed.

The DVD drive color (since that really is the only difference between the Arcade and the Pro system itself, ignoring included accessories/HDDs that you don't send in anyway) is quite a believable bit of nonsense, but sending you back a white one after someone had spent the extra $100 basically just to have a black one would be simply ass-tastic. Surely they wouldn't do such a thing. I mean, DVD drive color isn't that big of a deal, but the whole console? Surely not.

[carlcarlson]

I just noticed that the box my replacement 360 was sent in actually has a sticker on it that states it is a Pro system with a Zephyr board. I guess they do their best to match the system that was sent in, so it's unlikely you will "trade up".