Does Microsoft still use Thompson drives in new Xboxes?
I'm thinking of taking advantage of that EB deal by trading in my PS2 and Xbox to get a PStwo and a new Xbox. I bought my Xbox used a few months back and it has a Thompson drive. I want to unload this thing before the drive dies and I have an expensive doorstop. Have they woken up and stopped using the Thompson, or do I still run the risk of getting stuck with one if I get a new Xbox?
"Everything that you've ever done, are doing now, or will ever do is a complete waste of time unless it directly involves Randy 'Macho Man' Savage." - random Amazon.com review
Yup, they still make Thompson drives.
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Goddammit.......just one more reason to hate Microsoft. Is there ANYTHING I can do to help ensure that I don't get stuck with one of those again?
"Everything that you've ever done, are doing now, or will ever do is a complete waste of time unless it directly involves Randy 'Macho Man' Savage." - random Amazon.com review
Just get a refurbished one and ask to see the drive first. Or hope that you get lucky.
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Thats really the only way you can ensure yourself you wont get the Thompson.Originally Posted by testament89
Im having minor issues with mine right now, Im not gonna worry until it absolutely croaks on me.
yup I've caught a few of those ugly drives still, saw this poor kid at the UPS office and he claimed it was the second time sending it back to Mircosoft.
I wish they would stop
These cartridges are dirty as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!
I got my Xbox on release with a thompson drive, and god is it shit! I cant even play True crime cuz it all of a sudden stops reading the cd. Most games its fine, but some I got to edject, reload a few times b4 it will read it. It hasnt died on me yet, so I cant totally complain. Ive been occasioally looking for a sammy drive on ebay for cheap, but people pay 70+ for em! Ide just rather go get another xbox for that price!
And THAT, my friends, is why I got a REFURBISHED XBox and asked the Manager at my local EB to check EACH system until we found one with a Samsung drive.
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this is good too know because I was totally thinking about finally picking up a new Xbox. I would have thought they would have fixed this by now
If you've already got an Xbox and have some technical know-how, it might be worth picking up a Samsung drive on eBay. You can get them pretty cheaply sometimes. Here is one for $50.00:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...139357297&rd=1
While it isn't the perfect solution, it is the one that will work. Replacing it will cost less than returning it and getting another one.
Thank *god* that I decided to purchase a Halo set. I know two people now with Thompson DVD drives and neither works properly. I haven't had one problem with anything (movies, CDs, DVDs, etc.) but THUG!
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Just to play my name a little,
Not all Thompsons are bad.
I have a box with a Thompson that I just use as a dedicated server for Rainbow. It has logged over ONE THOUSAND hours in the first one, and has currently logged over SEVEN HUNDRED hours in Black Arrow.............Nary a problem yet.
The real problem with the Thompson, IMHO, is that it can't read CDR's.
I purposely used this box for my dedicated, during it's warranty period to kill it, fearing all I had heard of the Thompson. No such luck.
On the other hand, I have killed my Samsung once. Not a drive issue though. It was a power supply issue.
It's obvious that there IS some problems associated with the Thompson. But I think like any other problem that is documented on the net, people LOOK for any issue, and relate it to the drive.
As a sidenote, my dedicated server runs at 3 megs up, and 7 down. I'm in Canada(central), and have hosted people as far away as Texas and England simultaneously, with zero lag.
If anyone wants to join, the GT is CRAZYDOGPOUND.
Regards,
Color yourself lucky. My extremely-well-cared-for-never moved Thompson crapped out after about 60 hours use. Not 600, sixty.
I was lucky enough to have the manager at a game store hook me up and get it swapped out for a Samsung at the cost of warranty.
It's not worth it for me to put a new drive in, because I only paid about $60 for my Xbox. So I'd actually be making out a lot better by trading it in with 5 cheap sports games to get the $150 in credit and get a new or refurbished one. So I'm still making out great no matter what happens.
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Just curious... any way to see what kind of drive you have in your Xbox, beside opening it? By serial number, code, or anything...
just buy a philips or samsung drive off ebay and replace it your self
The disc trays are different.
http://www.llamma.com/xbox/Repairs/x...comparison.htm
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Thx for the info. That's very useful... didn't know that website btw.
Got a Samsung drive so, nothing to complain about.
This is all new to me (only just bought a box last week). Just checked my new crystal and I've got a Phillips one - what's the story on those - good or bad?
Putting together a PAL Mega-CD site at http://www.sega-mega-cd-library.co.uk
Don't worry, their good. I actually heard that phillps has a second drive now that is actually better then the samsung.
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Hrm.
I bought my XBox new in January of this year...
...and it has a Samsung drive.
What's the deal?
-A Boy
Hmph.
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