Xbox 360 Pro 60GB Console
by Microsoft
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Video Game Reviews of Xbox 360 Pro 60GB Console
Customer Review: Good times.
Summary: 4 Stars
Love the item, loved getting it at such a great price. Quickly shipped, too. However, case cracked on front and flap over USB was broke. May be due to USPS, so not a bid deal since still works. Customer Review: Xcellent!
Summary: 5 Stars
Bought this for my idiot son (who is 22 and HAD to have it) and lo and behold he is having the time of his life, so what the hell do I know? He loves it not only for the games but it has become the center of his entertainment universe, watching Netflix films, listening to music, etc. So if your grown up kid suddenly wants one, get it for him. He's not being immature or an idiot. He's being happy.Customer Review: Best game platform of present days
Summary: 5 Stars
its my second xbox360, now with the new motherboard it's more reliable and with dozens of good games for all tastes. It have Xbox Live too, the best game network which enable you to play with other gamers trough the internet.Customer Review: Hope not to get the RROD
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my first XBOX and I have been playing with if for 6 months and so far so good, it is kind of loud the fans on the back and the DVD player with the disc is spinning but besides of that I haven't any problem yetCustomer Review: Quality control is a mixed bag, but happy in the end
Summary: 4 Stars
The XBox 360 console's quality control as of the late 2008 is a mixed bag. Due to the defect rate especially in older years of the console, you might find yourself scouring the shelves for the latest date and revision number. I bought in 2008, so I can only comment up until then and would hope that it has only improved in 2009 revisions.
Don't let the console revisions scare you too much, but you probably should get the latest possible unless you have a reason to get an older one. Not all revision updates apply to hardware. It can simply mean an updated copy of the operating system which is updated automatically when you connect to the internet. The biggest thing to look for is at least get one with lower power consumption, which in 2008 I think it was the 175 Watt power supply in most 2008 versions. I found quality control issues on minor things and ended up purchasing and returhning several consoles until I found one that worked great. I personally didn't like the August/September 2008 revisions and ended up looking for slightly older revisions because of a high-pitched noise problem on the newer version of hardware at that time. I actually much preferred the June 2008 revision and choose an older box after buying and returning several. There could very easily be more updated versions by now, but I can only speak of the 2008 versions that I spent a considerable amount of time pouring through when I bought mine.
My biggest problem was a high pitched noise that came from the power supply brick. I had to go through several purchases and returns until I finally got one that didn't make a high pitched noise. Some were far better or worse than others. My bottom line is that when not using the xbox, I don't want a constant high pitched noise in the background when doing other things like watching movies on my DVD player. Some people cannot hear electronics noise since the higher range goes as you get older. If you are one of those that can hear if a TV is on without looking when muted, then you'll hear this since it is far louder than the TV noise. After several purchases, I finally found a power brick that didn't make a noise. If you are stuck with one that makes a noise when off, you can put it on a power strip and turn the power off, but that isn't very convenient.
I was also surprised by how much the console vibrates when a disc is in the DVD tray and spinning. I could feel the floor shake several feet away. But if you install your games to the hard drive, then the disc doesn't need to spin. It really isn't a problem. Some vibrate a bit more than others. I believe the DVD drive is designed to run at a higher rate of speed to load from disc faster, but vibrates more as a result.
The XBox console makes a bit of noise while running, especially when a game is in the DVD tray and not installed on the hard drive. The DVD drive while spinning is very loud, louder than the original xbox. I highly recommend using the option to install the game to the hard drive and it loads faster and is much more quiet when running. When installed, I don't even notice the noise, but it certainly isn't quiet. Note that some console's DVD drives are noisier than others. But if you just install all games, it make virtually not difference. It also saves wear on the DVD drive which is one of the componentns likely to fail first.
Beyond considering hardware version, regarding the console alone, I really like my console. Once I got one without the minor issues that seem like poor quality control on small things, I really like it. If I forget about the search to pick one, I would have said 5 star. If I rated on the imperfect ones I returned I would say 2 stars. But after 1.5 years of playing games without any problems at all, I rate it 4 stars because overall my experience is very positive. I am very happy with my xbox and the experience ever since I set my last one up. There are lots of games at reasonable prices that I like. It has never failed me once. I am not at all worried about my hardware failing and it has never given any hint of any pending problem. If you didn't know there were issues in the past, you'd probably be thrilled with the current revisions of the xbox. I had heard the biggest problem of the past I believe was the console overheating due to motherboard configuration with the video and CPU chips too close together with insufficient ventalation and when it got too hot the video processor would fall off.
Speaking of heat, to prevent overheading, make sure you don't obstruct any of the ventalation holes and that the console is in a sufficiently ventalated space (not a completely enclosed cabinet. My cabinet has a ventalation grate on the bottom and back. Think of it like a computer in terms of the fans and heat it has to expel. My sound system gets a lot hotter than my XBox though.
But if you are a hard core Playstation fan, then I wouldn't force an xbox on someone who doesn't want one. I'm sure Playstation is great and am not comparing the two. All I can say is I am very happy with my xbox.