Most consumers are aware that a history of paying bills late or not at all can hurt one’s ability to obtain a loan….

My first 360 was manufactured june 06 and broke down oct 07,it would have lived a little longer if i hadn’t had played Orange box for 12 hours straight.My second is well only 3-4 days old…we’ll see

My launch Xbox had disc read errors after about two or three months, and has had them since. Microsoft wanted me to pay for the repair, so I still have a defective Xbox.

My launch Dreamcast worked great, but I burned out the DC inverter playing a 18-hour marathon of Phantasy Star Online, but Sega repaired it free.

I have a second generation Gamecube that works great, but my brother’s launch Gamecube burned out after less than a year.

My bro has a launch 360 that broke down (and the replacement was dented and cracked), but my second batch Core works fine (some dirty disc errors and lockups on 2K titles, but otherwise it’s fine).

My PS3 and Wii work great, hehe my Wii works great.

I don’t mind if a system has a general defect, as long as the company owns up to it and repairs it for free. But if they play the denial game for a year and then decide to give people refurbs that do not match the condition of the system sent to them, that I have a problem with.

I’m glad that Microsoft is at least learning from their mistakes and trying to correct them on the newer machines.

The “final fix” will be the 65nm chipset to be released later this year, likely. There will be no announcement. In 2009, a 40nm chipset will likely be released that will run even cooler and better.

My 360 will still be under warranty for the red ring at that time, which means free replacements. I cool with that. You gotta take breaks from gaming now and then anyway. =)