Feeling lucky? Pick up a refurbished Xbox 360 for $100

by JC Fletcher on Jun 16th 2011 10:15PM

You can buy an Xbox 360 for the low price of $99.99 at GameStop right now ... but be warned, it's a bit of a gamble.

For one thing, you're not buying one of the new Xbox 360 S models, but the old, notoriously unreliable, RROD-prone original models (with a 20GB hard drive). And it's refurbished. And ... it comes with a 90 day warranty.

Basically, what we're saying is don't get too attached to this $100 Xbox, because it could be out of your life at any time. Think of it as a rental for an unknown period.

Source: GameStop

Tags: gamestop, microsoft, refurbished, xbox, xbox-360-pro

Reader Comments (111)

Would it really be all that hard to save up an extra $100 and get a new one?

@Cletus VanDamme

not that I have the money for it, but these baby's are just asking to be ripped apart and modded with better coolers.

@Fakeassname

If this were an offer in the UK, Id be doing exactly that ;)

@Cletus VanDamme

$100 compared to $200 is a huge difference to a lot of people.

@Cletus VanDamme Had one of those, and got the red ring of death only after it decided to scratch a fair few of my games before hand. Talk about a kick in the nuts.

@Cletus VanDamme
They way you people bitch about DLC, apparently so.

@Fakeassname chances are it's already been modded and banned. that's the reason most people sell to gamestop.

"refurbished" = dead in a month

@Hawaii Jeff "Think of it as a rental for an unknown period."
...That you can't return..

@Hawaii Jeff Thank god there's a 90 day warranty.

@Hawaii Jeff

protip: make sure it's a Jasper unit

http://www.overclock.net/xbox/464314-xbox-360-revision-do-you-have.html

the Jaspers weren't immune to RRoD, but they were much more reliable than previous units. should last much longer than a month.

@Hawaii Jeff I had 4 Elites so far, one last a grand total of 3 days, or about 6 hours of use.

Wait for the 4 GB to come on sale for $129 and if you don't have a 16 GB USB drive, an internal 250GB HDD for it is like $60. Pay the extra.

@SmokemeaKipper

What were you doing to your 360 that caused it to crap out on you in 3 days. I had my launch 360 for 3 years before it broke on me.

@Hawaii Jeff
I think by refurbished they mean that they wraped a towel around it till it works.

@Prboi
Playing it -LOL. Seriously. It sat/sits on top of the stereo stand, in a cool basement. I also would say it would get moderate time used. Guitar Hero killed the first one, the second was Halo 3 and the third was killed by 1 vs 100. Yeah 1 vs 100. I played a few rounds and it did a RROD the next day.

It wasn't dusty either

@Hawaii Jeff
Thats not true stop being a troll. I bought a refurb and had it for a yr now. Theres no doubt they are unreliable but they certainly last longer than a month thats just stupid to say and besides they are incredibly easy to fix yourself you can have it done within an hr up and running.

@Hawaii Jeff
I got a refurbish one for more than a year and a half now. Play a lot on it and still work like a charm ... so it must a gamble that a sure dead...

My first one was refurb too and I had it for more than 3 year ...

Hope to not have to buy another one until the next generation.

@maveric101 yeah, anything from jasper to current is pretty reliable...

Purchase price $100. After the 90 days, you'll have to call xbox support and pay them a $100 to fix it. Now you're looking $200 dollars invested. Save yourself the headache and buy the new version.

Like a 16 year old with double D's.

@DelTrigger Trip to the UK you'll be fine

@Mazrael

Only problem is that you can't take a minor across borders without adult consent. Even if the minor agrees to go with you it's still illegal... it doesn't matter how much candy you offer or how spacious your van is.

@Morisato13

....that's highly specific

@Morisato13

just go to mexico, or europe, age of consent is 16...

i mean what?

$200 is very little money. There is no reason to go cheap on a console.

@ItsameMatt03
"$200 is very little money. There is no reason to go cheap on a console"
Excuse me but, not all of us were born in Richland.
Many of us actually consider 200 bucks a lot of money. Yes, its not A LOT if you are a Doctor, but if you work at McDonalds and were fed with kool-aid instead of breast milk, you cant just go around spending 200 dollars on "toys".

@Aanx

You don't need to be condescending. $200 really isn't THAT much money, especially once compared to $100. It has nothing to do with being "raised on kool-aid instead of breast milk".

It's all about budgeting your money, which most people these days can't wrap their heads around since we live in a society obsessed with instant gratification.

If you REALLY want a console, I agree to save your money and buy a new one. Buying this refurb, from Gamestop of all places, is only going to make you spend more money than a new console in the long run so if you're looking to save money because you "work at McDonalds" then stay away from this offer.

Just my two cents.

@ItsameMatt03

$200 is a lot of money to a child. To an adult who budgets their money and regularly saves, it's nothing really. I worked as a sales associate at Wal-mart while living on my own paying for an apartment and for school when the 360 and Wii both launched, but I had no problem being able to buy either of those.

My wife and I only make a combined annual income of about $60,000, it's comfortable middle class, but $200 is less than a day's work between the two of us. If $200 is a lot to anyone, then they should rethink how they manage their finances.

@Aanx

" but if you work at McDonalds and were fed with kool-aid instead of breast milk,"

wtf... really? can you clarify what that means, or can i just call you a bigot and racist.

@PR0F3TA

My thoughts exactly. I felt that the comments made by that person were definitely bigoted and even condescending.

I'm also glad I'm not the only one who thinks that $200 isn't such a huge deal when you actually attempt to budget your money.

@ItsameMatt03

You ever heard the phrase:

"It's hard out here here for a pimp."

Hm?

you might want to pick up two ..

@Goldenswo140 Which would equal the cost of a new, reliable one.

Or even just wait for a sale like they did before for 130 dollars for the new slim arcades.

Simple solution.

Break it yourself 89 days in.

I wouldn't be so down on the "refurbished" part... but I know the ones we sell at the store I work at DO NOT have HDMI... and that's a killer flaw to me.

A game of chance that I think is not worth playing.

I have a dead 360 on my shelf. Don't know why I saved it. It isn't red ringed either. Video card died out of warranty. I guess if I want a $100 refurbished Xbox, I'll have that one sent in.

Whoever sells this to people should be able to slap them across the face and tell them to wake the f**k up.

Patchy disapproves.

If it doesn't burn down your home, first. =/

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze It'll explode once the warranty's off.

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze

I don't get it..

@whylekat

http://www.reghardware.com/2008/04/21/arkansas_xbox_360_fire/

I'd rather play Russian Roulette than go through the horror of the REoD again.

@Schlecht

Red Ellipse of Death?

@Da Largest Exactly. You win a cookie. And a refurbished 360!

@Schlecht

Ooh, it's another game! Which will last longer, the cookie or the refurb 360? :P

Hmm...You're spending $100 on something that may or may not pay off...

So it's like going to a casino.

@Xiegfried
Except in a Casino you have a chance of winning.
These Xbox's WILL RROD on day 91.
Based on the 6 360's i went through ;), 1 of them actually RROD on the final day of the warranty ( which was not covered ?! )

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