MithraPride

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3160603

12th time's the charm?

Also, I received the additional heatsinks on my repaired 360 even though my issue was with the spring update red ringing my 360.

The guy is vastly more patient then I am. third failure would have been it for me.

I would however think this is just an isolated case of extreme bad luck. None of his other systems are failing, so clearly it is not his house. Unless there is a particular flaw with the 360 that causes problems if it is on a port switcher, if he is on one. It is a long shot, but just as likely as having 12 bad consoles in a row.

As for me, my Wii is running great..not a problem thus far, though I do not use it terribly often. The PS3 on the other hand is running fantastic, I leave it on 24/7 doing the Folding@home when I am not gaming on it. I had one hiccup about a month ago where it lost the network after the cable went down a while, and I had to reset the wirless connection, but other then that..nada. I still fail to see what people are griping about concerning heat with the PS3...sure its hot..but no hotter then any modern computer. Heck even the Wii gets pretty darn toasty during a long run. I think the problem here is people are stupidly cramming new consoles into spaces with no airflow.

I left a book behind my 360 for a while, found it had pretty much melted the binding glue

Sugami wrote:I left a book behind my 360 for a while, found it had pretty much melted the binding glue

Exactly, I think the real problem is people fail to realize that modern consoles are really more akin to a Personal PC, then a console as far as hardware goes.

The back end of my 360 (Where the fans are at) Gets really warm but the rest of it is nice and cool.

Like Tivia said I think the problem has to do more with the consumers than the hardware when it comes to overheating and failures.

Apparently this guy just couldn't catch a break.

Just as long as you keep it well ventilated and don't block up the air holes or whatever it won't overheat.

Unlikely this guy was doing that due to the wide range of problems he was having, think two consoles actually arrived broken. I'd wager the main problem is the consoles having a bumpy journey, I've worked at package delivery companies and the "fragile" label goes unnoticed.

i work for FedEx and Sugami is right about the only time the "fragile" label gets noticed is when it also says "glass" on it

Nonsense.

At every Post Office and freight company there are always a few emploies who notice Fragile lables.

Those nice folk take special effort to ensure the items so marked get no more than a one bank shot on their way into the approaite bin. Mostly the package handlers are scored by the number of walls, floors, or ceilings an item can be made to bounce off.

That's kinda right, there's usually a cage to "put" (read "throw") the package into or on. The only real thing that stops your package from breaking is the packaging or the general robustness of the item.

Bit of pointless info; I've worked at Royal Mail, Initial City Link and Busniess Post (all temp jobs).

Sugami wrote:

That's kinda right, there's usually a cage to "put" (read "throw") the package into or on. The only real thing that stops your package from breaking is the packaging or the general robustness of the item.

Bit of pointless info; I've worked at Royal Mail, Initial City Link and Busniess Post (all temp jobs).

For us Yanks, are those like UPS or FedEx? Basically a privately owned business that ships packages but isn't directly affiliated with the government-owned parcel shipping service.

Royal Mail you should guess as being the "public" normal delivery service. They deal with anything from letters to packages.

Business Post and Initial City Link are what businesses and companies will use for package delivery. If I were to order PC parts from a webstore they'd use one of those two.

Sugami wrote:Royal Mail you should guess as being the "public" normal delivery service. They deal with anything from letters to packages.

Business Post and Initial City Link are what businesses and companies will use for package delivery. If I were to order PC parts from a webstore they'd use one of those two.

I never would have guessed Royal Mail was the government run system. I just imagined they had a spokesperson dressed up as a King who would say "If your packages deserve the royal treatment use Royal Mail."

As for the US, if I order something from Amazon.com or NewEgg it may come from either a private delivery service or from the US Postal Service. It depends on what shipping you opt for and who they have a contract for. I've used Amazon's free shipping many times and sometimes my package arrives via USPS other times its FedEx or UPS. Also, the places items ship from varies, too even if I order the same type of item. Sometimes Amazon orders ship from San Fransisco, Las Vegas, or Salt Lake City.

did you know the apple distribution center is in california? i found that out after a few ipod boxes came open, they seem to like shipping those in some really small boxes that get squished easily