| wiifan75 said: My MS dislike is from personal dealings and experience. Business model and practices are from financial experience. No bandwagons passing me. My mind was made up on my own thru personal things over the last 25+ years. Most recently my dealings with Vista and it's failure to work on a factory computer that met it's specs and failed to function properly. But this isn't what I'm interested in discussing. As for hardware revisions, I wasn't aware of MANY but knew that they did address issues already. Keeping in mind that issues are not completely resolved. But when is "acceptable level for electronic failure rate" a number to be satisfied with. If it is still being experienced by owners, isn't it still an unacceptable problem that needs further addressing? My nephews 3 XBox 360 failures were within the last 2 years. I'd say it's a problem now in 2009. Again, if the console is a simplified computer with gaming as it's purpose, why can't it be left on like any other PC or Mac without failure? That's a fair question I think and not hating. Why should any owner of a PS360 have to deal with a console failure due to extended use or leaving it left on. Any PC users have to walk away from the computer after 24 hours of gameplay to let their computers cool down? I'd be interested in knowing. Thanks. |
You obviously don't have much knowledge about computers. Neither does anyone that tries to compare an Xbox 360 to a computer. First off, in order for an Xbox 360 to be affordable, unlike the PS3, Microsoft could not use the most expensive components that go into most computers. Then, the Xbox 360 is not nearly as big as a standard desktop computer, which means that it does not have the benefit of airflow that reduces hardware problems due to heat. Also, manufactured computers have a higher failure rate overall than even the Xbox 360. I personally do repair work for Onforce.com that is the largest computer repair company in the world that does work for all of the major computer manufacturers. They have thousands of jobs everyday for crappy Dell, HP, Gateway and every other manufactured computer on the planet that have all manner of failures. I would never recommend purchasing a manufactured computer period. I build my own computers with high quality parts and know how to maintain them properly. My old computer is still running and it is 10 years old. My current computer is 2 and a half years old with 0 problems. An average manufactured computer is lucky to last 1 year with 0 problems, and the majority die completely within 3-4 years.
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