Is the RROD problem gone in newly produced consoles?

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kn said:

 

Every RROD I've recently read about was from an older console. I suspect the problem with newer consoles will be quite uncommon. I posted the thread in another thread and you can try to hunt it down, but the gist of it was this: The falcon has a 65nm CPU (vs. 90mm). It draws less power and produces less heat. The GPU is also smaller but from the dissection, the person couldn't tell if it was also a 60nm or a half-shrink from 90 to 80nm. It was definitely smaller, though. There is an additional heat sink to pull heat off of the GPU and the x-clamp has been replaced by 4 screws at each corner. I highly doubt that there will be much failure (no more than standard failure rates of like electronics) of the system with these fixes in place. Keep in mind that the second most common problem was the DVD drive failing for some reason or another. You may recall an article where Microsoft changed vendors to Lite-on and had placed a substantial order (millions I believe) earlier this year.

I think at this point it is quite safe to purchase a new 360. As long as it is a recent manufacture (and has HDMI) you are more or less assured that there is little chance it will RROD.

RROD is only part of the problem, you have dvd drive failures, 1 red light E74 failure, the common "I have sound but no picture" problem, consoles bricked after an update, all these issues are not adressed, and are not covered by the 3 year warranty extension. So basically if your Xbox360 breaks down and doesn't flash the RROD you're screwed. 

If Microsoft had really adressed the problem, don't you think it would be their best interest to put new mobos in refurbs instead of keeping sending them back as faulty as they are. The thing is Microsoft just wants your money, by keeping people guessing MS lure them into believing new consoles are more reliable, and therefore  they will likely buy a new one instead of dealing with the Refurgatory.

Look at what happened with the heatsink, and then with the 65nm chip. Rumors (probably started by MS) periodically state that each "new batch of consoles" that comes out with the slightest modification will eradicate the malfunctions when we all know that only a complete redesign, and better electronic components could solve the problem.