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Bought this one for spare parts, so it saved my 2 other OG modded xboxes. Otherwise OG xbox is great, expecialy if you have modded one with HD AV pack. Easy to mod, and many parts are changable with PC. Noctua cooling fan, 2TB sata drive. IF you plan only to play xbox games, dont go for CPU/RAM upgraded ones. Wont make a difference. Only thing, if you are planning to get OG xbox and never owned one before. If you can get your expenctation right, it is pretty good console. Those old LAN parties with it and up to 2 players on one. Can handle to my suprise Morrowind, Doom 3 and Half life 2. On 733mhz pentium III, Geforce3+- performance and 64mb of shared ram. And Emulates quite well, but for emulation, HW upgrade will help.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I got this when it was a bit cheaper, but ended up having to get a new controller as the one that came with it was disgusting! Anyways, just be careful with the clock capacitor. Upon opening the Xbox I received the cap had leaked everywhere. Had to remove it and clean away the corrosion. Make sure to do the same or you might find that your Xbox doesn’t last too long!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I bought my XBOX as my first video game console (our family has had consoles, but this was the first console to be purchased by myself). I think I purchased my XBOX at least partly due to the fun experiences I had already had with XBOX, but also because there were games that I wanted to play that I had not been able to play until that point. I think for the first few years I had this console, which was back when I was much more into video gaming, I really enjoyed this console overall - the graphics, controller, and hard drive all seemed to be big positives. In more recent times though, there just don't really seem to be any XBOX games I've come across that are really memorable to me - I actually only have a few XBOX games now (I think the most I ever had was like 13-15 games, perhaps not a lot to most gamers, but considerably more than what I have now), but even those few games I have don't really impress me all that much anymore, perhaps the best one being Rallisport Challenge 2, an awesome racing game. In comparison, I think the Nintendo 64 and Nintendo Gamecube, together, have more games that I still enjoy playing and find more memorable. So, overall, I would rate the XBOX's game selection as "average." I have now experienced XBOX, PS2 Slim, and GameCube as of this year (I own a PS2 Slim as well, and my family has a GameCube), and I think all three consoles have their strengths and weaknesses, but I think the XBOX, despite it's power and cool looks, would have to be my least favorite of the three consoles; it lacks the amount of standard features seen with the PS2 Slim, like DVD playback (requires a separate package); it's much bigger and heavier than the GameCube and PS2 Slim; and it is the noisiest of the three consoles (not super noisy, but noticeable). The XBOX has it's positives though - it can pump-out some amazing graphics, as seen in games like Project Gotham Racing 2 and Forza Motorsport; it has four standard controller ports verses the PS2 Slim's two standard controller ports; you don't need to purchase memory cards since it has an internal hard drive (unless you run out of hard drive space and want to save more data); it is reliable, seeing it hasn't really changed since I got it in (I think) early 2006, or somewhere around that time - worst thing I think I can recall so far is the drive door recently started to stick, but using a q-tip and rubbing alcohol on the drive pulley seemed to fix that issue (the sticking issue only seems to appear every so often now, though if it does stick, I think generally within a few attempts the drive door will open just fine); and I think, compared to the PS2 Slim and GameCube, it has the best controller design (referring to the "S" controller), as it has a good amount of weight (feels well-made), and is very comfortable to hold and use. Overall, in my opinion, the XBOX is an "OK" console, but I think of the three consoles I have mentioned in this review, my pick would be the GameCube, as, in my opinion, it has graphics pretty similar to the XBOX, but it also has plenty of good games, runs quieter, and is much smaller and lighter. God bless!Read full review
the only thing bout buying used xbox consoles how loong will it work til it tears up?...i used to work at a pawn shop an i know for a fact ( i should know i worked in them) we had 10 or 12 consoles tthat was tore up...lucky i knew what was there problems...either needed to be cleaned or the lazer eye went out ...it cost bout 50 to 75 bucks to order the part..it kinda worth it if your lookin to play xbox 1 games in the future other wise dont get 1...i got this system for my son to play cuz he needs to get use to playin one cuz hes so used to playin a playstation 2 ..lol he really loves them grand theft auto games ...any who always be aware before u buy one , do your research on used consoles .....
there is a lot of good info in this download and i am glad i bought; however, the ad was writen in such a way as to make ME beleave the seller had some sort of cure for my problem. this was not the case. the info only confirmed what i had already realized. as it turnes out that means buying a new dvd drive. what the ad doesnt tell you up front is that if your xbox has a samsun dvd drive and ur xbox wont read the disk all you can realy do is clean the lazer lense, also the download does not tell how to adjust the disk trey on a samsun. i dont even know if you can adjust it. i feel the ad should have informed me of these thangs. other than that i am happy. riley
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