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I don't have a slim model, but the poll results so far seem acceptable to what the Xbox 360 failure rate should be. I've seen videos of slims failing or Red Dot of Death and pictures in threads here.

I'd get a slim if I had the money and my current elite were to fail.

Reposting from somewhere else that people were talking about failed 360's:

On July 5th 2007 Microsoft reserved over $1B ($1.05-$1.15B) for the RROD issue. It cost them ~$100 to repair a console and their global shipment numbers were close to 10MM units at that time, so they probably reserved for 100% of 10-11MM consoles to fail and require repairing. They basically announced to the world that they expected 100% of consoles to fail, they just didn’t state it in terms that a 20 year old GI or IGN intern could understand so the gaming press didn't report this.

A general rate of failure for complex electronics is 2-5% in the first year, 5-10% in years 2-3 and increases from there start to vary greatly depending on the product, but it averages 10-15% through year 4. Anything in line with those numbers is normal.

If you are curious about expected failure rates for products in the future, you can check out the cost of warranties on Squaretrade. They are in the business of predicting how common a failure is expected to be in the future. Right now the warranty for a new Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 is the exact same price. They're charging $48 for a 3 year warranty on a $300 console, so they're probably expecting ~8% of all consoles to fail in that time.

I've played at least 456+ hours on my slim (usually a couple of hours at a time), but never had an issue...

I've got a Jasper that's been running great for 2 years. I try to install all games to the hard drive to try to extend the life of the disc drive and curb overheating. Thing sounds like a jet engine though. I use my PS3 for Netflix and Hulu because that thing is quiet as a mouse. How does the 360 slim compare noise-wise?

Originally Posted by n4styn4t3 How does the 360 slim compare noise-wise?

Seriously QUIET they were not kidding when they said whisper quiet. The only real noise you hear is if your playing a game from disc, you will hear the disc drive spinning up and whatnot.

I was so surprised how quiet it is when I got mine last year.

I've had the system freeze a few times, but my old 360s have as well so nothing out of the ordinary.

Thanks for all of your input. It looks like 360 may get a cut in price after E3, so I've decided to wait until then. It'll be great getting the best revision of the 360 at an even more bargain price.

I had the Slim since June, experiencing the occasional freeze here and there (what console doesn't?).

FYI the 4GB Slim hard drive is not considered a true hard drive, it's more like an internal USB stick. I tried to play Fire Fight online (Halo Reach) and I get a message "you need a hard drive to play in this playlist".

If you are going to upgrade to the Slim, buy the 4GB model because you can use your older hard drive. The old and Slim hard drives are the same, they just have different cases. Unscrew your old hard drive case and take out the actual hard drive. There is a false bottom on the Slim 360 where you can literally plug in the old hard drive (space was meant for Slim hard drive). I have done this my self and saved some money. You can look for a guide on youtube.

^I was planning on doing that, but I'm afraid of breaking something while unscrewing/connecting the hard drive to a slim model. Maybe, Microsoft will start selling kits that include a screw driver or a 4GB flash drive and a slim hard drive shell for the price of transfer cable.

Well as long as you're not completely devoid of dexterity, you shouldn't have much to worry about.

Originally Posted by dmaul1114 I'm pretty sure the only slim skis out there are 250gb and 4th, with or without Kinect. You'll want the 250 as you can't do much of anything with only 4gb of space.

it's real easy to slip a 20, 60, 120, 250 into the 4g slim

Every person I know who has ever owned a 360 (that wasn't a slim) has had theirs die at some point and several times. My 2006 360 died twice and was sent in to MS for repair. Got rid of it when Gamestop had that Slim Trade in promo so I got my slim at launch.

I've never really had a problem with it honestly. I heard it warns you and shuts down if it is going to overheat but mine has never done that. I guess I have never really pushed it to that point. My slim is not as quiet as other people have suggested. I don't know if it's my slim or if all slims are like this. It sounds like a large fan (as opposed to a jet engine like my old 360). I don't hear it at all when a game is installed though. Which I do for the games I play regularly.

The slim is great, but in spite of what others have said, it isn't really all that quiet. It's relatively quiet, compared to the older 360s, though it's about the same as the Jasper 360 that I replaced with it, and that's a disappointment. Well, the console itself, it is quieter, yes, but the power supply is now the noise generator. When you're hearing it drone, that's the power supply, not the console. I suppose that at least gives you the option of putting the power supply somewhere behind some stuff to block out some of the noise, but that hasn't really been an option for me, and you really wouldn't want to put it in a confined space because of course it's making that noise because it gets hot and the fan is running.

Mind you, I still would highly recommend the Slim over an older Xbox, but it isn't as quiet as it should be.

EDIT: also, you can get cheap hard drive cases for the slim on ebay. If you want it quick, you'll pay more to buy from a US resident, but it works well. Get one of the snap together ones. Taking the hard drive out of an older style case is easy. Look on Youtube for a guide.

I got my slim the day Best Buy got their first shipment in. So, I've had mine like 11 months. I've had zero problems with it and I use my 360 a ton.

I got my first 360 just after it first launched. Had various problems with that one of course. I do have an old style Modern Warfare 2 360 in my office still. I don't use it as much, but haven't had problems with it in the 18+ months I've had it.

my friends xbox just rrd. he stole it from work so really it served him right lol. i went to take a look at it and he had it like sideways in a book case with no vents on teh side, was like no wonder lol. he also borred my ps3 once and he couldnt get past this one window part in uncahrted, i told him it's prob overheating and got to lay it flat on the freaking ground with how the cd spins. after he did that no problems hehe. swear i leave my xbox on all day but i at least give it good ventilation. no wonder all these xboxes rrd hehe.

Originally Posted by Hoffer I got my slim the day Best Buy got their first shipment in. So, I've had mine like 11 months. I've had zero problems with it and I use my 360 a ton. I got my first 360 just after it first launched. Had various problems with that one of course. I do have an old style Modern Warfare 2 360 in my office still. I don't use it as much, but haven't had problems with it in the 18+ months I've had it.

Good to hear you haven't had any issues. Just out of curiosity, how much HDD memory did your slim come with?

On my third slim but think I'm just unlucky! First slim had a knackered disc drive, second had an overheating problem. Had my third a few months now, no problems so far, whereas the others failed within days.

I just got my Slim yesterday, a 4gb model with a 250gb hard drive. It felt a lot cheaper and more hollow than I expected, especially compared to my PS3 Slim I got rid of. Is it just me, or do other 360 Slim owners feel like that the console's build quality is not that amazing? It creaks a bit if I pick it up by the sides, and just doesn't feel very *solid*.

I have the Reach console and it seems as sturdy as ever. Seems like a better build than the original console.

Originally Posted by Mikerrrr I just got my Slim yesterday, a 4gb model with a 250gb hard drive. It felt a lot cheaper and more hollow than I expected, especially compared to my PS3 Slim I got rid of. Is it just me, or do other 360 Slim owners feel like that the console's build quality is not that amazing? It creaks a bit if I pick it up by the sides, and just doesn't feel very *solid*.

A lot of the components do snap together with plastic tabs. Worse than the original? A bit. Worse than the PS3? Don't know.