[quote name='artvandelay30']Two friends did this from Microcenter and they are not warrantied by Microsoft. (both systems broke) DO NOT BUY A REFURBISHED XBOX FROM MICROCENTER.[/quote]
My cousin and I did this last September. I am on my 4th 360 and my cousin is on his 3rd. Every time we take it in because of red rings, they give us the run around despite having a 2 year unlimited exchange warranty. When number 3 died, I was tired of the run around crap and decided to send it in to MICROSOFT for repairs/replacement. MS took care of it and I got another refurb back from them. Although that one hasn't red ringed yet, the ethernet and wireless ports are starting to go bonky on it. It HAS locked up a few times so I expect a red ring soon.