Mine died a few months ago too. I called MS, and they said the repair (its out of warranty) would be $80. I balked, and they lowered the price to $60. I balked again, and after a long pause to "talk to a superviser," they lowered it to $40. That includes shipping it back to you. But you need to pay to ship it to them. They were really pushing me to buy an extended warranty, but its not obligatory. I haven't done it yet, cuz I'm thinking about getting a 360, but its not a bad price for the repair, and it comes with a 90-day limited warranty regardless of whether you buy the extended. Just call 1-800-4my-xbox and keep holding out. I may do the repair just to be able to sell the thing - trade in value at GS is usually pretty good.