Speculation, Fact and Fiction

Here's the thing. The lads want to upgrade from their current good old xbox to an xbox 360. And have been saving and working around the house for more cash and saving and are within spitting distance of the required funds.

Only I have heard and indeed read a long and informative article in The Guardian, about the Red Ring of Death phenomenon. That really sounds like more potential grief than any of us need hereabouts in our busy lives.

But lo, on the horizon, the Xbox 360 Elite looms. Thing is, does this have the same potential problem. I gather it did in the US but there seems to be this theory that the UK/Europe release will have different gizmos inside to deal with this.

Does anyone actually *know*?

Coz if the Elite has indeed got RRofD sorted, then I will be inclined to pay the difference so the lads get a bit of kit that isn't actually going to spend insane amounts of time going back to be repaired as has happened to at least two sets of their pals.

Any and all info, advice and so on will be very much appreciated.