How can you tell if your console is refurbished or a new console???

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#1 SlimShadee10
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Hey how can I tell the difference if the console i get back is refurbished or new only because the repair center is going to get my 360 today

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#2 Likefire
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yah i sent mine last week. Got the RRoD. Well you shoud have written down the serial number of your console which was found on the back of it. If when you get your system back it is different, well then u have a new console. If it is the same, then it was refurbished.
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#3 SlimShadee10
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Ok so refurbished means my console thats fixed well thats good and I wrote my serial number in my room so im good thanks

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#4 lostzoulz
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MS will send a letter with the returned xbox360 stating that you got a new xbox360 if you got a new one.
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#5 septemberluc
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yah i sent mine last week. Got the RRoD. Well you shoud have written down the serial number of your console which was found on the back of it. If when you get your system back it is different, well then u have a new console. If it is the same, then it was refurbished.Likefire


No.

If the serial number is different, it does NOT necessarily mean that you've gotten a new system. It could very well mean that you've gotten someone else's refurbished system.
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#6 Likefire
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Well then how about the manufacturers date?
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#7 sambhavchawla
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i got rrod and the service man came after 3 days and relaced mine with a new one at my home on the spot.

one of my friend complained about rrod in the morning and he got a new one at around 6 pm the same day(replaced)

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#8 Likefire
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i got rrod and the service man came after 3 days and relaced mine with a new one at my home on the spot.

one of my friend complained about rrod in the morning and he got a new one at around 6 pm the same day(replaced)

sambhavchawla

Wait how is that possible? I had to send mine.

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#9 Gregoroth
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You send your console to the Repair Centre -> You get a fixed/refurbished (new SN) console back.

In context of the service they offer, Microsoft's definition of 'New' is quite different to what you think.
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#10 sambhavchawla
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it is true
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#11 jmartin1016
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If it's a refurb it's a little louder, little hotter, little more disk unreadable e er, little slower.

If it's new it smells like all of M$ dirty money.

jk I:oops:luv MS fo life.

Thanks for Vista:cry:

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#12 SlimShadee10
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well you guys think I will get a new one if my disk tray dosent open and I got RROD
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#13 mohfrontline
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I bought a refurbished xbox and it got the rrod 2 days later
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#14 jmartin1016
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well you guys think I will get a new one if my disk tray dosent open and I got RRODSlimShadee10

No you will get a refurb, and the chances of it RRoDing are better than your first one. Welcome to the family. Get something to play for the times your 360 will be off getting fixed in the future. xoxoxo