Well, I guess I cannot complain about the customer service at Microsoft.  Two weeks to the day after mailing in my 360 for repair, I received a package containing a brand new console and a polite letter explaining my new warranty with the replacement console.  I must say, the new console is much louder when running, but since my old console was launch hardware, and many of the problems with them had to do with overheating, I will assume that their is a beefier fan in this one than the previous model.  No big deal; I will probably spring for the Nyko add-on cooler anyway after the holidays.  Now I just need to find a way to drag myself away from FF XII long enough to actually play my 360.  And then I need to get to Christmas without buying any new games for myself to make it fair for anyone that is shopping off of my wish list.  I hate waiting ;)