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RROD: Apology Manual (other uses)

Deathsythe | August 06, 2008 | Pictures | XBOX 360 Company Misc 
Our friends over at The-Minus world go through a hysterical look at other uses for Xbox 360 consoles with hardware failures, from using it as a towel heater to a stand for your Wii.
Ah, the ill-fated Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death, how we fear thy ways. After all, with a 16% failure rate, it could happen to anyone. For some of us, it already has. Multiple times. And as much as we love spending a half hour coaxing Microsoft’s customer service into sending us a “coffin” (the sad cardboard box used to mail back your deceased console) only to receive yet another broken replacement, sometimes its easier to just give up. Well then, the least that Microsoft could do is give us a few ideas of what to do with this giant, expired paperweight of failure. That’s why we propose the official Red Ring of Death Apology Manual, printed and paid for by Microsoft themselves, of course. Besides, what else are you gonna do with the damn thing?

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  • 1 thumbs!
    Airashii | August 06, 2008
    Ha, I suppose that it's only really amusing if you haven't had this problem yourself.

    Pretty cool!
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    HisServant77 | August 06, 2008
    Haha, I'd honestly use it as the frisbee! That seems to be the most fun one there. The pain? What pain, I can take it!

    But . . . let's hope I don't come to that. Mine still works, for the most part.
  • 4 thumbs!
    Deathsythe | August 06, 2008
    The Fake female companion is a little bit creepy if you asked me.

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      reaver11 | August 07, 2008
      Ahh.....yeah. But hey, the warning is there for a reason.
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    Cruxis Mana | August 06, 2008
    I'm buying a 360 just for "Use 7".
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      Xenctuary | August 06, 2008
      Awww, world's saddest kite
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    kik36 | August 06, 2008
    LMFAO that was awesome!!!
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    RabidChinaGirl | August 06, 2008
    I think some guy in Europe actually hid illegal money in some older consoles (not next-gen), which police found after raiding his house.
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    TurMoiL911 | August 07, 2008
    The safety deposit box idea suddenly made me realize how much somebody at Microsoft could set up a sweet laundering operation. Just get busted 360s, hollow them out, fill them with money and drugs, and then send them out to dealers.


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