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MS recalls 14.1 million Xbox power cables
Brandon Paddock:
Actually it's nothing with the PSU. That theory was debunked (Engadget has a link somewhere).
I didn't bother ordering my replacements... probably should but I'm lazy. My friend ordered his and said it was handled extremely well, no jumping through hoops or other non-sense. Just type in your serial number from the box and you're good to go.
Kintaro:
I heard a similar thing (by word-of-ear) about the new PS2, or was this some idiot mistaking the two?
cahult:
http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/it/story/0,2789,616487,00.html
This is in swedish so you may not understand a thing but you can see the picture of the two involved. The little kid had the cord replaced after the old cord sparkled and crackled. When he tried the X-box - with the NEW cord - it blew up in a friend
skyman8081:
I'm sure the voltage differences between Europe and US hads nothing to do with it.
Sweden uses both 110 Volts and 220, so what mey well have happened, is that the plug was meant for an area that ues 110, and it was used in 220.
There are so many variables other than the power cord. Don't be so quick to always blame M-Dollar-Sign about theses things.
cahult:
Wrong, we don
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