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  • xzibit
    xzibit Posts: 662 Forumite
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    donnajunkie wrote: »
    try and find the pro version rather than the premium version coz that one is more likely to suffer the ring of death i am led to believe.

    I think the Pro and Premium are the same thing, just different names for the same console. Don't flame me if I'm wrong though.
  • mostly
    mostly Posts: 312 Forumite
    you'll want a console with a 175w rated power supply, states this on the box. It 'should' suffer less from the 3 rings of death.
    Elite has the larger hard drive, both them are now available with the lower rated power suppiy.
  • MercilessKiller
    MercilessKiller Posts: 7,143 Forumite
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    No new consoles will suffer the 3 rings of death. It is a fixed design flaw.

    (When I say "no", obviously some well as such is life, but the flaw has been fixed)

    Saying that I have to return my 360 due to a disc read error :( Lasers faulty grrr
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  • Idiophreak
    Idiophreak Posts: 12,024 Forumite
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    xzibit wrote: »
    I think the Pro and Premium are the same thing, just different names for the same console. Don't flame me if I'm wrong though.

    Pro has a HDMI port.
  • MercilessKiller
    MercilessKiller Posts: 7,143 Forumite
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    Ye forgot to mention that. Both consoles however are new consoles without the 3 rings design flaw. So the only real advantage is the HDMI port for true HD on an HD tele.
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  • donnajunkie
    donnajunkie Posts: 32,412 Forumite
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    premium and pro are basically the same except the premium is older and it is older models that are more likely to suffer the ring of death problem. i am no expert though. this is just what i have learnt from various threads on this site.
  • MercilessKiller
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    donna, your half way there. Pro is a new version with an HDMI port. But Premium's are still being manufactures WITHOUT the design flaw. they are not "old models"
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  • xzibit
    xzibit Posts: 662 Forumite
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    I was going to say because I bought I Premium, and it has a HDMI port.
  • donnajunkie
    donnajunkie Posts: 32,412 Forumite
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    xzibit wrote: »
    I was going to say because I bought I Premium, and it has a HDMI port.

    it must be a pro then? :confused:
  • saintdan
    saintdan Posts: 96 Forumite
    Save yer money & get a PS3 I reckon. :D
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