Refurbished Game Consoles, worth the savings?

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bearamedic99
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My xbox One died. Budget is tight right now. I'll likely get the S model over the original or X.
Wildmen03
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Depends on where you get it and what warranty is included with a refurb.

You may have better luck buying a used one on eBay or something. Used One S models are $199 all over the place.
superunknown
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Wildmen03 said:

Depends on where you get it and what warranty is included with a refurb.

You may have better luck buying a used one on eBay or something. Used One S models are $199 all over the place.


Is gamestop ok? I'll be in the market for a refurb PS4 when RDR2 comes out.
Wildmen03
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superunknown said:

Wildmen03 said:

Depends on where you get it and what warranty is included with a refurb.

You may have better luck buying a used one on eBay or something. Used One S models are $199 all over the place.


Is gamestop ok? I'll be in the market for a refurb PS4 when RDR2 comes out.
GameStop is fine in my experience. But if it were me I'd rather buy a good used unit vs a refurbished one.

If you live in a big city I'd look for a used game store and look for a used unit that was traded in. Houston has a ton of them.

Also facebook marketplace tends to have a bunch as well.
superunknown
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Interesting, i would have guessed refurb over used. Any reason you wouldnt go refurb?
Wildmen03
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superunknown said:

Interesting, i would have guessed refurb over used. Any reason you wouldnt go refurb?
It all depends on the warranty. If you have a place that'll slap a 1 year warranty on a refurb item, then I'd go for it.

But if you're going with a 3rd party reseller like GameStop, they'll usually only offer 30 days or something. If it's from Microsoft, I think it's 90 days.

Plus a refurb item has already failed once, so who knows what'll happen next.

Straight up used items are likely going to be cheaper than a refurb unit as well.

I got lucky and bought my One S used for $120 and it worked flawlessly until I traded it in for a One X with their $250 promotion.
Wildmen03
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If you're ok with a monthly payment, All Access seems to be live now.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/b/xboxallaccess
Azariah
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Do you have a Kinect? The newer ones require adapters, which are no longer made, to work with the Kinect.
Azariah
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Also, I've picked up multiple Xbox Ones on Cragslist and never had a problem.
bearamedic99
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naw, I have paid for love for the next 2 years and have no interest in all access
hph6203
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bearamedic99 said:

naw, I have paid for love for the next 2 years and have no interest in all access


Must be expecting to be lonely for awhile, do they give you a discount if you place a bulk order?
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