Used 360s - worth it?

[Slothy]

The RROD is not inevitable...

Not inevitable, but you are literally flipping a coin on it if you buy a used model. The newer console designs aren't nearly as susceptible to it apparently which is why there is no reason to take the chance on a used console.

Estimates range from about 20% to about 50%, but Microsoft has never released the actual statistics concerning the RROD failure rate, so it's not a definite 50-50 chance. Secondly, you're not literally flipping anything, unless you in fact buy the console and then flip a coin to see what your chances are.

Early reports put the failure rate at 20-30%, but most recent estimates I've seen put it at anywhere between 30-50% or possibly even higher. So assuming 50%, you really are pretty much flipping a coin since your odds of picking the right face of the coin are as good as getting a bum 360. But if you don't like that then we can assume 30% and say you have as much chance of picking two numbers on a six sided die and having them show up on a roll as you do getting a defective 360.

You won't get odds that good in Vegas.