Buying a used XBox - What do I need to look for?

shmup-o · Post by **shmup-o** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 4:25 pm

Basically I'm wondering if there are particular dates of manufacture that I should be looking for, should I try for one with a particular dvd-drive (Samsung/Thompson/etc), etc...

Not really sure if it matters...

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 7:19 pm

i've heard that a particular model (obvious by disc tray) is easier for modding, but that is vague...

theevilfunkster · Post by **theevilfunkster** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 1:46 pm

aparently the samsung dvd drives are the best and will read just about any disk you put in them. the thompson drives are unable to read most CDRs. the phillips drive (which ive got) is better than the thompson but cant read as much as the samsung

heres the different shapes of the dvd drives -

http://llamma.com/xbox/Repairs/Images/D ... on_011.jpg