It's been said before, but buying a used xbox 360 is asking for trouble. The final hardware revision of the "phat" models finally did address the RROD problem, but a lot of these used models are likely from the first two variants, that had very high failure rates. That being said, it's a great product if it works properly. Buy at your own risk.
@djp519: I have been told that an indicator of having a model less susceptible to RROD is if it has an HDMI out (earlier models did not). I have no idea how true that is. This one does have HDMI, for whatever that is worth. I do agree that you should take it into consideration, but this is about half the price of a new system. The hard drive alone is worth about $100.
@wnyx585am: Not true. I've had two with HDMI that gave me overheating issues and one with a video issue. For $65 more, I would just buy the new 4GB model.
I disagree on paying $65 more for the 4GB model. Obviously you take a risk with this model but I would guess that you're probably less likely to experience issues with it since it has been preowned (probably also refurbished) and you still get a short warranty. The hard drive is worth the extra risk and savings because 4GB doesn't go very far. My 20GB is barely enough for just saved games let alone installing anything to the HD.
Here's a nice thread on the issue of a 250 GB hard drive versus 4 GB:
http://deals.woot.com/questions/details/83aa368c-3dc4-4a41-a0f6-b5aa66f62db5/is-it-really-worth-90-more-to-get-the-250gb-xbox-360-over-the-4gb-xbox-360
Worst case scenario is you get an Xbox 360 that eventually dies and leaves you with a pretty nice size hard drive that you paid a little too much for. I realize that's not ideal and not the best way to approach it, but it is one way to think about it.
The ones with the HDMI included an extended/enlarged heatsink, that included a heatpipe to another small heatsink. I haven't had any issues with my old xbox. On RROD xboxs I use this method to give them life. However, I usually go for 10 minutes at 385F. http://www.addictivetips.com/hardware/fix-your-graphics-card-by-baking-in-oven/
I'd be wary from buying things from CowBoom. I've bought three things and everything has been a dud (died within a month of arrival). Among these things were an XBox, a PS3, and a Galaxy Tablet. Thankfully they have a 30-day warranty, though sometimes they may need a little egging to finish the process. Their customer service is pretty rude, however.
Just a word of caution. I for one, am done with CowBoom.
@wnyx585am: That is half true. The very first, launch-era 360s did not have the HDMI port, and those are the most susceptible to red-ring. The next iteration of the hardware added the HDMI port, but did not completely fix the overheating/RROD issue. The third revision doesn't look any different visually, so it's hard to tell apart from the second revision, but internally they changed the heatsink/ventilation, which finally (mostly) addressed the issue. It's still possible for those models to RROD, but it's less likely. But just looking for an HDMI port doesn't tell you if it's a 2nd gen or 3rd gen hardware design inside the case. Hope that's useful info.
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