Just got an Xbox and was wondering, for those of you who have had one for awhile, what is the overall sturdiness of the machine? I’ve read alot of online complaints about the machine failing after about a year or so. Having constant lock ups, failing to read discs, etc. Was this more common with the first generation of Xboxes or is does this hold true for all of them? Also, when I bought the machine at Best Buy the cashier tried to sell me the two year warranty for $30. She said the laser usually fails on them within two years. I know the BB employees are instructed to upsell and sell the warranties because that’s where BB makes a ton of profit so I figured that was just a selling tactic she was using. But when I opened the Xbox packaging Microsoft had an offer for a two year service/replacement warranty for $50.
Is the Xbox really that much of a piece of junk? Is it just going to turn into a big paperweight this time next year? And lastly, should I put the Xbox and Gamecube in the same room together? I’m not sure if they’ll get along and the Xbox is so much bigger than the 'Cube. I’m afraid it’ll do something to the 'Cube when I’m at work. Thanks in advance.