Xbox 360 that is… So as a college student video games are part of my life. It is a welcomed way to relax and release some stress. But what happens when your game system you have had since high school decides it is time to retire? Well obviously by now your old system is probably obsolete and has been replaced by something bigger and better. (Or in the case of Nintendo, smaller but better.) Well to be honest with you, when this happened to me a large concern was price. Overall I feel like Sony’s Playstation 3 has the better performance. Nintendo’s Wii takes the innovation category. Last but not least, the Microsoft Xbox 360 takes the overall cake.
But this isn’t just about why the 360 is the best deal to begin with. No, that would be too simple and has been done hundreds if not thousands of times. What I am here to tell you about is the best deal on a 360. Now how many of you have heard of the red light problem on the 360? Well any time you buy a new 360 you run the risk of it being bad and you having to ship it to Microsoft to get refurbished (free of charge of course) for an extended period of time. Ok so it is only a month or so but for a gamer that can seem like a lifetime. So why buy an Xbox then? Well a company called GameStop sells already refurbished 360’s at significantly lower prices. Now I know you are already running since I said the dreaded “refurbished” word but hear me out.
See the deal is, the refurbished units already have the red light issue fixed. They also happen to cost around $200 which is approximately $150 cheaper than a new one. Granted you do have to buy a hard drive, which is about $60, but you are still well below the price point of a new item. This leaves extra cash for those much wanted games and a few side bets with your friends 
On top of this, GameStop offers a 30 day return policy that is pretty sweet. Basically any used system you purchase from them, you can return within 30 days if it has problems and they will swap it out. Now they even offer a one-year, no questions asked replacement warranty for an additional $40 which covers getting too excited and knocking over everything =) Anyways, I just picked one of these used consoles up in May and it works great. I saved myself a bunch of money and have exactly what I have been wanting. Can you ask for more?
