Xbox Red Ring of Death

[NedLynch]

I would in any case call xbox support and see if they can't do anything for you.

Repair...nah, selfrepair....nah.

4gb xbox360 slim.....maybe.

A new xbox slim would be the best choice, if there wasn't the money issue, believe me I know, but a 4gb model is just barely enough to hold some saved game data.
No easy answer in this case. E-bay is not really a great option either, the last time I looked ( in all xbox cathegories btw. ) no real deals were to be had,
meaning something I'd trust and would be willing to spend my hardearned money on.
I would seriously save some money for a while, trade the current xbox in, even if they won't give you a lot, keep the HDD and get a data transfer kit and an xbox360 slim with a HDD, the 4gb on the arcade model are only internal memory.
It does seem to be more reliable, plus you can't even hear the thing after you turn it on.

Getting a PS3 is a so-so thing, since I am sure you build a library of games, achievements and gamerpoints, so switching consoles is not as attractive as it might seem.

[Dano]

Have repaired a couple of RROD'd xboxes using nothing more than the xclamp mod (basically a set of screw, washers, thermal paste and alcohol swabs) which is available for pennies on ebay, no baking, reflowing or anything, just strip the thing down, remove the cause of the issue; the xclamps that hold the heatsinks in place, remove old thermal paste, apply new stuff, re-attach heatsinks using washers and screws supplied, put back together; job done.

The hardest part is getting the thing to bits and keeping all the heatsink screws in place when re-building.