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XBox Power Cable Fire Hazard and Recall

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the smash-crash-burn dept.

hattig writes "According to BBC News Microsoft is to replace 14 million XBox power cables due to a fire hazard. XBoxes made before 23rd October 2003 or 13th January 2004 (Europe) require replacement." From the article: "The company said the move was a "preventative step" after reports of fire hazard problems with the cables."

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  1. They knew about the problem,... by SetupWeasel · · Score: 3, Insightful

    fixed it a year ago, and this is a preventative step?

    The PSP has been getting a lot of flack for its problems, but at least it won't burn your house down.

    1. Re:They knew about the problem,... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

      Not necessarily. It could be one of any number of things--maybe they changed suppliers after a certain date. Maybe the newer cables were made in a different plant. Game console hardware is revised all the time, and it's probably pretty hard to detect problems that occur less than .01% of the time.

      I know Slashdotters hate Microsoft, but throwing around baseless, poorly thought-out accusations diminishes your credibility, not Microsoft's.

  2. Re:Give me a break. by Leroy_Brown242 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yeah, maybe you were submitted 523 out of 10967. :)

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