On 1/24/2012 1:12 PM, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> On 24/01/2012 18:18, Warp wrote:
>> Invisible<voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>>> On the other hand, if an Xbox breaks, the manufacturer can charge you
>>> arbitrary amounts of money to fix it. If a PC breaks, you can just
>>> replace the offending part, available from a bazillion sources. ;-)
>>
>> Do you have any actual figures how much it costs to repair an Xbox 360
>> after the warranty has been expired?
>
> No. But I imagine it's cheaper to buy an entire new Xbox.
>
> This is based on my observations of what happens with laptops. Typically

> is obviously absurd. The manufacturers are simply preying on the fact
> that nobody else can supply this part.
>
That is because, usually, by the time the battery needs replacing, 
nothing uses it any more, so keeping them in stock isn't cost effective, 
but your laptop is now, itself, worth $100. lol

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