[citation][nom]tenor77[/nom]Good news is now when you RROD at least it should be the last time. The bad news? 50% chance you're going to RROD if you don't have a Jasper.[/citation]
The model released before Jasper, the Falcon wasn't nearly as bad either. The die shrink on the CPU made it run a bit cooler and a bit less noisy. I've not had any problems with my Falcon based XBox and it doesn't get nearly as hot as the Xenon my son uses.
As to those above who bought multiple 360's, why would you buy more than one to begin with? Microsoft fixes (for free) any RROD 360's and has a good turn-around. When my son's broke down, they had it back to me in less than a week. Their box arrived on a Monday and I had it back before the weekend, at no cost. So why would you buy another one, then claim the PS3 is cheaper because you bought so many? Doesn't make sense if you can just get it fixed for free anyway...
You shouldn't have to get them fixed in the first place, MS should have used more reliable hardware.. However, I had more problems with my original PS2 (which Sony would NOT fix for free) than I've had with either mine or my son's 360. Sony is not really any better known for reliablity than MS is. /shrug I'd rather have the system which has the best line-up of games and that so far is the XBox360, in my opinion (not taking the Wii into consideration since it's in a class of it's own).