2010-08-01, 12:04 AM
Dusk Wrote:Black DS Lite, bought it used on Craigslist for $60 last year. Hinge broke a few months ago (flimsy little things, aren't they?) from dropping it, making it the only Nintendo product I've ever owned to do so. I used the superglue method.
I did call Redmond and they said they could completely replace it and send me a new one for $60. They lowered it to $50 when I balked at the price, but I still didn't go for it. I didn't know you could actually haggle with those guys.
Yes, the DS Lites have a history of hinges breaking. I started investigating some repair options, but I knew the 3DS was on the way. E3 was the next week so I figured I'd at least wait till then to see the new system. So now I'm waiting for that.
I'm not surprised by how many people have the original DS. They have pretty long life spans, considering I got my first within a month of them first coming out and my friend still uses it. Four hour battery life sucks though, and my DS Lite doesn't have much longer than that. </3