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Originally Posted by Chief Ediri /forum/post/0
There is always a danger of buying anything used. Even though I buy used games, I don't care. Just never buy a used console.
That would be my advice.
To answer your question directly, I don't think there are really severe issues that you can correlate with different builds. There are software updates, but those you can just get for a $8 1-month subscription to XBOX live. The big worries are that either the machine is DOA or nearly there (loud, slow, glitchy, whatever) or that you download an MS update that kills your machine (has happened) and since you weren't the original purchaser, you're SOL.
I would just buy new. Don't be penny-wise, pound-foolish. If you need to save money, do it via buying used games. Those at least tend to stay fine and at least if they are crap, you're only out $15 instead of $200.