It Saved Me Lots Of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[Platinum]

That's what I'd do..you mess up a little bit and yer xbox is trash and microsoft wont fix it=/

[Speed]

Plus, after buying all the soldering shit, it's cheaper.

[Brunt]

Thats true...but they can sometimes get un-aligned. Have to re-open and realign it...but if you screwed it down, and maybe a dab of superglue..it should be fine.



Ive also heard that the pins they use dont always make great contact with the mobo, and may need to solder it to connect anyway...but its rare.



I actually ordered the Matrix first..but the eta on shipping is waaaay to long..and it only has a 256k memory.



I ordered the X2 Pro, solder...but it has a full 1meg memory and shipped almost 2 weeks earlier.