Originally Posted by boner 2.0

Check the version of your xbox;

http://www.xbox-scene.com/versions_0.php

http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/open1.php
http://www.xbox-scene.com/versions_1.php

you can sell it for part and get a new one
the powersupply alone is around 20$, v1.0-1.1 motherboard+hard drive is around 75$...

I did that for my PS2 v7, I sold the motherboard alone for 60$