if its one of the original units, then I think the warrenty is extend isn't it? thats what they told me when mine died last time, and they fixed it for free.
Shit, mine died two days before Halo 3 came out. I told Andrew to get his brother to let me borrow his, but no dice. They got it back to me pretty quickly, so it wasn't that big of a deal. I wonder what big game will be coming out next when it decides to die.