G-Manicus Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 My oldest son turned 11 yesterday and accordingly has come into a considerable amount of cash. His desire is to purchase an XBox 360 system. He currently has "regular xbox." Can you please help me understand what the difference is between Xbox 360 Core Console ($279.99) and XBox 360 Console ($349.99)? Any other buying advice would be appreciated. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 My oldest son turned 11 yesterday and accordingly has come into a considerable amount of cash. His desire is to purchase an XBox 360 system. He currently has "regular xbox." Can you please help me understand what the difference is between Xbox 360 Core Console ($279.99) and XBox 360 Console ($349.99)? Any other buying advice would be appreciated. Thanks. The included hard drive (a lame 20GB) for storage and some cables or wireless connection (I can't quite remember what all the little extra were). The main thing is the hard drive which costs roughly $100 at regular price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Manicus Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 The included hard drive (a lame 20GB) for storage and some cables or wireless connection (I can't quite remember what all the little extra were). The main thing is the hard drive which costs roughly $100 at regular price. So are you saying the only thing he really needs is he hard drive then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 My oldest son turned 11 yesterday and accordingly has come into a considerable amount of cash. His desire is to purchase an XBox 360 system. He currently has "regular xbox." Can you please help me understand what the difference is between Xbox 360 Core Console ($279.99) and XBox 360 Console ($349.99)? Any other buying advice would be appreciated. Thanks. The included hard drive (a lame 20GB) for storage and some cables or wireless connection (I can't quite remember what all the little extra were). The main thing is the hard drive which costs roughly $100 at regular price. Does he play online (Xbox-Live)? If so, the Xbox core comes with a LAN connection, but the higher priced version may come with a wireless adaptor... but I honestly can't remember. You can get a smaller storage device for saved games and such, rather than the hard drive, but it's not really the most practical use of the console. (I believe they actually have a 120 gb hard drive now... might be 3rd party though, I'm also not sure.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Augusta Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 If you've cash to throw around, G-Man - you may consider getting him the new X-Box Elite. What PP omitted to mention is that the 360 is HD-DVD - but if you're using this as a pure games console with next gen graphics, things like that may not come into it. My own son (17) is going to treat himself to the X-Box elite around Xmas-time - we've been on PS2 for some years now and have decided that for next gen we are going with the X-Box rather than the PS3. As PP said, for online gaming, the 360 would be better than the simple X-Box - but be warned - subscriptions for online gaming are charged separately and come at something like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 G-manic, listen to me. Do not buy a Premium Xbox 360 console right now. Trust me for two reasons. First, Sony and Microsoft are about to bring a new price war when Sony releases their 40GB model. I'm predicting and for sure (and according to many qualified analysts) that Microsoft will either slash prices or "bundle" their systems with games and other features like 2 free games or a second wireless controller. It's been confirmed that there is a future bundle that will cost 280 dollars without the 20GB HDD, which is know as the Core system(compared to the Wii's 250dollar price). But trust me, wait until or after christmas or a few months more when Microsoft will have definitely release better deals on the market by then. Reason number 2. You will have heard of the 360's Red Ring of Death/RROD. Meaning, if you purchase a 360 right now, your console for sure will "die" 6 months later. Luckily, there is a three year warranty coverage. But having to send in the console for repairs is a pain in the arse(it already happened to me). Fortunately, by the end of the year, Microsoft will have released a new batch of 360's with the 65 nanometer Falcon chip that will ensure the darn thing will never get the RROD. There's my advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Manicus Posted October 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Thanks, everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Reason number 2. You will have heard of the 360's Red Ring of Death/RROD. Meaning, if you purchase a 360 right now, your console for sure will "die" 6 months later. Luckily, there is a three year warranty coverage. But having to send in the console for repairs is a pain in the arse(it already happened to me). Fortunately, by the end of the year, Microsoft will have released a new batch of 360's with the 65 nanometer Falcon chip that will ensure the darn thing will never get the RROD. There's my advice. I've sent mine in twice already... and I hardly use the thing really. My 3rd box seems to be the charm so far though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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