Premium vs. Elite 360

I'm going to buy a 360 very soon, but I'm not sure if the Elite is worth the extra $100. It's my understanding that the only difference is a larger harddrive and an HDMI cable. Is that worth $100? I don't do much downloading from the VC with my Wii, so I can't see myself doing any more on the 360. The other issue is that I'm thinking about waiting for the new, cooler chip. Your thoughts are appreciated.

Newer Premiums coming out later this year will have HDMI I believe. Also, I've had a Premium since its launch in 2005, and I still have about 11 gigs left. I've downloaded 5 arcade games and a lot of demos but still have plenty of room. I don't really think the extra $100 is justified unless you plan on downloading many demos, arcade games, movies, tv shows etc. If you don't plan on doing that, just get the Premium. For $350 it's a great deal.Gamer46

well i think u answered it yourself, since your not doing a lot of downloading get the premium. unless you just love the color black. or ya you can wait and not play any 360 games for awhile to wait for some new "chip". thats cool too.GarrettDS

Actually I read somewhere that the chip will be soonor already is in there, they just don't announce things like that. Anyways, I plan on getting the premium for the same reason you stated.

hellow.... sorry murlow that i use your thread.. but is a similar, same problem....

i`m also considering a xbox 360... but i can not find the specs for the Premium vs Elite... in my case i may DL game (i own a wii and i have DL like 10 already, and i`m in my slow time for Videogames)...

So could anyone tell me some of the spec. of the 2 models... or link me to a place that compare them?? Thx

As of now the two consoles are basically Identical bseides the HDD seeing that the Premiums now have HDMI

Were you to buy the Premium, with the 20GB HDD, and later to decide you need a bigger HDD, which I needbut I have videos, over 50 XBLA, and loads of DLC, but yes if you wanted to buy a new one the 120GB HDDs are currently $180. THe 20GB then are only $100.

So basically you are spending that extra $100 now when buying the system so that you dont have to go back and spend $180 later on if you decide you want more space.

But if you dont download much at all and dont plan on it, dont spend the extra money on memory, if you however want a few tv shows or a lot of demos or XBLA I would, from my experience advise getting the Elite.

thx :D

i think i`ll go with a elite..

[QUOTE="Gamer46"]Newer Premiums coming out later this year will have HDMI I believe. Also, I've had a Premium since its launch in 2005, and I still have about 11 gigs left. I've downloaded 5 arcade games and a lot of demos but still have plenty of room. I don't really think the extra $100 is justified unless you plan on downloading many demos, arcade games, movies, tv shows etc. If you don't plan on doing that, just get the Premium. For $350 it's a great deal.murlow12

You just have to ask the store clerk for an HDMI premium when you buy one.

[QUOTE="murlow12"][QUOTE="Gamer46"]Newer Premiums coming out later this year will have HDMI I believe. Also, I've had a Premium since its launch in 2005, and I still have about 11 gigs left. I've downloaded 5 arcade games and a lot of demos but still have plenty of room. I don't really think the extra $100 is justified unless you plan on downloading many demos, arcade games, movies, tv shows etc. If you don't plan on doing that, just get the Premium. For $350 it's a great deal.Tree06

You just have to ask the store clerk for an HDMI premium when you buy one.

I have an elite. I'm not going to defend it because, I really don't think it is worth the money. The reason I got it was because the circuit city guy upgraded it to the elite for free because we were buying a whole home theater unit and he didn't wanna lose us to best buy :). The black is nice though :).FunkWeasel