ivé never had a 360 but i may buy one tomorrow. Honestly I just want the console to play games (online and offline) and i don´t care about using my 360 as a media entertainment center etc ... so that´s why i´m thinking about buying the core system and not the "premium" 360. Iv´e got 1 question though ... Does the core system come with a memory card so i can save my game progress or can i save my progress INSIDE the system like in the Wii??
If you plan on using Xbox Live in any way shape or form, do not buy the core. If you buy the core, you're going to need to buy at least a memory card, so you might as well put down the extra $100 and save yourself some money in the long run.
ivé never had a 360 but i may buy one tomorrow. Honestly I just want the console to play games (online and offline) and i don´t care about using my 360 as a media entertainment center etc ... so that´s why i´m thinking about buying the core system and not the "premium" 360. Iv´e got 1 question though ... Does the core system come with a memory card so i can save my game progress or can i save my progress INSIDE the system like in the Wii??macho_c_a
Get the premium, you will need a memory storage device regardless and You will need to do updates for games in order to play online. So you will need the HDD.
NOOOOOOOOOO! Dont get the core! the Premium is better. TRUST ME your going to want the Hard Drive and Wireless controller and head set (especially if you plan to go online. look at it this way: The 20GB Hard Drive costs $100 dollars alone. Wireless controlles is about 40 or 50 bucks. and the Headset costs something like 20 bucks. so if we look at the math: Core syestem: $300 + $100 harddrive+$50 controller+$20 Head set = $470 (plus Tax!) so yeah go with the Premium. or you can wait a month and get the elite.
wow, thanks to all of you guys for the quick responses! i think i´ll wait another week or so to get the other 100 dollars i need for the premium. t thanks again!
Yeah, get the extra money for the premium because it is worth it! You get the better stuff (component cables, wireless controller, harddrive, etc) and it just saves you money in the end especially if you plan on playing online. You may even want to wait for the Elite (April 27th I believe) because then you pay just $75 more and get an HDMI slot, 120 Gig harddrive, and it's black... Of course, the only reason you would want to wait for that is if you plan on using that much space and you have an hd tv that supports HDMI ( I have the HDMI but I don't need it and the 120 Gigs is excessive if you ask me, I have 9 gigs left out of 13 usable gigs on my harddrive). But at least wait the week to get money for the premium.
Yeah, get the extra money for the premium because it is worth it! You get the better stuff (component cables, wireless controller, harddrive, etc) and it just saves you money in the end especially if you plan on playing online. You may even want to wait for the Elite (April 27th I believe) because then you pay just $75 more and get an HDMI slot, 120 Gig harddrive, and it's black... Of course, the only reason you would want to wait for that is if you plan on using that much space and you have an hd tv that supports HDMI ( I have the HDMI but I don't need it and the 120 Gigs is excessive if you ask me, I have 9 gigs left out of 13 usable gigs on my harddrive). But at least wait the week to get money for the premium.nickdastick
u can have 14 gigs most not 13. If u delete all that stuff that comes on HDD u'll have 14
yup premium is better, just do the math, and trut me you will want to go online for some games. headset, component cables and hard drive are the only real advantages of premium but the extra 100 is well worth it, core just stinks.
If you really are strapped for cash, you might want to consider waiting. With the Elite out there they just might do a price drop, and you can pick up a used HDD for cheap, especially if people are buying the new 120gig.
Otherwise I would go with the premium. The ablility to update games to fix bugs is worth the extra 100 alone.
I got the core, but i didnt need the wireless controller at all. I got a used hard drive and headset for like 75 bucks total, so i guess its a deal since i dont need the cables cause i dont have HD. The premium is a better deal though, better in the long run for you
Im buying a Core soon to, I just sold my custom Premium for $370. I got a good deal, as I kept the controller and HDD, Mic, and Ethernet cable. I figure Ill pick one up, when more cores go up for sale when the Elite comes out (Ive seen Cores go a slow as $125, and Premiums as low as $250).. I figure I can keep the Core, put in my old HDD, buy some VGA cables, and Ill be set. However, because I have the essential things, thats why i would buy the Core... If I was totally buying a new one, I would go with the Premium, or even an Elite (at $80 more, it is a good deal if your in the market for a new 360) I would say the Core is for the very casual gamer, who plays maybe less than 3-5 hours a week. Most gamers average at least double that.
Whichever one you plan on buying consider purchasing the warrenty for it. Just look at how big the "MY XBOX is Broken" threead is. Or hold out ofr the Elite, rumor has it, that it should be more stable. (But Im still going to wait and see)
Whichever one you plan on buying consider purchasing the warrenty for it. Just look at how big the "MY XBOX is Broken" threead is. Or hold out ofr the Elite, rumor has it, that it should be more stable. (But Im still going to wait and see)roc74
Well you get a year warranty from MS...The Elites may feature the newer Benq or Phillips drives which I believe make it less noisy, and eliminates game scratching...but they still use that 90nm chip. I think thats the biggest reason why there is that failure rate.
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