I am 15 years old and i have 1200 dollars in my savings.

My old 4 year old fat 360 is running out of HD space(only about 50GB left out of the 120), Been thrown in the mud(don't ask),wireless adapter randomly disconnnects from live, makes wierd disk drive noises, and i just like the new look of the slim.

I know the slim came out like 2 years ago already, but i dont mind spending $250 dollars on the holiday bundle, or hell even $350 on the Halo 4 console becuase i can EASILY make that money back again by the time i need it for college(about 3 years away lol) or when i actually need the money. So money isn't a problem bacuase im good at making/managing my money.

Should i buy the Halo 4 bundle since im already getting Halo 4 and want a new xbox 360 slim or get the $250 holliday bundle or just save my money for Next-gen consoles?

I know that there probably going too announce the new consoles e3 2013 but then it might not be released till late 2013/early 2014 and even then i don't want to get the Next-gen consoles at launch because there can be problems with the sytems and not that many games to play. So i would want to wait about 1 year to purchase the next xbox/playstation. If all this im considering it true that leaves me a minimum of about 1.5-2 years to play with my current Halo 4 xbox 360 if a get it.

Thanks for reading this and please answer helpfully and don't troll

i can get the LE HALO4 xbox 360 from gamestop for like 320 dollars total including tax becuase

1.it is 350 dollars since the price cut and 2.my mom said she'll prolly pay 60 dollars of it

So ~380 dollars(w/o price cut and including tax) - 60 dollars= ~320 dollars total for the LE HAL04 xbox 360!!

Is this a good price?i am REALLY looking forward too HALO4 and my old fat xbox360 is showing its age and the only thing keeping me from holding off is the fact that next-gen consoles are coming out within the next 2 years or so but this is a freaking LE console so it will be nice too have but im afraid it will be paperwieght when the next-gen arrive right?

What do you think?

gaming laptops are supposed to be portable so instead get a high end netbook and it can prolly max out crysis 1 AND 2..

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My old fat xbox 360 is 4 years old and im starting to run out of space in the 120GB HD and also the disk drive is starting to wear down and make funny noises.

Should i just go ahead and get the Halo 4 console at Gamestop or save my money for next-gen and just be real tight with my Hardrive space?

If i pre order the console now,i can probably get almost 100 dollars paid on it at gamestop.

Also the only thing i dont like about it is the fact that it doesnt come witht the limited edition copy of the game so now im going to have to buy all the map packs seperatly.

Keep in mind i am only 15 years old and i only have about $1,100 total. I have been saving this money for a while now

Im looking for some new audio equiptment for my xbox 360 and ps3 for gaming and watching movies.

Should i get a surround system or "gaming headset"?

If i should get a surround sound system my mom thinks it will be too loud at night. Is this true or is there some kind of "night mode" where is isnt as loud and i still get the full 5.1/7.1 effect?)

Also if i should get a home theatre system should i get 5.1 or get 7.1 too be future proof??

Also can you recommend me a good first time home theatre system that is good in sound and price is between 200-300 dollars?

which one did it?

I think its great that you've found a direction this early on, but i have to ask: do you think you will enjoy it, or do you know you will enjoy it? Consider picking up Flash and ActionScript and mess around with it, or even try to make your own little game. It will give you a lot of insight whether or not you think its something you might enjoy or not.

Your enthusiam for the subject will be more important than pretty much anything else. I dont know of a single person that has completed a 4 year degree in Computer Science and has disliked it; the ones that didn't like the subject matter have moved on to different fields before graduating.

You are required to take several math classes (usually up to Calculus 2 or 3), but its not actually crucial in the field. Logic is quite a bit more important. Being able to see and understand things from a computer's perspective is more practical than solving differential curves in Calculus.... But you'll still need to know how to do that in order to pass Calculus 2 :P

Most computer science degrees will require a science to take, but most will allow you to take either chemistry or physics and usually only up to the level 2 courses of them.

If you can take pre-calculus or physics in high school, i would recommend it, as it would make things easier once you take college level physics and calculus.

If you have genuine enthusiam for the subject, and you are willing to keep up with the fast rate of new technologies and languages, it can be a very lucrative field. You should have little trouble finding a job once you have graduated, including being able to work from home by telecommuting, if need be. You are likely to start out with a $50,000+ salary job and could balloon up to $100,000 in a several years, as an employee. You could do even better (or worse) by starting your own software company, and create that new piece of software everyone wants.

XaosII

First of all i am 15 years old in the 10th grade(softmore) in Highschool.

I make about all A's and maybe one B in a class(becuase of the teacher,NOT ME).

I want to get TOPS and go to LSU for Computer Software Engineering(i live in Louisiana)

I am not the smartest person but it that a really hard field to go into,like you have to know A LOT of math and science??!

I am not the smartest person but i feel i am above average. Like on a scale on 1-10 on how smart you are i am about an 8.

I love math and science but what classes should i try to get too in Highschool to prepare myself for this field.

Also is that a good field to go into and does it make alot of money?