Customer Reviews

Xbox 360 Elite Console 120GB with 2 Bonus Games

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I've been waiting and waiting to buy a 360 until this holiday season in hopes that the package was good. Unfortunately I'm stuck with Kung Fu Panda, and Lego Indiana Jones. While they are fun, I much would have rather had Forza 2 and Marvell:UA. However, I did buy it on the Monday of Thanksgiving and got The Last Remnant and a 4000pt Xbox card with it from Amazon. Great Deal!!

If you are trying to decide which Xbox 360 system to buy, there are a couple things to consider: Hard Drive, connectivity, and network.

For me, new owner, the first thing was the large 120gb HDD. I'm a moderately hardcore gamer, and don't want to have to think twice about space left on my hard drive. However, now there is the 60gb version which should be great for most people. But if you look at the price of the 120gb HDD alone ($150), the Elite is a much better deal.

The HDMI output was the second major deciding factor for me as I wanted the best possible picture from my games and movies. Plus my TV has more HDMI ports than component cable connections.

Also, right now the Xbox Live network is by far the strongest online gaming network. The others might and probably will catch up in the future, but right now Xbox live is the top online gaming network. So being able to play online with family and friends right now was important. Not many people have a PS3, which means that A: play games offline, or online by yourself; or B: make new online friends in a small gaming network. I chose the Xbox.

As a side note: I assumed that since the new chips, Jasper, have been around for a month that the new holiday bundles would have had them, but they didn't. Mine was manufactured in April, which is the Falcon.

If you are unsure about the Elite compared to the 60gb Pro, compare your choices here:
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Enjoy your new Xbox360!!

I just received my X-box. It was an upgrade from the old x-box I have and still have it. I played the X-box 360 for one day,ONE DAY and already had the 3 red ring of death, WTF!!!! I should bought the playstation 3. The old X-box is still going strong.

Background: I bought the XBox Elite as a Christmas present for myself and got a great deal through Amazon (in the end I paid less than I would for a Used Wii). It takes me a while to get through games and I own a lot of open world/sandbox games so that means they'll pile up. I have a Playstation 2 and there are still a few games I'm playing for that system, but a majority of my time lately has been on the XBox.

Review: Currently I've played one Original Xbox game, three 360 games and I'm currently on my fourth and fifth. The Original Xbox game was Fable: The Lost Chapters and it was great. I wish I could have had the option to install it to the hard drive as the load times drove me crazy. Also, after a few weeks, the game would lock up at least once per play through and I would have to start over from my last save. No discernible reason for it, it just got stuck (most of the time in Oakvale, other times after a couple hours, once or twice after only a few minutes). I enjoyed the game, but one would think the 360 would have been able to run the original games better.

The 360 games were as follows: Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, which I had played individually on the PS2 and enjoyed the improved graphics and new content. The Simpsons Game, which was a fun game and a great fit for the show. And Dead Rising, which I bought because of the "use anything as a weapon", but was apprehensive about playing because I don't normally play that kind of genre. That game was also a lot of fun and I even managed to unlock the MegaBlaster...after four hours of driving back and forth in the parking garage. Currently, I'm playing Burnout Paradise and Crackdown and jumping over buildings in both. Whee! Surprisingly I haven't come across a game (except Fable) that warrants an install on the hard drive as the load times aren't that big a deal.

After playing those games, I feel ready to review this system. The system is well-rounded with a lot of games in store and online (Oh, yeah. I also bought Monkey Island through their arcade and played that. Love that series.). I can play my own soundtrack during games with music that I downloaded to my hard drive. I enjoy the Xbox Marketplace where I can see all the game trailers and play demos of games before I buy them. The achievements are a nice bonus that I've (so far) been able to resist the urge to go crazy with. There has been no red ring to make me cry yet so I don't have that problem influencing my review. And finally, I have spent many hours making Data DVDs with all my video files as they play on my Xbox! How cool is that.

This is a great system and definitely one I'd recommend. I'll get a Wii and PS3 slim eventually (and hang on to my PS2), but so far there are only three or four games out that I want so I can wait. Microsoft did a great job on this console and I'm glad I went with theirs first. However, if I eventually get that red ring, be on the lookout for my follow-up review with lots of grammatical and spelling errors where I claim Microsoft dropped the ball and all hail the SonY. :P

I am on my 3rd xbox, yes, 3rd. And my 3rd xbox just broke today. The first ones were the red rings of death. With this one I put a game in and it says "to play this disc put it in an xbox 360 console". I found out that it's a dvd drive failure. My warranty is up, so that means I either pay the $120 to $Microsoft$ and have them repair it, or throw this thing in the garbage and buy a ps3 some day. I can't believe a company could legally put out such an expensive product that continuously fails. There is no way I'm getting a 4th xbox 360, mostly because I will have to pay for it this time. The reason I give this 2 stars instead of 1 is because it's the most enjoyable system to me. It has better games and a better online service than the other systems in my opinion, and you can watch netflix on it. So I will truly miss this console, good bye xbox 360.

I was fortunate enough to get this holiday bundle for even cheaper than its already reasonable sticker price--I got it from the Amazon Warehouse deals section. From what I understand, they offer discounts on products that have some sort of damage to the box etc, in this case I got seventy dollars off because the box supposedly "had a crushed corner". Oddly enough, when I received the bundle in the mail, the box looked mostly fine--it just had a few creases on one of the corners, which I probably wouldn't even have noticed had I not been looking for it.

On the inside, all of the components were in perfect condition. I hooked everything up to my new 40" Samsung 1080p hdtv, and it all worked as expected. There are several different cables that came with the system, though I am only using the HDMI cable. I'd be lying if I said that I didn't really care about the games and just got this bundle because it was so greatly discounted, but the Lego Indiana Jones game is actually really fun--even for someone approaching thirty. I haven't tried out the Kung Fu Panda game as of yet, but the system and the Lego Indiana Jones game were well worth the price by themselves.

Overall, the system is great--they did much better this time around when compared to the original Xbox. There are tons of great games, and you can download all kinds of demos, stream Netflix movies, and harass your friends online. I do have a few qualms though, which are mostly related to the greediness that I perceive Microsoft to have. I was really excited about the fact that the Wii had a built in wireless networking card (though the online options for that system are scant at best). Nonetheless, I thought that it was a great move, particularly having grown up in the time of the original Nintendo that came packaged with a few controllers, a light gun, the system, all of the necessary cables and a couple of games. That was awesome, just to be able to get the basic package and have an awesome time with it out of the box without having to drop a few hundred dollars more. While this bundle aimed to do this to a degree, it fell short in a few other ways: I had to drop $90 on a wireless network adapter, another $36 on a second controller, $40 on an Xbox Live membership, etc. Sure, I'm a big boy, and I make enough money to buy my own toys now, but I had to spend more than $150 beyond the cost of this bundle just to be able to play with friends (both locally and remotely). So, I deducted one star from my review because the extra expense--along with the terrible quality of the headset, which was another $30 to rectify--kept this bundle from being totally perfect.

All the same, this is a great system and I got it at a phenomenal price. My advice if you are on the fence between the elite and the lesser versions is to spring for the extra cash because I would have filled anything less than the 120gb hard drive up almost immediately after downloading just a few demos.

I bought this as an early gift for my adult daughter and her boyfriend since they won't be here for Christmas ... and they say it's fantastic! Don't ask me what HDMI means or why you need a 120 GB hard drive to play video games?? This bundle was the best package and price deal I could find and I shopped at least four other local stores, plus Walmart, Costco, Best Buy and Game Stop online. I also purchased an extra wireless controller thru Amazon (it only comes with one ... go figure) because the price was competitive and it was also available in the same color as the base unit. I would still suggest rechecking all those stores as many are having great Christmas sales with the economy like it is. Still finding it hard to believe game systems cost as much as a home PC these days!

To whom it my concern:
My original console, serial number (004194371107), was sent for repair and was in flawless condition, other than the "Three Red Light" problem. The replacement console, serial number (010497771207), was sent to me in a condition that was not what I expected:
"Upon receiving the 360 after MS "repaired" the RRoD problem it wobbled front-to-back and left-to-right severely. In addition the power supply port was not aligned with the case opening. I contacted MS customer support and shipped the console back in order to correct those problems. The console was shipped back to me with the exact same problems. Contacted MS customer support and sent the console in a third time to correct the previously mentioned problems. Once again, the console was shipped to me with additional problems. This time it had a missing USB cover and a slight wobble; I was going to live with the wobble till I saw the missing USB cover. Sent the console in again to correct the missing USB cover problem and received it back, once again, with a missing USB cover".
I would respectfully like to ask for a replacement console, excluding serial number (010497771207), that is in the same condition that my original console was in, which was flawless.

Sincerely,
Wade

This has been an ongoing problem since December, over two months and counting. Microsoft's short sightedness will affect their bottom line in the future. I have three kids, all boys, and we currently have two Live accounts and planed on purchasing two additional accounts-my second oldest kid was promised a live account for his B-Day. My two oldest kids have Zune's and I was planning to purchase one in the near future. That's all changed since dealing with MS Xbox customer support...at this point I'm contemplating the closing of all Live accounts and not purchasing Xbox/Zune "anything" in the future. In addition, I might sell all of my "360" hardware and software and switch to Linux or nurse my XP OS as longs as I can. Again, the problems MS faces are with its future. My three boys' will grow up without any MS products in their home and will hear of the horror stories related in dealing with MS products and the related MS customer service.

This is a great item for anyone that likes playing games - either online or just on tv. Age doesn't matter :)

This is a great console. The 120GB hard drive is awesome for people who play a lot of games or download DVD's to it. The New Xbox Experience is something you should definitly look into if you buy any Xbox 360. The selection of games is really great compared to the other current gen consoles. If your a shooter fan this is definitly the console to buy. In these days of first party games being the only exclusives for a console however whether you buy this or a PS3 is simply an aesthetic choice (if you're buying purely for gaming) with a very few games being exclusive to one or the other and comes really comes down to which controller you like and which first party line-up you like better. Also this console is loud, but that fact is negated if you're willing to download a your games to your HD with the New Xbox Experiance. Be aware however that some games (like Halo 3) don't do so well downloaded to the drive and each game you download takes up 6GB of memory. Another thing is if you want another hard drive you have to buy a first party microsoft one which costs anywhere from $[...] for a 120GB, 100 for a 60GB, and I think Microsoft is now selling 20GB ones for $[...]. Which compared to the PS3 sucks because you can switch out your PS3 hard drive with any 2.5-inch Serial-ATA hard drive and for 150 bucks you can buy a 500GB hard drive to replace your old one. Plus no Blu-Ray drive. Like I said it comes down to four things, which controller do you like more, which exclusive game line-up do you like more, do you want to be able to have massive hard drives for downloading lots of stuff, and do you want High-Def movies? If you're buying purely for a game console pick this one, if you're buying a home entertainment machine buy a PS3.

I've had my Elite for less than 15-months when I got my first "Red Ring of Death" (RRoD). Now I have to also worry about getting the e74 error, which isn't covered by Microsoft's extended warranty and appears to be affecting a large percentage of consoles that have been sent in for repairs because of RRoDs. I understand that consumer electronics products like the 360 have an inherent rate of failures simply because of their complexity, but that does explain the pervasiveness of hardware issues that have plagued the 360 since it's launch.

While I like the software available to it, my experience with the 360 has been frustrating and disappointing. Because I am unsure of the hardware stability, when I have the choice, I will choose to play a game on my PC or PS3 (bought when my 360 died) before playing on my 360.

I hope eventually Microsoft finds ways to resolve these issues for consumers through new hardware iterations. And I hope they are able to learn from these issues with the 360 and can provide a more reliable consumer experience in future consoles.

If you need to play a game that's only available on the 360, go ahead and get it. It's still fun to play and they do have great games. But if you can wait or value a consumer-friendly, worry-free experience, hold off until there are permanent solutions to these issues.