Thinking about buying a xbox360

Heir

So I'm looking around on craigslist for a used 360. I know it's sad, but I've never owned one...always been a dedicated pc gamer.

So I see a few for sale for around $100.

What's the difference between a 360 arcade or an elite and all that?

EskimoDave

arcade is just base model.

elite has an HD.

Esh

Be careful you're not getting an older model when you buy used.

Honestly, pony up and get one new. I wouldn't trust a used 360 unless they have receipt proof that it's from the past year.

Darkewolfe

Esh wrote: »

Be careful you're not getting an older model when you buy used.

Honestly, pony up and get one new. I wouldn't trust a used 360 unless they have receipt proof that it's from the past year.

Don't forget that there was a batch of 360's permanently banned from xbox live for cheating about 6 months ago. There's no way to spot those without testing them.

matt has a problem

Darkewolfe wrote: »

Esh wrote: »

Be careful you're not getting an older model when you buy used.

Honestly, pony up and get one new. I wouldn't trust a used 360 unless they have receipt proof that it's from the past year.

Don't forget that there was a batch of 360's permanently banned from xbox live for cheating about 6 months ago. There's no way to spot those without testing them.

And the estimates ran between 500,000 and 1m console bans too, so there are a lot out there.

Heir

Thanks for the heads up. I'll look at a new one then.

illig

Heir wrote: »

Thanks for the heads up. I'll look at a new one then.

shop around... dell has sales every few months for about $150-180 for a new arcade... and you can often find a refurb hard drive pack for cheap to expand an arcade unit into a fully usable xbox

Seanron

Yeah, the elite is pretty much the best one to get, the newer one cause it has a more reliable chip-set.

And I know what you mean, I was a PC and Playstation only kinda guy, but got my 360 a few months back and heven't looked back ^^ I strongly advise the Mass Effect and Fable games

Deebaser

don't buy a used 360. If you RROD, youre SOL.

Synthesis

Yeah, be careful where you buy from (that applies to any console).

I was under the distinct impression that Xbox 360s were no longer sold without hard drives since the most recent price drop (or a bit after). Guess I was wrong?

Anyway, keep an eye out for deals from Dell and the like. Also, HDMI cables are $6 off Amazon, save yourself $44 this way.

Gihgehls

I would never, ever, ever buy a used 360. I say this as an IT professional in the video game industry.

PotatoNinja

Pony up the cash and get something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-120GB-Elite-Spring-Bundle/dp/B002I0J8ZS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1274398251&sr=8-1

Never buy a used system, especially a used 360. Every modern generation of consoles has had some spectacular kind of failure error that crops up eventually, buying used just isn't worth the risks.

The current crop of 360 bundles is pretty good, $300 for games + system + harddrive is probably about as good a deal as you'll get.

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Heir

Picking up a new Elite as I have a few giftcards to Best Buy.

And no worries...my PC gaming will continue on. I prefer the input for it.

Mass Effect was indeed a good game.