| Xbox 360 Elite Console (120 GB Hard Drive) | 
| From: Microsoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: £229.99
Buy New: £209.99
You Save: £20.00 (9%)
New (6) Used (2) from £189.99
Rating:  153 reviews
Sales Rank: 122
Platform: Xbox 360
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 14.6
Dimensions (in): 12.7 x 11.6 x 7.4
MPN: B4J-00125
UPC: 882224390149
EAN: 0882224390149
ASIN: B000PD0HQE
Release Date: August 24, 2007
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | The new video games console from Microsoft sweeps gaming into a new era of high definition graphics! Inside its ultra-modern body, the Xbox 360 Elite packs 512 MB of live memory, a 3 | | • | 2 Ghz IBM processor (divided into 3 core processors) and a graphics chip specially designed by ATI for this console, clocked at 500 Mhz | | • | The resulting performances are more than impressive, with resolutions going up to 720p/1080i! The Xbox 360 Elite is equipped with a 12x DVD player and supports the 16:9 format | | • | It produces 5 | | • | 1 32-bit (256 channel) sound, with a main bandwidth of 22 |
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Product Description
Introducing Xbox 360? Elite, the premier Xbox 360 console package that includes a massive 120GB hard drive, a HDMI port, and HDMI cable, all wrapped up with a premium black finish. Xbox 360 Elite also includes a black wireless controller and black Xbox LIVE headset. Xbox 360 Elite has enough space for a whole library of Xbox LIVE Arcade games as well as downloadable high-definition TV shows, movies, music, and all the other content available from Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Features •Xbox 360 Elite console: The console is equipped with an HDMI port, HDMI cable, a black wireless controller and black Xbox LIVE headset. It also comes with three powerful core processors, 16:9 cinematic aspect ratio, anti-aliasing for smooth textures, full surround sound, and DVD playback with upscaling capabilities right outof the box. •Xbox 360 120GB hard drive: The huge 120GB detachable hard drive allows gamers to save their games and store television shows, movies, music, pictures, trailers, extra game levels, demos and other content available from Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Also sold separatley. •Xbox 360 Wireless Controller (black): The sleek black finish of this high-performance wireless controller matches the style of the Elite Console. It has a range of up to 30 feet and a battery life of 30 hours on two AA batteries. Also sold separatley. •Xbox 360 headset (black): Now available in black, the headset lets you strategize while playing together online or trade taunts with your opponents. You can also send voice messages to friends on Xbox LIVE. •Xbox 360 HDMI cable: New to Xbox 360, HDMI lets you get HD video (up to 1080p) and multichannel surround sound, all from one cable. •Xbox LIVE Silver Membership: With this, gamers can chat with friends online, collect achievements and gamerscores, send and receive voice and text messages, and access Xbox LIVE Marketplace content such as game demos, HD movies and TV, as
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 Fantastic Console - Still Reliability Problems December 2, 2008
Sheriff Robbie (East Midlands, UK)
I bought an Xbox 360 Elite in June 08, and I have to say that in terms of game variety, graphics and online gameplay and downloads, it does not dissapoint.
I've enjoyed playing games such as GTA IV, Bioshock, Call of Duty and Halo 3 with most games being played to their full potential with xbox live.
The 120GB hard drive is a good investment too, especially as the new xbox update has arrived allowing games to be stored directly on the memory which improves loading times and reduces the noise of the disc drive.
The disc drive itself is noisy when compared to the Wii or Playstation 3 when spinning an xbox 360 disc, but it's not something particularly noticeable when actually playing a game.
The main negative for the console, which many, many people have been having problems with, is the console's reliability. After 5 1/2 months when I went to switch on my xbox it kept flashing 1 red light, saying it had a system error and that I needed to contact xbox customer support. I know about 7 people directly who have an xbox and 6 of them have had at least one problem which has rendered the console useless. I also know a gamer online who states that, "My xbox used to crash once a week, now it crashes every 15 minutes."
I didn't actually contact xbox with the problem, I found that I my xbox had a general hardware failure and I took it back to the store I bought it from the next day. I had the machine swapped and took out 3 years worth of insurance for it with the actual store. If I had contacted microsoft with the problem after my 12 months warrenty then they would have refused to repair or replace it without a 65 payment.
I would recommend that if you are thinking of buying this console then:-
1. Buy it from a reputable source, such as amazon.co.uk or one of the main videogame/electrical stores.
2. Check to see if it is possible to take out insurance on the console with the actual source, preferably for at least 2 years.
3. Look after the receipt. Seriously I do know people that can't take their xbox back to the store they bought it from because they didn't do this.
So all together I would recommend the console, just make sure to have some kind of insurance plan that involves you and the store you buy the console from as they are not built nearly as well as the other consoles available on the market.
 The PS3 is now better, in every way. November 28, 2008
A. Grey (London, UK)
I bought myself the X360 as soon as it came out, and despite all the RRoD issues, mine was running perfectly well. And it lasted a pretty long time compared to most. It died 3 months ago. RRoD. So, I decided to buy the Elite, mainly cos of the HDMI. And it's Black and Green! Anyway. It arrived and got it set up and I was playing GOW again, bit of Halo, PGR4, back to my usuall gaming self. And it died within 2 weeks.... 2 WEEKS!! Couldn't sort it out with Microsoft, as there customer service seems non-existant to me atm. I may as well ask my cat to sort it out. I then decided on buying another one, as I just love the games. And that died 1 1/2 months later.
I went round my mates house a few weeks ago, as he bought himself a PS3 and a few new games. Motorstorm 2, Little Big Planet. He's got himself COD: WAW and pre-ordered Resistance 2. The PS3 is awesome for games, for your music, videos, it has Blu-Ray, and it feels like a quality piece of kit, well built, unlike the Xbox. >>> continued in comments
Burnt out and fade away November 22, 2008
Mr. C. R. Elder (Lincoln)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Guys bought this machine about 14 months for my son and just got the three dreaded lights of death! These machines are badly made. Microsoft of course has me over a barrel here as just bought another 100 worth of gear for it for xmas! Had I known I may have tried out the PS3. Yes I know they can be fixed, but in the reliability stakes these machines are pretty much rubbish! Its a pity as they do make great games that look and play well.
Short but Sweet xbox elite vs ps3 October 31, 2008
J. Hodgkin (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Brought the xbox elite a couple of days ago and played for a few hours with fable 2. im prety impressed so far. I love the controller its so much better than the ps3. The noise level is high but you do get used to it, however they are bringing out the new dashboard where you can download the games onto the harddrive...and as it is very quiet when not in the game this may work out nicely (as is the case with ps3). Online the xbox wins hands down... i was playing farcry2 on ps3 earlier in the week and online was infuriating!! constantly getting booted off after one game and random disconnections! You cant just play as ps3 game, it has to be installed and what with updates online I sometimes take more time downloading than playing...not good if you have limited time! At least with the xbox you will get a choice as to download to harddrive or not!
If you want to choose the best way is to play both, I was lured in to the ps3 with its next gen boasts but so far no game has really lived up to the promise. The xbox has my vote for now at least!
Xbox 360 Elite Console October 27, 2008
Paul Barrett (UK)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Had this Elite for about a month now... moved over from the PS3.Hard drive is fantastic (120GIG), more than enough room to play with for downloading game demos and movies etc from the Xbox Live Network. HDMI audio/Video output is a must nowadays, pixel perfect images almost real!The Controller (wireless) included has a nice feel to it, although it does come with 2 AA Batteries I would recommend purchasing the official Charge and play kit, will save you in the long run. Included headset is ok.. not the best quality in the world but does the job :)Another plus point regarding the 120GB Hard-drive is we are shortly due a major update on the Xbox 360 (Mid November 08), this new update will allow the installation of your games on the Hard drive... which inturn solves my biggest gripe with the xbox...NOISY DVD ROM DRIVE! so no more constant accessing from the drive!! Hooray!! - Game disc is only required once each play.... just to check you own the original.Graphics in my humble opinion are on par with the PS3, and that's a good thing... so if your thinking of jumping ship towards the Xbox from the PS3.... then do it! you wont regret it.... there is a much wider range of games and they are cheaper too, granted the PS3 network is free, the Xbox 360 network costs between 26 - 40 a year for the gold membership, but there is just so so much more with microsoft.... movies, trailers and thousands of playable demos.
Whilst on the subject of online gaming ... having previously owned the PS3 and thus able to compare the two machines, The 360's online system is far superior to Sony's effort, not so many glitches and lock-ups, and the audio/speaking feature (Headsets) is much clearer.
Well worth the purchase.
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