I had an 20GB Xbox 360 Pro/Premium that I got for Christmas in 2007. It had the Falcon chip. I bought it because it was the first upgraded Xbox to be released after the buggy Zenon that had over 75% failure rate. It worked great but I moved it around too much and it eventually got the two red ring E74 error. 3 weeks and $100 later I had it back and it served me well ever since.
Last week I got word of the new Xbox that you are currently looking to purchase. It has the Valhalla chip. That chip is two generations later from my old Xbox. I decided that my Xbox, now out of warranty and starting to make funny sounds when the disc tray closed (another common problem in older Xbox's), was outdated (with only 20GB of memory) for the new and memory eating exciting things that Microsoft was going to release in the next few years. So I sold my old Xbox for $100 and went to Best Buy that same day to pick up my new Xbox 360 "Slim".
Now to the review stuff:
First reaction to pulling it out and setting it up: Wow the packaging is much better in this one, more padding in the box. Woah, this thing is light, and look how much smaller it is. Dang, I can lift this thing up with my thumb and index finger. Hey look how small the new power brick is, cool. Oh sweet, the controller is all black. Geez look at all these USB ports! Wait a second, what does the AV hook up not have component cables for HD. Weird. My old Xbox's AV cable did.
Setup: Hooked it up with the same setup my old Xbox was on. Hovered my finger over the power button and poof. Plug and play. I recovered my gamertag, transferred my licenses via [...], registered my new console, and downloaded all my old add-ons and arcade games in a snap. I just connected to my wireless network with the BUILT IN WIFI and got on Xbox Live.
Played all that night: SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO QUITE!!! Barely a whisper. Much more responsive. Things load faster. It is really really quite. It does not produce half as much heat. Did I mention that it was really quite. Seriously.
As someone who switched from a regular, older Xbox to this one to another: Do It. Microsoft has been unleashing so much this past year, this will only be more and more. You will need the space from the 250GB hard drive. Especially if you save a lot of games, music, or videos. You need the space. My friend has a 120GB Elite that he has already filled up.
To someone who is buying their first Xbox: If you waited this long to get an Xbox you probably don't need all the bells and whistles. Just go buy a used one and get a 60GB hard drive. It will be plenty for what you are using it for. This thing is built for moderate to hardcore gamers who need space, speed, and reliability.
In conclusion, upgrade to this Xbox from an older one. Don't buy it as a first timer.Get more detail about Xbox 360 250GB Elite Console.
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