Xbox 360 4GB Console
- Sleek New Design
- 4GB internal memory
- Built-in Wi-Fi
- Whisper Quiet
The new Xbox 360® 4GB Console. Here today, ready for tomorrow with a brand new, leaner machine. Wi-Fi is built-in for easier connection to the world of entertainment on Xbox LIVE, where HD movies and TV stream in an instant. It’s ready for the controller-free experiences of Kinect — you don’t just play the game, you are the game. Xbox 360 is more games, entertainment and fun.
What’s In The Box?
• Xbox 360 4GB S Console
• Xbox 360 Black Wireless Controller
• Xbox 360 Composite A/V cable (standard definition)
• One Month Xbox LIVE Gold Membership
• 1 year limited warranty on console
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List Price: $ 199.99
Price: $ 199.99
Xbox 360 Arcade Spring 2010 Bundle
- Xbox 360 Arcade console is everything you need to begin playing right out of the box.
- This console includes an HDMI output, so you can experience your games in the highest definition possible, up to 1080p (HDMI cable sold separately).
- Xbox 360 redefines what games look like, sound like, feel like, and play like to engage you like never before.
- Amplify your music, photos, video, and TV.
- Watch progressive-scan DVD movies and share your digital pictures with friends.
The Xbox 360 Arcade console is everything you need to hit the ground running. Plug in the console and connect the wireless controller and you’re playing.
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List Price: $ 149.99
Price: $ 186.50
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The xbox 360 slim with 4 GB. is what the original arcade version should have been, and is definitely worth its $200 price tag.
10 new features of this model are:
1. New Valhalla chip – hopefully improved design to prevent RRoD issue, but tech. reviews noted that the Jasper chip in the older Elite model runs cooler
2. WiFi N – this is the newest wifi standard that is 12X faster (up to 600 Mbits/ sec) than wifi G; you’ll need a Wifi N router to get the max. speed
3. digital optical audio port (if your sound system is separate from your TV, then you’ll need this to get full 5.1 surround sound)
4. 4 GB of flash memory (although 1.1 GB is used by the game system)
5. 5 USB ports (2 in front & 3 in back)
6. slimmer design with side vents (to prevent overheating)
7. dedicated Kinect port (just a convenience feature)
8. only 1 year of warranty (the only negative; older Elite models had 3 yrs.)
9. USB flash drive support (this was a xbox software update released in April 2010)
10. ESPN video streaming (will be included if you are a Gold member, $40/ yr.; should be available about Dec. 2010)
Slim 4 GB vs. 250 GB hard drive:
I bought the 4 GB system over the model with 250 GB hard drive because the xbox now supports game saves/ installs/ downloads and pic/ audio/ video downloads to USB flash drives. It supports 1-2 USB flash drives with 1-16 GB memory (using a 16 GB drive, 1.6 GB is used for formatting). Saving games and media to the USB drives is recommended since loading games and media will be much faster (reading memory is faster than reading hard drive) and more reliable (flash memory rarely fails, unlike hard drives); even the xbox live director recommended using USB drives for storage. If you have such a huge appetite for videos downloads and game demos that 32 GB can not accomodate, then you can always upgrade later with the 250 GB hard drive that will be sold in November; note that the older xbox hard drives are NOT compatible with the slim models. Installing xbox 360 games and game demos on the flash drives is no problem; xbox will ask you which drive to install the game. However, I can not verify if you can install older xbox games like Halo on the flash drive. The only xbox game I have is Halo 2, which does not install on flash. This problem may be specific to Halo 2 because even xbox live does not have Halo 2 for sale, which means Halo 2 is not supported without a xbox hard drive. I’m suspecting that any older games listed on xbox live is enabled for flash installation, but if they’re not listed then you’ll need a xbox hard drive. This is annoying but not a big issue since there are only a few older xbox games that you may want to play.
XBOX vs. PS3:
I am originally a PS3 and Wii gamer, but finally bought the xbox when the slim 4 GB model was released. To be competitive with the PS3, the xbox had to have the built-in wifi, optical audio port, and USB flash drive support. I was deciding whether to buy another PS3 for $300 since many games require 2 consoles for coop and multiplayer gaming, regardless of what system you choose. However, with this xbox priced at $200, I decided to choose the xbox since it has better coop games, more online gaming, and their video library blows away the PS3 online videos. Xbox music and music videos library needs to expand to the size of their TV and movies selection to be comparable with iTunes. The PS3 has better graphics though not significantly better (expected since PS3 has a better processor), but the XBOX has better coop and multiplayer games. The PS3 controller is better designed, better constructed, and has a rechargeable battery. Also, the PS3 has a Blue-Ray player, but is $100 more than the xbox slim 4 GB model. The xbox Kinect has more features and better specs. than the PS3 Move. With my Wii collecting dust, I decided to wait to see if games for the Kinect are a flop, similar to how many games for the Wii flopped. Anyways by summer 2011, Kinect games should be 1/2 price with better selection.
If you’re new to xbox, here are my recommended Top 10 coop games: Halo 1,3; Gears of War 1,2; Fable 2,3; HAWX 1,2; Halo Wars & Halo Reach (note: Halo 2 is not supported wo. a hard drive). Happy Gaming!
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First off, let’s hope these new designs don’t suffer any of the same (or new!) problems — RRoD anyone?
You have a few options in what bundle you get. You can choose between a 4GB and 250GB hard drive. Kinect will be bundled later this year with some other packages.
These pros and cons are really for comparing the new 360 S with the older 360 models.
Pros:
- New sleek design. Smooth black matte finish. Meshes nicely with my other A/V components.
- More vents. New side vent. Top and bottom vents seem to have a little more airflow.
- Quiet. Runs much more quietly than the previous models.
- Built in Wi-Fi supports 802.11 b/g/n. Mine connected flawlessly to my wireless router initially. I then changed it to work over Ethernet since I already had it wired.
- Additional USB ports. Five total – two in front, three in back. Easy to add additional drives.
- Optical audio port added for those not using HDMI but want the better audio fidelity.
- Hard drive is internal – helping make the design smaller.
Cons:
- Bottom vent, if unit used vertically, completely blocked and very warm. Doesn’t make me feel good using it in this position with all of the heat problems of the previous builds.
- No HDMI cable included.
- No support for Blu-Ray. OK … I know Microsoft doesn’t want to cozy up to Sony and pay licensing fees, but this would have made the 360 a complete system and could have really crushed PS3 sales.
- Still lacking in support for some codecs for playing video files, but this is more of a software issue than hardware at this point.
- Runs hot. Not sure if the cooling is adequate but time will tell. With that said, my other A/V components can run just as hot but they never suffered the fate(s) of the original XBOX360s.
- Initial storage options are limited. 4GB or 250GB — and expensive $ per gigabyte. Better off buying your own non-Microsoft external HD.
All in all, it’s an excellent unit for under $200. Some of the general features of the 360: Compatible with all the old games as well as the new Kinect sensor (sold separately or bundled). It makes a very good media player that can play files from attached drives or your media server (PC) and has a Netflix application for streaming movies for those that have XBOX Live and a Netflix account.
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The best Xbox so far. The matte finish, price, 4GB internal is plenty for game saves and some add-ons. If you want more memory, just add 1-2 16GB USB flash sticks. I use USB drives for game saves and full game installs. This way I never have to worry about IF the system breaks on me. I’ll always have my personal saves on the flash sticks. I never trust hard drives as they are more prone to fail over a flash stick. Thats why I didn’t keep the 250GB version. Plus I don’t do demos so I don’t need that kind of space. Matte finish does not collect dust and hair like the gloss version does which drove me crazy as I did own the 250GB version for a short time until this version came out. VERY HAPPY with the arcade.
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While this is my first Xbox 360, I have used older versions as well. This one tops them all. It gives the most bang for your buck. That’s all there is to it. For 200 dollars you get the new Xbox 360 S which has more features then it’s predecessors, is smaller, quieter, and runs cooler.
Pros:
-Built in Wifi allows me to connect to my computer hard drive to play music pictures and videos from my PC’s hard drive
-Small size makes it convenient and out of the way
-Kinect ready if I every feel ambitious enough to get it.
-extra USB ports for wired controllers/flash drives
-Optical audio out ports
Cons
-not really any.
The 4gb flash memory may be considered a con to some people, but the Xbox 360 S hard drive will soon be sold separately (I’d estimate by the holiday season, and I’m never online so I don’t download demos or dlcs. And with the built in
Wifi to read my PC’s hard drive why would I need memory? And you can indeed save games to a flash drive.
All in all, this was the best $200 I’ve ever spent. Great product. Keep it up Microsoft!
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Let me just start off by saying I’m in love with the matte black that’s on these 4gb arcades. I didn’t want to get the 250gb glossy Xbox 360 slim because I’ve had annoying experiences with my PS3 and how fingerprints and dust really are drawn to the glossy surface. This, though, is perfect, especially if you’re anal about things like that just like me.
This is the Xbox 360 that Microsoft should be proud of. It’s everything that’ll satisfy a new Xbox 360 purchaser, and if you’ve been holding out, now’s your chance to see what all the buzz is about.
For $200, you’re getting an amazing deal, especially when compared to the older “phat” models of the Xbox 360:
- Smaller system, hence the nickname “slim.”
- Sleeker/sexier. I think this is pretty self explanatory. Just look at them both side by side.
- MUCH quieter. When Microsoft says “whisper quiet,” they mean it. Especially if you install your games so the disk doesn’t even spin.
- Extremely high reliability increase compared to the 5 year old Xenon phat models, and even the reliable Jasper phat models. This is because of the 45nm combined cpu/gpu die, which is dubbed the Valhalla chipset. Jasper model phats were renown for being reliable and breaking the dreaded 3RROD curse that plagued older models, because they used a 65nm chipset. This Valhalla chipset is even better. Not to mention that, just like a Mac or a PS3, the console will shutdown if overheating, preventing damage to the console. Mines is usually on 12+ hours a day and I haven’t had any problems.
-Built in WiFi-N. Microsoft finally added wifi to their console, and to make up for it not being in the phat models, they went all out and made it wifi-N, which is the fastest wifi on any console available today. About time!
-4gb internal flash memory, which can hold about 4000 game saves. It’s enough for some DLC here and there and maybe an arcade game or two, but the best part is that it’s a major upgrade from the original phat arcades, which only had 256MB of flash memory. This is MORE then enough memory for a casual user, or a kid who only uses memory to save games. If, however, you want to do more like download a lot of things, you can buy a standalone 250gb HDD around next month and simply slide it in. Technically, you’ll have 254gb of memory if you do it that way.
- 5 USB slots. If you have a random USB lying around the house, just stick it in for more memory! 4gb flash memory and two 16gb cheap flash drives = 36gb of memory!
- Kinect ready, meaning it has a port in the back solely for Kinect. If you have a phat Xbox 360, you’ll need to plug Kinect into a power outlet on the wall.
- Touch sensitive buttons, which is a neat bonus.
All in all, for $200, this deal can’t be beat for what it offers. Whether you’re looking to buy an Xbox for Halo: Reach or Gears of War 3, or want to try out Dance Central, or are buying it for a younger person for such games as Kinectimals, you’re in for a treat either way.
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I don’t have all the cash to spend in the world, so deliberating between the Arcade bundle and the Elite bundle was a lengthy, careful process that involved reading multiple reviews and generating a feature vs. value spreadsheet. In the end, I’m very happy with my choice to go with the Arcade bundle. It allowed me to get the core system plus three games (Gears of War, Final Fantasy XIII, and Super Street Fighter IV) for a little less than the price of an Elite bundle. I’m giving this a 4 star review for the following issues:
1) The pack-in games aren’t that great. Neither Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts nor Viva Piñata are particularly enthralling (and this is coming from someone who greatly enjoyed the original Banjo Kazooie, and Animal Crossing – which is similar in concept to Viva Piñata). This is a matter of opinion, however, so I recommend giving both games a test drive if you can. If neither are your cup of tea, then maybe the extra $100 is worth spending on the Halo 3: ODST and Forza Motorsport III pack-ins of the Elite bundle.
2) No means of internet connection. I prefer playing games solo and not online, so I didn’t think that this would be a problem. However – and this is something important to consider – in order to use the Xbox 360 as a decent media hub, you *need* to have network access. I already have a few hundred GB of photos, music, and movies stored in a portable hard drive and was intending to hook it up to my console to watch/listen to media, but half of the file types aren’t supported unless you download a system update. Of course, you can’t download the update unless you’re connected to the internet. D’oh! Syncing with a PC via Windows Media Center to watch media you already have stored on a computer also requires an internet connection. So in addition to considering whether you’ll want to play games online or not, definitely also think about whether you’ll want to use your Xbox for viewing media when deciding which bundle to purchase. Also think about whether it will be more convenient for you to use an ethernet cable or wireless router. If your console is set up near a port or a router, then the cable that comes in the Elite bundle will do. If you want to connect wirelessly, you’ll have to buy the Wireless network Adapter anyway (or set up a work-around, the means of which you can find out and about the internet), so maybe the Arcade bundle will suffice.
3) No included high capacity storage. There’s 512 MB built into the console, but after creating profiles for me and my wife and saving saved game data for five games, I’m down to around 180 MB. With the latest system update, you can use a third party external storage device (flash or hard disk drive) to store up to 16 GB of games, media, and Xbox Live Arcade purchases per device (you can use up to two, expanding your storage to a total of 32 GB). This is a good thing since I have a few portable hard drives that I can use, thus saving me the cost of having to buy an official Xbox 360 hard drive. However, loading a game onto your external storage – which greatly reduces loading time, noise, and wear-and-tear on the DVD drive – takes about 8 GB per disk, so at 32 GB you’d only be able to store 4 games tops. I tend to play around three games at a time, so I think I’ll be okay (though Final Fantasy XIII is three discs large, hmmm…) But if you have any intention of loading a library of games onto your hard drive, you’ll want to consider the Elite bundle which comes with a 120 GB Xbox 360 Hard Drive.
The above issues considered, I’m still very satisfied with the Arcade Bundle I chose. In the end, I’m going to forego the official Xbox 360 hard drive and stick to my external hard drive (perhaps loading one or two games at time). I purchased a Wireless Network Adapter through another online retailer a few days ago, so I’ll be able to download the system update and purchase games on Xbox Live Arcade. With the additional expense of the Wireless Adapter and considering my gaming habits, I still feel like I got a better value with the Arcade bundle over the Elite bundle.
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My First Impressions Of The 360
I must admit, I’m a little late to the 360 game, but I feel the need to put up a review for people who might still be on the fence about getting a 360. If your reading this, now is the perfect time to get a 360, the Jasper chipset in the 360′s have reduced failure rates by an enormous amount and the ‘New” 360′s are getting an even newer chipset, but I’ll just keep my review to the ‘Original’ 360.
Once you get the 360 out of the box, you see a nice sleek looking all white system (if you have the arcade model, if not your disc tray is chrome) and almost instantly you will notice that most of the 360′s housing is aluminum, though there is a little bit of plastic on the outside of the system. Once you dig further into the box however, you will notice perhaps the BIGGEST power brick ever seen on a console, this puppy even has to have its own fan! (A word of warning to people, you MUST keep your power brick in a open well ventilated area and not keep it on the floor/carpet if the power brick overheats it will give your 360 3 red rings (not a RRoD, but a general hardware failure type of 3 red rings) until its cooled off enough to safely power the system.) One thing I did notice with the 360 is that unless you install the game your playing to the 360′s HDD the DVD drive is crazy noisy, so much so that I even had to turn up the volume on my TV, a 6GB install (for all games) later and the 360 was as quite as my PS3, the power brick on the other hand makes a constant low humming noise because of the fan. Overall build and design is a 9/10.
The controller of the 360 is perhaps my favorite controller yet. As far as I can tell however it uses infrared to achieve wireless capability’s, All though to the 360′s benefit I have yet to have the controller lose its sync with the 360. Big bonus points awarded to the 360′s controller for being powered by 2 AA batteries, they are user changeable (its just like changing remote batteries) and the included batteries have lasted 4 hours and still seem to be going strong, I’m not 100% sure but I think the controller will start blinking when its almost time to change the batteries, However shame on Microsoft for charging $40 for a play and charge kit (recharge your rechargeable batteries inside the 360′s controller while having your controller plugged into the 360,much like the PS3) I would have bought it if it was half the price, however it is a much better investment to just buy 4 AA rechargables and a charger, that way you can always have a set of batteries ready. The 360 controller does have rumble, but it doesn’t seem to be very strong, I believe this was done to prevent the AA’s from draining to fast, low rumble is better than no rumble though. The controller can also be used to turn the system on and off, I love this feature as my 360 is at the other end of the room I’m in. The controller also has a port on the bottom to plug in a wired headset. Overall a 9/10 for the controller.
The 360 has 2 ways to store data, the first one is a built in 256MB memory unit, this is PLENTY to save games on, the 2nd is a Hard Drive, these range in space from 20GB’s,60GB’s,120GB’s,or 250GB’s the HDD’s main function is to install a very large portion of a game (75%+) onto it to reduce laser usage on the DVD drive, this is completely optional but is a welcomed option for me. However (and this is a biggy) the Arcade model does not include a HDD only the more expensive elite does, and to buy the HDD separately is actually more expensive than buying an elite unless you buy the HDD used or marked down. Overall a 8/10 for storage mediums
There are many accessories for the 360, anything from lighted controllers to cooling pads are available, however only a handful of these are under $40, the wireless adapter alone will cost you $100! Overall a 7/10 for the accessories affordability.
Games for the 360 are one of its strongest points and easily the number 1 reason to buy a 360, games for it on the used market are very affordable,most popular titles are $40 and under! There are also many must have games for around $15-$20 new (blue dragon is a prime example!). Games for the PS3 do not drop as quickly in price as the 360 games do, as a result this was my personal reason to get a 360, I could get 2 games for $50 while only getting 1 good/recent game for the PS3 for $50, this is starting to change a little more though as PS3 games are starting to drop in price *almost* as quickly as 360 ones do, although the 360 does have a MASSIVE library of games for budget prices. I’m an RPG nut and the PS3 is like the Xbox whereas the 360 is like the PS2 in terms of RPG games. Bottom line, Microsoft got it right this time ans Sony didn’t. 9.5/10 for the 360 on its game selection/price.
Overall:42.5/50
Pros:
+Affordable System
+Games are also quite affordable when buying used
+System is a looker
+Excellent 3 year warranty (on the original 360′s only! New 360s carry a 1 year only)
+Controller is a smart design and is miles better than the original Xbox controller
=/= The ‘original’ 360 is now cheap to buy due to a handsome price cut
Cons:
-A high maintenance power brick
-Propitiatory HDD makes buying one expensive
-Accessories are on the expensive side
=/=This 360 is now an old model
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PUEDO RECOMENDAR ESTE PRODUCTO 100 % EN VALOR Y PRECIO Y CON LA MEJORADA PLACA JASPER 149 $ CREO QUE NO EXISTE ALGO MEJOR DEFINITIVAMENTE RECOMENDADO
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I purchased one of the original xbox 360′s (Xenon) just after the launch. It was noisy and blew lots of heat out of its back side.
This new Jasper ver Xbox has the 65nm cpu and gpu. The new smaller power supply is now rated at a much more reasonable 150 watts. The rear fans on this latest model make much less noise and the air coming out the back is much cooler. This is a significant improvement.
I’m sure there are more improvements coming for the xbox but this latest version is pretty good.
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Let me begin by saying that I purchased this item for my children. However I feel I am qualified to write this reveiw because I unpacked the XBox 360 Arcade and upgraded it with my used 20GB hard drive. I also transferred my childrens’ data from my XBox to their XBox as it now had a hard drive. And of course I have monitored my children’s use of this item to be certain it has performed well…and it has been a great investment.
I am certain there are others out there in a similar situation. I am an avid gamer on the XBox 360 and as my children became older they had become avid gamers on MY XBox 360 as well. This soon became a problem as there were 3 of us wanting to play different games at the same time on the same XBox. I knew I needed to get my kiddos their own XBox. After researching different options, I decided to go with a used XBox 360 Arcade from Amazon, and I have been very pleased with my selection.
I had originally purchased a refurbished XBox 360 with a 20GB Hard Drive, but I had upgraded my unit with a 120GB Hard Drive (which I also purchased from Amazon). That left me with a 20GB spare hard drive. I knew my children would definitely need a hard drive for their XBox as they are playing more and more games. I decided to go with a used Arcade unit to save money, since I already had a 20GB hard drive. This was a great choice and here is why:
The arcade XBox has a built in memory unit. Though the space is too limited for many of the games my children play, it made transfer of data from my 120GB hard drive to their 20GB hard drive a breeze. It could not have been easier. I simply attached my 120GB hard drive to the arcade 360 and transferred my kiddos’ profiles and saved game data to the internal memory unit. Then I removed my hard drive and attached my old 20GB hard drive drive to the arcade 360 and moved the data from the internal memory unit to the 20GB hard drive. I only had to repeat this process once or twice and all my childrens’ data was moved! They were very pleased to have their profiles and all their saved games without having to start anything over again.
I purchased a used Arcade XBox 360, it was not the full Spring Bundle, but it did come with all the cables and one controller. This unit was very securely packaged, clean and has worked great! It was an economical investment that saved me money and saved the kiddos grief by not having to lose any of their data they had saved on my XBox 360. I highly recommend this item, especially for buyers in a similar situation as I was.