bit-tech Shopping: Microsoft Xbox 360 Core System

Rating: 8

Time with product: 3 Weeks

Strengths: HDMI, available games, graphics

Weaknesses: Runs a little warm but not as much as previous versions.

Summary: The system is awesome. The games are great, the graphics are great, and the HDMI allows the system to tailor the displayed images to my tv's odd resolution of 1366x768.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 25 Days

Strengths: ...comes with the 360, good graphix, c00l games n stuff

Weaknesses: no memory card/hard drive.

Summary: i was under the impression that the core system came with a 20gb hard drive and the premium one came with a 60gb. am i crazy?? so i got the system, tried to make a profile and its all "hey, u didnt pay 40/100 to get a memory card/hard drive so were going to laugh at you while u have to go back to the store and spend $40 more and get a lousy 64MB memory card." why cant they at least make it 256MB, 512MB of ram for ur pc is about $50.... my advice to those who are going to buy the 360, spend the extra $100 to get the premium system. it comes with a wireless controller (vs wired) HD cables, xbox live/headset (expensive otherwise) and a hard drive (worth 100 dollars). it was so frustraiting when i first got the system not to be able to play games w.o being able to save. spend the extra $100 and get $200 worth of stuff. i wish that is what i had done. overall i send a shaking fist to microsoft for selling the core system. i give the xbox 360 a 4 out of 5

Rating: 2

Time with product: 6 Months

Strengths: Fantastic games and graphics...when it works.

Weaknesses: I breaksdown and you have to pay $140.00 to get it fixed.

Summary: I bought the premium system, used it for about 5 months then the games started to freeze. I called for support and they told me to ship it to their repair center (after charging $140 thru my credit card). I sent them a new, unscratched system. They sent me a beat up scratched replacement. After 2 hours of game play I got the 3 flashing red lights of death. Now I have to wait another week or two to get them to replace this one. I can't wait for the PlayStation 3.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 1 Year

Strengths: Wireless Controller, tons of free demo downloads, stellar games (now), customizing everything, and HALO 3!

Weaknesses: Overheating problems can be averted with the Nyko Intercooler...

Summary: Needless to say, with great games like Oblivion, Dead Rising, and all the Tom Clancy series on the Xbox 360, I am not going to mind missing out on a Playstation 3 until 2007! The 360 is cranking out Call of Duty 3, Rainbow 6: Vegas and Gears of War all in the next month! And with customizing Xbox the way I want it, the great wireless controller, and the best online fragfests out there, Winter looks warm indeed!

Rating: 4

Time with product:

Strengths: it comes with an xbox 360

Weaknesses: every thing else

Summary: why would you buy the core package when the premium is only few bucks more seriously it doest matter if your not gonna use live you have to get memory card anyways why not get the hard drive wired controllres are old get wireless just think real hard pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee