Product Description

Includes a 120GB hard drive, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) port, a high-definition cable, and a premium black finish for the console, wireless controller, and Xbox Live headset.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #57 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Microsoft
• Released on: 2007-08-24
• Platform: Xbox 360

Customer Reviews

Good games, bad Console
It's strange. My 360 Premium I got in Jan 06 still works fine and it's been played to death. But my Elite which I got in Dec last year broke in under 6 months and it wasn't used half as much.
It seems Microsoft are still using cheap parts and poor manufacturing practices with their console. It's a real shame. If these were any other type of electrical product they would've been re-called ages ago. Oh well. Things would'nt be so bad if Microsoft support wasn't so useless. 3 weeks for a refurb?
Well, enjoy the great games whilst you can.

Reliability a very serious issue.
I loved (note the past tense) the X-box 360. I bought my first a month after it came out and when the dreaded ring of death appeared I bought the Elite, giving my brother the repaired one. I bought the Elite thinking that it would be more reliable (I'd heard that it contained new internals to prevent the problems of the Premium and Core models)....well it was all a big fat myth. Last night my Elite bit the dust less than 6 months after purchasing the thing. It matters little that Microsoft are going to repair the thing, my faith in the brand is fatally damaged. I had PlaySations 1 & 2 and they are both working fine. I just want my money back so that I can forget about the 360 and get a PS3 - the Sony brand has never let me down; Microsoft, that's all you've done. Wonderful exclusive games (Bioshock, Gears of War), useless hardware.

An excellent media streamer
Being a Mac user I was a bit hesitant about the 360, it being a product from the evil empire. All in all though I have to say that it's a nice piece of kit, not only as a games console but (quite unexpectedly) as a media streamer.

I have a fair amount of music and a few videos stored in my iTunes library and, via a bit of third party software called Connect360, the Xbox forms a valuable bridgehead between my Mac (upstairs) and my TV (lounge).

The only downside over an Apple TV, say, is that the 360 cannot stream copy-protected content purchased via iTunes (iTunes Plus purchases are fine though). Otherwise this added feature is really excellent and makes purchasing a 360 additionally worthwhile.

Oh yes, and the games are very good too. That always helps.