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The Xbox 360 Elite Dated and Priced

by doodirock| Published: Wednesday, March 28 @ 02:51:12 EDT
Looks like all the rumors were true. The new Black Xbox 360 Elite will make its debut April 29th for $479 dollars in both US and Canada. On10 sat down with Albert Penello, one of the key creators to talk about all the new features in a one on one video. So far it looks like all the speculation was spot on. There will be an HDMI port with cable included as well as a 120gig hard drive with transfer cable. They also decided to make sure both the headset and control match the new system with an equally cool black matte finish. Check out the vid.

From The Site

Elite Console

Xbox 360 Elite is equipped with a premium black finish and three powerful core processors capable of producing the best in high-definition entertainment, full surround sound, HDMI output, and DVD playback with upscaling capabilities right out of the box.

120GB Hard Drive

The huge 120GB detachable hard drive is the largest available on any console. It lets you save your games and store television shows, movies, music, pictures, trailers, extra game levels, demos, and other content available from Xbox Live Marketplace.

Black Wireless Controller

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.



So what do you think? Is it worth it? Personally I wouldn't mind the HDMI, but other then that I think $180 for a 120gig hard drive is down right insane.

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Untitled (Score: 1)
Posted By budman24 on Wednesday, March 28 @ 03:10:43 EDT
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It's a tough choice for me because I want a ps3 for the blu-ray player and as a bonus I get a ps3 :). But I also want a black 360...it's gonna be a tough choice. I'll see how much the 120 gig HD is and if it's close to 200 bucks which I can see because if a 20 gig is a 100 I can only imagine a 120 gigs price tag. If that's the case i'm gonna try and get a black one.



The hdd is a little bit expensive (Score: 1)
Posted By SirPoonga on Wednesday, March 28 @ 03:25:11 EDT
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Remember it is a laptop hdd. I see bare 120gig hdd for $120 on an online store. You local best buy is going to sell it for more. Then add on an external enclosure, remember the 360 hdd is external, that's another $30. Then the cable and software to transfer data.

It's a little over priced, but not by much.

I want it. But I might wait until the new proc is out.



Not for me (Score: 1)
Posted By fecknmental on Wednesday, March 28 @ 07:29:34 EDT
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I think its a joke they rushed out the 360 to get a headstart on the PS3 and i bet this is what they were originally aiming for?

I would stick with the option of a PS3 at Blu Ray is way out selling the HD-DVD 2-1 or some reports havie it at 3-1?

Its funny though everyone was saying how teh PS3 was far too expensive but it was working out way more value for money now if you get this as well as your original 360 your mad


This is for hardcores... (Score: 1)
Posted By Rhysode on Wednesday, March 28 @ 15:23:54 EDT
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...I'm not going out and spending a shitload for more drive space and a cable that offers a little better picture. After all, I use the HDD for games saves and demos. I erase demos or DLC I no not use since you can re-download if you ever need it again.





Demos (Score: 1)
Posted By fecknmental on Thursday, March 29 @ 06:36:34 EDT
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I dont really download demos as it interferes with your achievements lol.





Untitled (Score: 1)
Posted By fecknmental on Wednesday, March 28 @ 07:58:05 EDT
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On a better note i think he is checking out he cleavage more lol


checking out the cleavage (Score: 1)
Posted By CaneKev on Wednesday, March 28 @ 11:26:36 EDT
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me too...





who cares (Score: 1)
Posted By wilderz on Wednesday, March 28 @ 09:45:43 EDT
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I mean if you are downloading movies and such that's one thing, but even those are only in your posession for 24 hours. I've got plenty of room on my current HD as it is now. The only way I would get one of these is if my system went kaput.


Same Here (Score: 1)
Posted By biggdogg40509 on Wednesday, March 28 @ 14:39:17 EDT
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I got 2 now as it is, i can't justify another $500.00 for a bigger hdd which i still have plenty of room on anyway and a cool case mod. the hdmi stuff means nada to me atm.
maybe someday





If they know what's good for them..... (Score: 1)
Posted By LostSkeleton73 on Wednesday, March 28 @ 09:55:27 EDT
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They will seriously consider an upgrade pricing structure for the 360 users that have had to, hmm, I don't know, deal with their faulty machines on launch day and the like! I'm just considering it, and if it had actually included the HD-DVD drive, I would have to put some thins on hold to buy it then.

Damn you Microsoft.....



Probably gonna swap mine out and pay the difference.. (Score: 1)
Posted By Gatsu on Wednesday, March 28 @ 09:59:20 EDT
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seems worth it for the extra $79. Because I sure as hell am not paying $179.99 for the hard drive by itself...screw that.

Just sucks that I'll have to do an account recovery.



Trading in (Score: 1)
Posted By fecknmental on Wednesday, March 28 @ 10:21:09 EDT
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Well you will need to trade your 360`s in earlier cause as soon as April comes the value of teh 360 will drop imensly due to the Elite`s launch.

And regarding MS doing anything for the loyal custoers they have had and messed around you need to wake up lol MS dont care they just want new customers


It depends (Score: 1)
Posted By SirPoonga on Wednesday, March 28 @ 16:20:21 EDT
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It depends on when your 360 was made.




Untitled (Score: 1)
Posted By fecknmental on Thursday, March 29 @ 06:38:14 EDT
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It wont make any difference cause theres a bigger and better one out so it will have reference to when you bought your 360 unless you got it with 14 days and take it back under teh CSG lol.





I knew it. (Score: 1)
Posted By Gorbash on Wednesday, March 28 @ 10:48:34 EDT
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I frakin knew it would happen after I buy my console. Are they going to make an HDMI cable for the regular Xbox, or all we all screwed?


Consider yourself screwed (Score: 1)
Posted By n3rf on Wednesday, March 28 @ 15:42:23 EDT
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"HDMI connection 'can not be adapted back to the existing consoles.'"






So... (Score: 1)
Posted By fletchmustdie on Wednesday, March 28 @ 11:15:28 EDT
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Does it come with HDMI version 1.3??????



Untitled (Score: 1)
Posted By Caesar on Wednesday, March 28 @ 11:19:12 EDT
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nice, ill be getting one



Anyone see a Goat? (Score: 1)
Posted By DEEP_NNN on Wednesday, March 28 @ 11:46:23 EDT
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I guess I'm the goat on this one. lol

I was gambling that the only announcement would be for the 120GB hard drive. I lost my shirt, so to speak.

No 65nm processor reported though. Just a hopped up original. Mine runs cool so I don't need that benefit anyway.

HDMI, nope, don't need that.

120GB, nope, don't need that either, no HD movies or TV downloads in Canada yet.


I agree with everything you said (Score: 1)
Posted By DrPlague on Wednesday, March 28 @ 12:41:54 EDT
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There is no reason for me to buy this thing.





Nope, don't need to upgrade (Score: 1)
Posted By Jedi_Kez on Wednesday, March 28 @ 12:35:04 EDT
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Nothing there really interests me, space on the 20GB drive is enough for me (for now), my TV does 720p, so no need for HDMI. It doesn't appear to have the cooler running 65nm chip either (my current machine is a tad noisy, but I like to play games loud, so it's no biggie).

Thankfully I don't feel the need to pick up the Elite, which is good, because I really prefer the white colour over the black!



Hmmmm... (Score: 1)
Posted By bunsen27 on Wednesday, March 28 @ 12:52:47 EDT
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Without the 65nm processor I personally don't see a need for me to upgrade to this. I really want one of the black controllers though! :)


Untitled (Score: 1)
Posted By Nomad on Wednesday, March 28 @ 20:19:37 EDT
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Just get yourself some case or controller mods and you can have all the black you want.





not yet (Score: 1)
Posted By saucerfreak2012 on Wednesday, March 28 @ 13:09:02 EDT
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My launch console still works fine, but if it terminally fails I would buy an Elite **IF** it also came with the HD-DVD internal and the 65nm chip. Of course it would never come in at this price point... but if it did they'd be flying off shelves.

A bigger HDD, black case, and HDMI port and cable aren't needed (for me) yet.



Untitled (Score: 1)
Posted By Nomad on Wednesday, March 28 @ 20:20:48 EDT
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Same here...I at least want an HDTV first.





Untitled (Score: 1)
Posted By Shuttdown on Wednesday, March 28 @ 13:21:08 EDT
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Despite the nice black look, I am only going to get the new hard drive. Even though it is a bit pricey, it makes sense to upgrade in that manner. As far as trade in values are concerned, you know as well as I do that the value of the current 360 went through the floor. The only company that is quicker to screw you than MS is EB/Gamestop.



Untitled (Score: 1)
Posted By Liger117 on Wednesday, March 28 @ 13:47:46 EDT
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Same price in Canada? Maybe I'll make a run for the border and pay with lousey Canadian money.


Untitled (Score: 1)
Posted By Nomad on Wednesday, March 28 @ 20:23:34 EDT
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You know it won't be man...it will be converted i'm sure. If so here it is... 479.99 USD = 556.453 CAD





Maybe its not the HDD (Score: 1)
Posted By Six on Wednesday, March 28 @ 14:40:35 EDT
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Just rationalize it as $180 for the HDMI cable!



Why do people get boners over die shrinks? (Score: 1)
Posted By Rhysode on Wednesday, March 28 @ 15:31:07 EDT
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You know the main reason why they shrink dies? So they can make more chips fit on a wafer and produce more for less $$$.

Yes, they run cooler but that means little since you can't overclock your 360. Thats very freaking sad that people think this is worth getting excited over..."Hey, less heat means my 360 won't break! Yay!".

Your 360 shouldn't break. Its a real problem that they are at the high rate. Its a disgrace and a failure which was a sacrifice they made to get out first. Now that this will likely have less of them fail due to heat issues only, its worth buying a 2nd?





But there's also the logic... (Score: 1)
Posted By SirPoonga on Wednesday, March 28 @ 16:18:07 EDT
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There's also the logic that if you have a cooler processor the fans don't have to push as much air. I fthe fans don;t push as much air they don't need to turn as fast. If they don't turn as fast they will be quieter. That's the whole reason PC users put 120mm fans in place of 80mm, they turn slower which makes them quieter.




This is not a PC (Score: 1)
Posted By Rhysode on Wednesday, March 28 @ 16:51:29 EDT
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Look at the failure rate. Its already way too hot, this may make it better. The thing thats baffling is people are excited about something that is just correcting a very unstable product. Probably to an acceptable level from the 'ticking bomb' level the 360 stability was previously at.





Untitled (Score: 1)
Posted By Wigman on Wednesday, March 28 @ 16:04:04 EDT
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If and only if my current 360 goes on me and is not repairable.



If it really is cooler... (Score: 1)
Posted By 40z on Thursday, March 29 @ 10:13:24 EDT
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If it really ends up running demonstrably cooler and quieter, I'll probably get one. I'll grumble about it, and this will make me a bit wary about "early"-adapting the Xbox 720 (or whatever they end up calling it), but I'll still probably get it.



I sure am glad (Score: 1)
Posted By jtgjr007 on Saturday, March 31 @ 13:59:16 EDT
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that he used the BMW analogy, that cleared up everything. But seriously, I haven't purchased a 360 yet, so for only $80 dollars I get 100 more gigs, HDMI and a black case. I think it's a good deal. If you already have a 360 then it probably isn't worth upgrading.



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