Ive owned a xbox 360 from day 1 its just a brilliant console great graphics. Fantastic range of games. Excellent sound. Play it through 5.1 dolby sounds out of this world.i own a ps3 and it hasnt got anything on this beast outrates it on everything.go for the elite it comes with a hdmi cable and a massive 120 gb hard drive. Headset.and wirless controller which the battery lasts hours of play i cant recommend this console enough.forget ps3 as they are crap and very ugly to look at.look out sony u have a monster to beat.

Iv owned a 360 from day one, bought the Core console which is now the Arcade one or whatever its called. Then upgraded to the Elite when it came out because I wanted Xbox Live and so on. Just recently bought a PS3 as well and there both awesome machines. Gr8 graphics on both. Gr8 gameplay too and MGS4 is the best game iv ever played no doubt....but overall I still prefer my 360 over the PS3 just because it has so many more games and all the stuff on Xbox Live is brilliant. Gears of War is immense and the 2nd one will be even better. Lots of people argue over which console is better but to be honest...there both amazing. The PS3 is worth buying just for Metal Gear Solid 4 and the 360 is worth buying just for the Gears of War series. The 360 has the slight edge just because of a wider game choice but most games can be bought on both platforms anyway so a 10/10 for both machines.

This is the best console out there.. Buy this u wnt be dissappointed

This console is well worth the money, it looks better than the original 360, graphically you need to be into hd an stuff to really notice a difference but i see a difference and overall the 360 elite just looks good cuddled up with my ps3, elite & ps3 match made in heaven.

I have just gone through my second elite ...previously went through two premiums and one core console! Love the gaming experience that xbox has to offer, superb select of games but Microsoft needs to sort it out, don't be fooled by upgrades Microsoft still use the shoddy parts of the predocessors. Yes I did not get the red ring of death on my elites but instead the disc drives just packed up with no warning! -it was unable to pick up(read) any form of media. once sent for repair they have a limited warranty and often do not last long enough to be still valid upon its next breakdown, honestly buyer beware!!!

Three reasons;

1) Fable 2
2) Gears of War 2
3) Far Cry 2

- NUFF SAID THEN -

Based on the new Elite model;

Looks: 10 out of 10
Xbox live: 10 out of 10
Quality: 10 out of 10 much better in black
Reliability: On the basis I've heard they have sorted out all the issues from previous models and versions of the 360 ( I had 4 premiums previously) touch wood I believe the Elite is the 360 it should of been in the first place back in 2005 so I give it 10 out of 10 also

Well I'm a proud owner of an Elite, and have been for many months, before the new 60gb premiums came on the market.

I've had two premiums before this, and can only say how much sleeker this one looks and feels, the black coat looks stunning next to my gloss black HDTV, however I can understand people not wanting one with a silver TV.

Graphically similar to the older model, yet you can occasional see a difference - and when you do - oh boy, you're in for a treat (COD4 Springs to mind).

If you don't have, or are not thinking of buying an HDTV - this console is not for you.

I've currently only filled 76gb of the 120gb hard drive that comes with this console, and can honestly say this space is worth the extra money if...you store all your music, films, and other files on the console.

I personally use this console not only as a gaming machine - of which it is fantastic, but also a full media centre with 5.1 output to my surround sound, offering a brilliant movie experience - or well used when playing games as you can often hear where you enemies are from their footsteps.

Whether for the extra Hard drive space, or just its sleek black finish to match your tv - its well worth the extra money.

I will suggest however you wait until 31/10/08, as the bundle packs become available, and they're a steal.

Happy gaming guys and gals.

I bought the 360 Elite the other week and firstly I was impressed with the Sleek, black finish of the Elite, it looks very nice with my Glass black stand and HDTV. It is better made than the first 360 premium consoles as it has a much improved motherboard and is far less prone to the so called 'Red Ring of Death'. I would seriously advise most people to buy the Elite as it should last longer than a Standard Xbox 360.

The Elite comes with the proper HDMI connection, instead of the old Component HD leads. So now, you have only one lead to plug into the back of your TV(This is only if you have a TV that is HD Ready) instead of the old component lead, unless you have an on old TV, which in that case the HDMI does not apply.

A downside as far internet connection goes, is that like many others do, I have Wireless Router which is too far out of the way to connect an Ethernet lead from the router to the Elite 360, so I looked up how much Wireless Network Adaptors(As the 360 Elite does not come with supplied one) were going for and they are at a hefty price of £50+ which I thought was far to expensive(of course if your 360 is near a Modem or Router then it would not be a problem). I own a PS3 too and that comes with Built in Wireless connection and while it does have a free internet service the Xbox Live service is much better, far better gameplay with more content and an overall better service, but you do have to pay £34.99 for this, which is about £3 a month, so not really a problem. So is it value for money, well compared to the PS3 not really, but overall it is a bit cheaper anyways, so yes I think it worth it, plus the Xbox 360 has 'Gears of War 2' coming the PS3 doesn't! Enough said there lol One last thing is the Premium comes with 120gb of memory which is definitely plenty. So a solid 4 star rating is about right.

i got one of these for my birthday and i have to say i was dissapointed...in my parents. i told them to take it back and buy a 60gb premium. i know sounds a little brattish but it isnt worth the extra money for space you will never use. get the 60gb edition its fantastic as all the consoles its cheaper but has the space u dont get with the arcade. i hope this helps. plus you can buy more games etc. with what you save from not getting the elite.

These are now the new design of 360. They use the new type of motherboard which will hopefully make them more reliable. It's about time too as the old ones where so bad it's unreal. 3 refurbished Xboxes later an I've given in and bought this one as I got sick of sending mine in for a 6 monthly repair. Fingers crossed these are better.