Xbox 360 help

[bitarno]

hello guys , i know lots of u here have new gaming consoles ( PS3 or x360 ) , i wanna buy the x360 , but what am concerned abt is the difference between the arcade and the elite one ... the elite comes with a 120 GB HDD ... what i wanna know is that what do i need these 120 GB for ? am sure i wont download any games from the internet for it ... so what difference would it make if i got the arcade one without the 120 GB ? 1 more thing , where will i save my progress in games ?
the price differs abt 150 $ less with the arcade ...

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bitarno

hello guys , i know lots of u here have new gaming consoles ( PS3 or x360 ) , i wanna buy the x360 , but what am concerned abt is the difference between the arcade and the elite one ... the elite comes with a 120 GB HDD ... what i wanna know is that what do i need these 120 GB for ? am sure i wont download any games from the internet for it ... so what difference would it make if i got the arcade one without the 120 GB ? 1 more thing , where will i save my progress in games ?
the price differs abt 150 $ less with the arcade ...

I don't recommend you buying it for two reasons.

1) The arcade version doesn't have a HDD, only a 512MB memory card. Many games will require a patch or two to function properly. A patch, add-on or DLC is usually about 0.5-1.5GB. Playing online will be very troublesome as games are patched regularly.
After a while you will also need to start erasing save files to make room for new ones.

2) I don't know how good a warranty is in Lebanon, so make sure you can return it if it breaks. There is a 33% chance that the 360 will stop functioning (RRoD) within the first year, 60% chance in the second year.
I'm not sure but I think I read somewhere that Microsoft will repair all 360's that Red Ring, up to 3 years after purchase.
Again, I'm not sure how good that is in Lebanon.

[bitarno]

am not buying it from lebanon , also abt the HDD thing ... they told me 60GB HDD is sold for 50 $ separately ... i wont be playing online for sure since i dnt have a decent internet connection ..
what i wanna know is that does graphics differ between arcade & the elite ? or its just the HDD thing ?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bitarno

am not buying it from lebanon , also abt the HDD thing ... they told me 60GB HDD is sold for 50 $ separately ... i wont be playing online for sure since i dnt have a decent internet connection ..
what i wanna know is that does graphics differ between arcade & the elite ? or its just the HDD thing ?

It's mainly the HDD, and like you said, it can be bought separately.
Some Arcade models don't have an HDMI port, so check for that on the box.
Other than that they're similar.

[Fadi007]

go and buy a ps3

[Confucius]

Originally Posted by Fadi007

go and buy a ps3

ma toghlat, go buy the xbox, make sure u have an HDMI port w kholset, not the elite one, just buy the arcade one with an HDMI port since u're not gonna play online with ur M3ADLIN games anyways, bas ma toghlat w tjib PS3 jib el Xbox atleast u'll PLAY games mech fantasize about them, ella eza kenet men el cha3eb el feyech anw ana i have a ps3 w soon i'm gonna buy an Xbox cz i actually wanna play games without selling my home and a piece of land to buy games!

[Fadi007]

Originally Posted by Confucius

ma toghlat, go buy the xbox, make sure u have an HDMI port w kholset, not the elite one, just buy the arcade one with an HDMI port since u're not gonna play online with ur M3ADLIN games anyways, bas ma toghlat w tjib PS3 jib el Xbox atleast u'll PLAY games mech fantasize about them, ella eza kenet men el cha3eb el feyech anw ana i have a ps3 w soon i'm gonna buy an Xbox cz i actually wanna play games without selling my home and a piece of land to buy games!

lol well when i used to have a PS2 i just played FIFA and god of war , wel game 7a2a 1000LL lol so 2eza ken men l no3 li metleh byesroud bass 3a game aw tnen kel 7ayeto yjib ps3 it's a much better machine than xbox , jib ps3 w chtri ma3a god of war 3 w uncharted 2 wel FIFA 10 w bi zyedeh for me i can live with just FIFA 10 lol

[SysTaMatIcS]

get a pc for gods sakes , consoles are complete failures and meant for kids only

[bitarno]

@ systa : my laptop's vga is dedicated 256 MB which sux ... 3a as5af game b 2attsho l graphics

and abt the ps3 thingy ... the system in saida goes like for every cd exchange u pay 20,000 LL .. yi3ne each time u want a game , u should return the one u got , and pay 20,000 and get a new one ... which sucks too

so long live X360 , b 8000 LL bikaffi 3al game

[SysTaMatIcS]

Originally Posted by bitarno

@ systa : my laptop's vga is dedicated 256 MB which sux ... 3a as5af game b 2attsho l graphics

and abt the ps3 thingy ... the system in saida goes like for every cd exchange u pay 20,000 LL .. yi3ne each time u want a game , u should return the one u got , and pay 20,000 and get a new one ... which sucks too

so long live X360 , b 8000 LL bikaffi 3al game

sell the laptop for shi 100$ , get a super pc for about 800$ , and enjoy 3000 or 5000 for every game you play , not to forget how beautifull it is to play on the pc , and how it sucks to play a console like kids with this small thing in your hand.