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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    08/25/09

    In reply to Next Week's Target Ad Confirms $250 Xbox 360 Pro? UPDATE
    So, is it safe to assume that these are last batches of Pros that need getting rid of?
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    Image of Dilpickle1 Dilpickle1
    08/25/09

    In reply to Next Week's Target Ad Confirms $250 Xbox 360 Pro? UPDATE
    Who wouldnt pay 50 bucks more for a 120gb hard drive and awesome looking system/controller? I, myself, cannot afford the yearly $100 repair fee.
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    The Lab promoted this comment Dilpickle1 was starred Dilpickle1 was unstarred
    Image of The Lab The Lab
    08/25/09

    @Dilpickle1: Let me wow you with my unconventional gadget fashion choices: I prefer the white console. Black is getting boring. Everything is black. It has become the default neutral, a place once held by beige. I'm actually considering the pro, just to have a cool white console.
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    Image of Dilpickle1 Dilpickle1
    08/25/09

    @The Lab: Yeah, i was kinda kidding. I like the black console because its different, But accessories are made in white more.

    Also, The price of the Xbox 360 is still more than the PS3 slim, Because of this.

    Ps3 slim as built in WIFI and free online gaming for $299.

    Xbox 360 is $250 for the system, $99 for the wifi adapter, and however much it is for a year of XBL. Though, I have more friends on XBL, and The 360 has zune integration.

    So I'm torn. Not that i can afford one anytime soon anyway..
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    Image of Josh Craig Josh Craig
    08/25/09

    @Dilpickle1:

    the wifi can be found for $70 or you can use 3rd party bridge for as little as $40 or just use ethernet and avoid wireless lag.

    XBL is worth the money as can be found for as little as $3.26 a month. Also the 360 comes with a headset for online.
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    Image of Dilpickle1 Dilpickle1
    08/25/09

    @Josh Craig: Ethernet is not possible in this house, No space to get the wire here from below or above my room.
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    Image of Poop Cooper Poop Cooper
    08/25/09

    @Dilpickle1: I actually followed these Lifehacker instructions to circumvent the cost of adding a wifi connnection to my 360 ([lifehacker.com])

    For me this worked out pretty well because I'd already setup a computer as a media center anyway (highly recommended)
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    Image of Dilpickle1 Dilpickle1
    08/25/09

    @TruPhan: Sweet, thanks!
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    Image of lilaliendog lilaliendog
    08/25/09

    In reply to Next Week's Target Ad Confirms $250 Xbox 360 Pro? UPDATE
    It clearly says ' Xbox 360 120gb Elite game system '.

    Doesn't say the word pro.
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    Image of Mark Wilson Mark Wilson
    08/25/09

    @lilaliendog: That's a deal in addition to the Pro deal.
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    Image of Sir Gibler Sir Gibler
    08/25/09

    In reply to Next Week's Target Ad Confirms $250 Xbox 360 Pro? UPDATE
    plus a free controller!
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    Image of ID Ron Burgundy ID Ron Burgundy
    08/05/09

    In reply to Oracle of Xbox 360 Packaging Predicts Pro Will Be Murdered in Its Sleep by Cheaper Elite
    Don't kill the Pro! I have one... Hey, btw, the preview pic (or whatever it's called) for the article linked on the side with the "more about..." has a picture of a time capsule for the first article listed.
    But, back to the point. Hmmm... I need to start playing my 360 more.
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    Image of SysRq SysRq
    08/05/09

    In reply to Oracle of Xbox 360 Packaging Predicts Pro Will Be Murdered in Its Sleep by Cheaper Elite
    I'm too lazy to read all of the comments, but I'm assuming a lot of you are complaining about RRoDs and I can't help but brag about how I just fixed my RRoD'd Xbox last week.
    If you have one of the newer Xboxes (one with three heatsinks) it's fixable. Of course, I had no choice, I wasn't under warranty.
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    Image of heimbachae heimbachae
    08/05/09

    In reply to Oracle of Xbox 360 Packaging Predicts Pro Will Be Murdered in Its Sleep by Cheaper Elite
    about darn time!! 120gig hard drive cost 180 dollars?? wtf microsoft, wtf.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    08/05/09

    @heimbachae: And it's just a regular standard SATA hard drive, but encased in their proprietary HDD cartridge. What a joke.
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    Image of sharkync sharkync
    08/05/09

    In reply to Oracle of Xbox 360 Packaging Predicts Pro Will Be Murdered in Its Sleep by Cheaper Elite
    Out of curiosity - are these things reliable yet?
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    Monty promoted this comment sharkync was starred sharkync was unstarred
    Image of Monty Monty
    08/05/09

    @sharkync: According to Microsoft employees (off the record) - not even close. But, if you have more than one Xbox 360 then you will be fine since you will always have a backup. I actually have a half dozen friends that have 360's, and they all have backup systems (admittedly, they work at MS) and have all experienced the RROD at least once. Oh, wait - is that what you meant by "reliable"?
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    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    08/05/09

    @sharkync: Reliable? Hard to say. Are they ALL now running the Jasper chipset? I dunno. But I know one thing, they are STILL freakin loud. And don't tell me to load my game(s) to the HD because it still is like an airplane when the DVD is spinning.
    To some PS3 cred, the PS3 is only half the noise, but twice the price! :)
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    08/05/09

    @sharkync:
    apparently they're reliable-er than they were, but mine... i dont even reassemble mine any more.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    08/05/09

    @sharkync: I don't have one, but I've been tracking my friends Xboxs to answer that question myself.
    And it's not looking so good.
    But the differences are drastic when comparing an older Xbox to a newer one.
    The oldest one, which I think was the first batch of 360s had an unending number of failures, so the game store gave my friend unofficial replacements, which promptly failed. His last one, which is the later model, is doing fine.
    The most solid Xbox my other friend had, which he got in 2006 with no failures of any kind, which made his PS3 look so buggy, died with RRoD just last month.
    My other friend with an Xbox (pre 2006) had a RRoD, but once he got it back from MS, it's been smooth ever since.
    He also says MS is totally cool about dealing with RRoD Xboxs.
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    Image of sharkync sharkync
    08/05/09

    @sharkync:
    Thanks for all the advice - I think I will still sit on the fence.
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    Image of the_Sleepwalker the_Sleepwalker
    06/26/09

    In reply to Microsoft Swapping Xbox Pro for Elite? PS3 Slim Arriving Shortly Thereafter?
    I don't get it.
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    Image of Rabid Penguin Rabid Penguin
    06/26/09

    In reply to Microsoft Swapping Xbox Pro for Elite? PS3 Slim Arriving Shortly Thereafter?
    Will the PS3 Slim be backwards compatible with my PS2? Or by "Slim" do they mean their removing my PS1 backwards compatibility too?
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/26/09

    In reply to Microsoft Swapping Xbox Pro for Elite? PS3 Slim Arriving Shortly Thereafter?
    So what comes after "elite" when they release the 180GB version? It doesn't get much better than elite. XBox 360 "Champion"?
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    Image of Nick Nick
    06/26/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: XBox 360 Ponies! edition?
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    06/26/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: or maybe they'll just call it a PS3
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    Image of speaknspell23 speaknspell23
    06/26/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: XBox 360 Home Premium Edition.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    06/26/09

    @speaknspell23: XBox 360 Vista SP1
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    06/26/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: XBox 720 SPARTAAAAAAA! And after that, the Madness edition is released.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    06/26/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus:


    the Xbox 361, of course.

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    Image of Diddle my Skittles Diddle my Skittles
    06/26/09

    In reply to Microsoft Swapping Xbox Pro for Elite? PS3 Slim Arriving Shortly Thereafter?
    Um, once you go black, you never go back?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga
    06/26/09

    @WWJD to keep Michael Jackson off the boy angels: Why'd you make the XBOX black?


    Because I wanted it to be perfect.

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    Image of facepuncher facepuncher
    06/26/09

    @StruckBySmoothCriminal_GitEmSt...: because then if anyone says they hate it, they are racists
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    06/26/09

    @facepuncher: What happens if I say I own a Black Xbox?
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    06/26/09

    @DeusExMach: If you are black, you can say that is Yo Nigga without being arrested.
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    Image of Cordfucious of Tech Clan Cordfucious of Tech Clan
    06/26/09

    @SewerShark: not funny
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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    12/07/08

    In reply to Dealzmodo: Xbox 360 Pro with Three Games for $284 Shipped Today Only
    I'll pay the extra $14.95 to avoid having those games come to my house. I seriously don't want my neighbors thinking I liked Kung-Fu Panda, or enjoy football, or heaven forbid, associate the Lego Indy game with the last Indy movie and burn my house down.
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    Image of Brian Sexton Brian Sexton
    11/29/08

    In reply to The Best Xbox 360 Deal: Arcade Bundle + 60GB Live Starter Pack, $250
    That bundle sounds like a good deal. I don't know about that particular tennis game, but it and the other games included with the Xbox 360 Arcade set are certainly more appealing to me than that Lego and Kung Fu Panda kid stuff that is being shoveled in with the so-called "pro" system. Why Microsoft included two games that make their main set unappealing to gamers over about ten seems very odd to me. It would have made sense in the context of multiple bundles offered for different demographics, but kiddie games for everyone? Blah.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    11/29/08

    @Brian Sexton: They are appealing to prospective customers who would be buying the 360 for their herd of water-headed chit'lins. I.e. when MS panders to PARENTS wallets we see bundles with kids games attached.


    I would prefer that they bundle sports games in these instances, but it is hard to argue with names like Disney and LEGO when it comes to kid appeal.

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    Image of vandiemen007 vandiemen007
    11/29/08

    In reply to The Best Xbox 360 Deal: Arcade Bundle + 60GB Live Starter Pack, $250
    I thought arcade had a wired controller while the Pro has wireless? I've been spoiled w/ the wireless controllers now.
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    Image of matt buchanan matt buchanan
    11/29/08

    @vandiemen007: No, this has wireless, says Amazon.
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