my sister wants to buy her boyfriend an xbox360 for xmas but is on a low budget. She saw the core system for 299 and wants to save some money, is it worth it to buy the core system or should she buy the regular xbox 360?
2006-12-12 12:36:28 · 4 answers · asked by beholder of answers 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Games & Gear
The XBox 360 comes in two configurations - the core system and the pro system. The core system is the more basic of the two, and does NOT have a hard drive. Those people who have never had an XBox before might wonder why you need a hard drive. Really, it is critical to be able to download new content, store large save game files, and store music / photos.
The XBox 360 Core System is sort of like the XBox 360 "Lite". It has just the very bare basics you need to play. You get the base XBox 360 console unit, one wired controller, and standard AV cables to connect the unit to your TV. That's it. This is FAR less than you get with the advanced set. For example, the advanced set has a wireless controller, which I highly highly recommend. I hate wires. It has Xbox Live headset, and Ethernet cable. Also the advanced set has a high definition cable, giving you far higher quality on many TVs.
Of course the actual UNIT itself is exactly the same in both cases. There is only one XBox 360 console. It has a detachable faceplate, so you can customize it with cool designs. It's just under 8 pounds in weight, and 3.3 by 12.2 by 10.2 inches. For speed, the XBox 360 has 3 separate cores that are each 3.2 GHz in speed. That's faster than many peoples' home computer systems!
The built in DVD player is 12x dual layer, making the XBox 360 great to serve as your home entertainment system.
Note that you can NOT play any old XBox games at all if you don't have a hard drive. Even if you choose to get this Core unit for money reasons, I really suggest you buy the hard drive as an add-on!
2006-12-12 12:52:47 · answer #1 · answered by Ken401 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An xbox 360 core system is 399.99 and comes with a wired controller, no headset, usually a game, no hardrive which costs about 120.00, xbox live silver which does not support multiplayer, and the premium comes with a 20 gig hardrive, a wireless controller, a game, three months of xbox live gold wich allows multiplay, and a head set for 499.99. Note that these prices are in canadian currency.
2006-12-12 12:41:35 · answer #2 · answered by headshot_master2112 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't waste your money on the core...... The premium is the best one. The core has no Hard Drive which is the most important factor. The premium system come's with the hard drive which you will need to download and get online and save games and everything. The premium is an extra $100 but guess what.... The hard drive alone is $100 so might as well buy the premium... and it comes with wireless controllers.
2006-12-12 12:39:57 · answer #3 · answered by Manita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well: lets talk about xbox 360 vs 299core game system
one fact is xbox has more controlls which players can use also
very challanging programs sure are compatable with T.V if AB
switch converter installed first . Different about 299 is kinda like
Game Boy Hand held types very light small see http://www.xbox390.com ok?
2006-12-12 12:49:48 · answer #4 · answered by toddk57@sbcglobal.net 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋