Which will be better, the new Xbox 360 or the current one?

Question

The new Xbox 360 releases in early August. I want to know due to the smaller hard drive space, would it be better to use the older model with the new kinect pack. I also heard that there is a much faster processor in the newer 360. Is space a good trade for processor speed?

Answer 1

buy the Xbox 360 250GB (aka xbox 360 slim)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003O6JJKY?ie=UTF8&tag=0610-20



Review: I am extremely picky about any hardware I use. Having owned both models of the PS3 and a few Xbox 360s (that I bought and sold over time) I have pretty high expectations. Personally I think Xbox live is much better then PSN which is why I jumped from PS3 back to Xbox. My big issue was the hardware. Microsoft took care of a big issue by allowing users to burn their games to the hard drive. However, the fan noise on my Xbox Elite was still driving me crazy. Now my Elite wasn't broken, my ears just seem to attune to the noise they make. It especially drove me crazy when playing games like Puzzle Quest or when browsing the dash board. In this case the PS3 fat and slim where hands down superior (hardware build wise). But like many a fans I put up with the crappy build quality for the sake of a better interface and of course my friends list.



Now onto the new Xbox 360. Let me just say that for once I am very proud of Microsoft. They seem to have taken all the complaints from users and fixed them. This is the system they should have released long ago. The very first thing I noticed is how silent this machine is. Even after running for over an hour you can barely hear the fan. I would go as far as to say it's even more silent then the PS3 slim (which I found to be louder then the fat model). The new Xbox has a strange but cool new look. I don't understand why people are complaining that it is a finger print magnet. How often do you really touch your system once it's in place? The buttons on the front are now touch sensitive instead of pressing them in, and make a cool noise I must say. I'm happy to say that even my disc drive is quite. It's almost as quite running a disc as the fans on my Elite were. There are no old school memory card ports, but they upped the USB ports to 5. 2 on the front and 3 in the back. The new 250GB hard drive is removable. There is a button on the right side vent that you can press and remove the plate. The hard drive is in a special case but it's easier to move. The only downside to this is the people that take their hard drives to their friends house, but this can be fixed by using a USB drive now.



The controller is pretty much the same as the Elites plus a couple changes. The bottom portion of the controller that was gray shaded is now a shiny black and the Xbox button is shiny chrome. All in all goes will with the package. The ear cushion on the headset is also now black instead of grey. Microsoft also has a picture of a black chat pad and wireless headset on the box for the new 360. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a black controller charger.



To close, I'm extremely satisfied with my purchase. It's a worthy upgrade and one that shows Microsoft is actually listening for once. Also for those planning to get Kinect there is a dedicated port so on the new system which will let you use the camera with one less cable.

Answer 2

Xbox 360 S Pros

- Nearly silent when compared with the original 360.

- Smaller with a slimmer look.

- Built in wireless N and its fast.

- Integrated optical audio.

- 5 usb ports.

- Internal, but easily accessible 250gb HDD on the bottom of the console.

- Uses half the power of the original.

- Works with most of the old accessories, including the transfer cable.



Xbox 360 S cons

- The IR receiver is located lower on the console and appears to have a narrower field. So depending on setup using a remote maybe a headache.

- Only comes with standard def av cables.

- Does not use the old memory cards or hard drives.

- Touch sensitive buttons that when touch emit a soft tone.

- Kinect ready socket in the back.



New Xbox 360 S

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003O6JJKY?ie=UTF8&tag=bestdeals-y-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003O6JJKY

Answer 3

well my brother just got the new one it was worth it they say no more red ring 250 gb it is very fast built in wifi but if you want your old maps say on halo 3 your gona have to buy the transfer cable for $19.99 but i do recommend the new xbox 360 anyday and i do not work for microsoft and it is so much smaller

Answer 4

the new xbox 360 250gb is already out and they are the same in speed,only the skin change and theres no more red ring od death.now thats red dot of death

Answer 5

people that made the xbox 360 aren't stupid you know they wouldn't release a new console that's worse that the old one

Answer 6

The new console will have built in wifi and appears to have a built in internal cooler. id consider that better

Answer 7

The new Xboxes are already out.