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Getting an Xbox 360 S Arcade

  • 18-11-2010 9:56pm
    #1
    desaparecidos
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭


    I'm going to get an Xbox 360 S Arcade soon, but do I need the Elite version with 250GB? This will be my first Xbox 360 so I'm not sure the benefit of the hard drive. I know you can install games which will speed up load times, but is it worth the extra cost? I won't be using online services or want to store any media on the xbox. I could get an old style Xbox 20gb HDD off of ebay for ~€20 and use that, which would allow me to install 1 or 2 games I might use regularly.


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  • #2
    niallon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,330 ✭✭✭niallon


    First of all, the 20GB HD won't work, doesn't fit the new console. Secondly, personally I say an extra €50 for 246GB isn't the worst, whether or not you think you'll use the space immediately, better to have it than find you need it.

    I couldn't see the logic behind installing games at all and found it annoyed the hell out of me that they take so long but now I can't tolerate playing an uninstalled game as even the slim emits a lovely whir when the disc is in use. Also you reduce the chances of laser burn by installing and can usually counter-act a scratched disc with it.


  • #3
    desaparecidos
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭desaparecidos


    I saw a a video of a guy using an old Xbox 20gb HDD in a new slim. He just opened up the case of the old HDD and carefully inserted into the slim.


  • #4
    niallon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,330 ✭✭✭niallon


    True, forgot about that. More importantly, after buying the HD from eBay and that, is the €30 you've saved worth it instead of getting a 250GB?


  • #5
    TouchingVirus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,584 ✭✭✭TouchingVirus


    niallon wrote: »
    First of all, the 20GB HD won't work, doesn't fit the new console. Secondly, personally I say an extra €50 for 246GB isn't the worst, whether or not you think you'll use the space immediately, better to have it than find you need it.

    You can buy enclosures to fit the slim, and then swap. You can get 250GB of storage for ...around €47 later on if you find your 4GB space isn't up to much. Or you could shell out the extra €50 at the start and not worry. Up to you OP :)


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