Maxwell House said:
I am waiting for the inevitable 360 sku this fall that includes kinect before upgrading. Hopefully that sku is priced at 299.99.
But might that not be an Arcade, sans hard drive and wireless? I doubt the console in that package will be as full-featured as this one.
Chittagong, the consensus so far seems positive. People are digging the reduced noise of the system as well as the roomy hard drive.
I like the new controller, as well. Haven't bought a new pad in a while, but the model that comes with the new Xbox seems smoother and the D-pad works better than my old ones.
I also like the new touch-sensitive power and eject buttons on the console itself.
Some have complained about the wireless N not operating at 5GHz or something, and I haven't been paying much attention to this, but I gather you can set your network to 2.4GHz or just use G.
The case of the system gets pretty hot right above those chips, but I'm heartened by the fact that this console will shut itself down if the temp gets too high.
I upgraded from a 120GB Elite (using the trade-in deal at Gamestop) and I'm happy I did.