New "Slim" Xbox 360

Undead

Couldnt find a thread already made for this so...

Was going to order mine off amazon.co.uk, which are usually pretty fast on delivery, but I ordered it and the estimated date of delivery was 20-24th of July.

The release date for the console as you know is the 16th...and call me a fanboy all you want I really don't care, but I want mine on launch day.

So, basically what I'm asking is, is anyone else ordering from amazon, or does anyone have any indication what the actual date of delivery would be based on previous pre orders with them.

Or has anyone got any other good, fast delivering sites for me to buy it from?

Thanks,
Luke.

rizzla

I'll probably get mine in a shop on release day. Wouldn't trust ordering something as big/expensive as a console online.

mgsrocks

They're £200 (~€240) on amazon and €250 to buy in-store over here. If you really want it on launch day then just spend the extra few euro and but it in a shop.

Undead

Suppose, I honestly thought the price difference was bigger. Cheers all the same, its off to GAME in the morning.

Captain Chaos

rizzla wrote: »

Wouldn't trust ordering something as big/expensive as a console online.

I have ordered consoles from Amazon before, they got here just fine tbh and in two days which was not bad. If anything happens in transit it's covered, you might have to send it back to them but they pay for it.

I've bought PCs and laptops online that cost 10 360s. I've never really been worried about what might happen in transit though. Never crossed my mind really.

Either way though, want a new 360 on launch day? Buy it from a shop.

mgsrocks

Undead wrote: »

Suppose, I honestly thought the price difference was bigger. Cheers all the same, its off to GAME in the morning.

You should probably bring in your old xbox too. When the elite came out they had an trade up option. I'm hoping to trade mine in and get the slim version for around €130/150. They'll transfer everyone onto the new hard drive as well.

Undead

mgsrocks wrote: »

You should probably bring in your old xbox too. When the elite came out they had an trade up option. I'm hoping to trade mine in and get the slim version for around €130/150. They'll transfer everyone onto the new hard drive as well.

Yeah I was looking online at Game's deals, you only have to pay 159.99 if you trade in a 60gb Pro, but wouldn't that mean they'd have to crack open the box and that in the store, cos otherwise how could you trade in your Xbox with HD THEN transfer data..

Oh, and @ Captain Chaos. Yeah I've gotten my VAIO online, and other stuff like moniters etc, its not the saftey aspect that worried me it was the time aspect.

Darksaga87

Seriously. How much of a muppet do you have to be to do this, THEN make a youtube video about it and claim this retarded flaw?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw3zY3b7qRY

mgsrocks

Undead wrote: »

wouldn't that mean they'd have to crack open the box and that in the store, cos otherwise how could you trade in your Xbox with HD THEN transfer data.

Yep, they'll open it and transfer everything then pack it back up. I'm not sure how long the whole thing takes though, last time I did it I told them I'd be back in an hour and they had it waiting behind the counter.

mgsrocks

Undead wrote: »

Yeah I was looking online at Game's deals, you only have to pay 159.99 if you trade in a 60gb Pro

Just saw it, thought I'd put the link up for everyone:

From http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=446115285999

The new Xbox is now up and available for pre-ordering on the GAME website for £199.99 (you can find it here > http://bit.ly/9PFSla)

Or . . .

Trade in your console in store and get it for less!

Here's an example of the kinds of prices you could pay:


Trade-In Console PAY EIRE

XBOX 360 ELITE £99.99 €124.99

XBOX 360 60GB PRO £119.99 €159.99

XBOX 360 20GB PRO £139.99 €189.99

PS3 SLIM 120 GB £24.99 €39.99

PS3 80GB £59.99 €89.99

PS3 40GB £69.99 €99.99

NINTENDO Wii £124.99 €164.99

Thats a good deal for anyone wanting to trade up from an elite.

NotorietyH

Darksaga87 wrote: »

Seriously. How much of a muppet do you have to be to do this, THEN make a youtube video about it and claim this retarded flaw?

While they are idiots, in their defense I don't think they were claiming it was a flaw. I think they were more making fun of themselves and how stupid he had been to move the console.

mgsrocks wrote: »

[/url]Thats a good deal for anyone wanting to trade up from an elite.

Looks like you'll basically get it for half price, which is a good enough deal I s'pose.

mayordenis

Can't believe I bought a standard 250gb with forza one about a month ago - going to have to punch myself in the face.

Nemanja91

Dont know wether to trade in my elite for this or not?

NotorietyH

Well the good news is that the new slim is incapable of suffering from the RROD.


It doesn't have any red lights.


http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/16/xbox-360-slim-17-smaller-than-original-incapable-of-rrod-ing/

#Daniel

Nemanja91 wrote: »

Dont know wether to trade in my elite for this or not?

I'd wait a few months and see what the general buzz is like if your elite is working fine atm. While I'm sure MS have sorted the problems that plagued the fat xbox, you'd never know.

hightower1

I was just reading this thinking "ya know I have a half day today, may go to town and trade in my current xbox for a new versioN HHHMMMMMMMMM"...... what a stupid idea though? I mean why spend a hundred + bucks for something to play 360 games by trading in something ...... that plays 360 games????

rizzla

hightower1 wrote: »

I was just reading this thinking "ya know I have a half day today, may go to town and trade in my current xbox for a new versioN HHHMMMMMMMMM"...... what a stupid idea though? I mean why spend a hundred + bucks for something to play 360 games by trading in something ...... that plays 360 games????

It's like trading in an old car for a new car. They can both get you from A to B. But you want it, because it's newer, looks better and has some additional features.

Hail 2 Da Chimp

hightower1 wrote: »

I mean why spend a hundred + bucks for something to play 360 games by trading in something ...... that plays 360 games????

My thoughts exactly, unless there's something I'm missing? I have a new arcade, which is a lot quieter, so noise really isn't an issue, size doesn't bother me as it's on my TV stand anyway.
I didn't really watch the E3 expo, but I thought these were the only improvements?

As for buying a launch day box, I think enough people got burned last time around, to make them think twice.

hightower1

Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »

My thoughts exactly, unless there's something I'm missing? I have a new arcade, which is a lot quieter, so noise really isn't an issue, size doesn't bother me as it's on my TV stand anyway.
I didn't really watch the E3 expo, but I thought these were the only improvements?

As for buying a launch day box, I think enough people got burned last time around, to make them think twice.

I have the N adaptor as it is so it'd strictly be for looks I'd be getting one but why spend 100+ bucks on a nicer looking console when no one sees it anyway? In fact the new hard drive isnt compatable with original box's so I wouldnt be able bring my drive to a mates or anything? It wouldnt make a lot of sense if it was just for looks but then loosing back compatability in hard drives...... dud move to buy one of these if I dindt need one

Darksaga87

My main reason for getting it is the wireless thats built in. My PS3 is grand over wireless, but when i want to use XBL I have to drag my modem across the loving room to reach my tv. Right pain in the gee.

hightower1

Darksaga87 wrote: »

My main reason for getting it is the wireless thats built in. My PS3 is grand over wireless, but when i want to use XBL I have to drag my modem across the loving room to reach my tv. Right pain in the gee.

Sure an N adaptor is only around 65eur new? Why not just get one of those and save. At the end of the day your left with a N series wireless xbox 360 in ether case just with a lot more money in your pocket in one scenario

niallon

No memory unit ports??? Am I reading that right? (Below number of USB ports). If that's the case they can shove it up their hole, I need a memory unit as I travel to different residences whilst in college in order to not have my XBox in an unsecured house in a student town. F**k you Microsoft, once more you've managed to disappoint!

mgsrocks

niallon wrote: »

No memory unit ports??? Am I reading that right? (Below number of USB ports). If that's the case they can shove it up their hole, I need a memory unit as I travel to different residences whilst in college in order to not have my XBox in an unsecured house in a student town. F**k you Microsoft, once more you've managed to disappoint!

There was no point since you can use USB sticks to transfer save games after the last system update.

I think thats why they threw on extra USB ports.

Shiminay

hang on niallon, you can use up to 16 GB USB sticks for XBox memory for the last few months which is a much better solution. My profile and game saves for a few regular multiplayer games I play with my mates is on the Forza 3 USB stick I got with the special edition of the game

Grumpypants

mayordenis wrote: »

Can't believe I bought a standard 250gb with forza one about a month ago - going to have to punch myself in the face.

Well your Elite can be moved without destroying the disk inside it !!

Also it has a 3 year Microsoft warranty while with this new one you only get 12 months so dont feel too bad in 13 months when these start to break down you'll be laughing, i feel bad for the suckers who will trade in an elitle for the same thing in a different box and pay a shop 125 euro for the privilage.

Take that 125 euro and go buy 3 or 4 new games.

Imagine you bought a Toyota MR2 for 10grand then the next day you see a Ferrari for 20grand you ask about it & they tell you its just a Ferrari shell put over a MR2 just like the one you have. It will perform no different, will do just the same things your car does now & the only difference is it looks a bit fancier and the good news is you can trade in your car plus give me 10grand and you can have it. Wow what a bargin !!:D

NotorietyH

Grumpypants wrote: »

Well your Elite can be moved without destroying the disk inside it !!

No it won't. For the love of Jeebus anyone who's reading this DO NOT try to move your Elite with a Disc inside it. It will destroy it.

mgsrocks

Grumpypants wrote: »

Well your Elite can be moved without destroying the disk inside it !!

Actually I destroyed a disc inside my console when someone knocked it over!

Grumpypants wrote: »

Also it has a 3 year Microsoft warranty while with this new one you only get 12 months so dont feel too bad in 13 months when these start to break down you'll be laughing.

I don't think Microsoft can do that, all electrical products have to have a minimum 3 years factory warranty if sold in the EU (and up to six years in Ireland). Microsoft can say what they want but they will have to fix it if breaks through no fault of your own.

Grumpypants

NotorietyH wrote: »

No it won't. For the love of Jeebus anyone who's reading this DO NOT try to move your Elite with a Disc inside it. It will destroy it.

My elite has been moved all over the place ive stood it up put it down moved shelves and never once messed up, my launch model sometimes if the console falls from upright and hits the ground hard enough it might put a tiny ring stratch on the disk.

But neither come close to how bad this new machine is for scratching disks. In that vid the guy barely lifted it and it destroyed the disk!

Grumpypants

mgsrocks wrote: »

Actually I destroyed a disc inside my console when someone knocked it over!



I don't think Microsoft can do that, all electrical products have to have a minimum 3 years factory warranty if sold in the EU (and up to six years in Ireland). Microsoft can say what they want but they will have to fix it if breaks through no fault of your own.

Well yes and no if you go all the way to court they may rule in your favour but it has been covered before. But Microsoft themselves introduced a 3 year warranty for the 360. This new machine ships with a 12 month Microsoft warranty.

NotorietyH

Grumpypants wrote: »

But neither come close to how bad this new machine is for scratching disks. In that vid the guy barely lifted it and it destroyed the disk!

That's because they just inserted the Alan Wake disc so the machine was loading it up. If the laser's activated or he machine is trying to access information on the disc you're going to destroy it by moving it. A PS3 would burn and destroy the disc if you did that. Hell it happened me with CDs in Discmans back in the day when they first launched.

That video of the guy moving the 360 while the disc is loading is not a fault of the 360, it's a fault of human intelligence. You can move it around as much as you like if the machine is doing nowt, but much better to err on the side of caution.

The existing 360 already has a reputation for being extra sensitive when it comes to ruining disc too. So it's not like it's a new thing either. I've heard of people's discs getting destroyed because their 360 was upright and someone stamped heavily near the shelf it was on causing it to wobble slightly destroying the disc.

Grumpypants

NotorietyH wrote: »

That's because they just inserted the Alan Wake disc so the machine was loading it up. If the laser's activated or he machine is trying to access information on the disc you're going to destroy it by moving it. A PS3 would burn and destroy the disc if you did that. Hell it happened me with CDs in Discmans back in the day when they first launched.

That video of the guy moving the 360 while the disc is loading is not a fault of the 360, it's a fault of human intelligence. You can move it around as much as you like if the machine is doing nowt, but much better to err on the side of caution.

The existing 360 already has a reputation for being extra sensitive when it comes to ruining disc too. So it's not like it's a new thing either. I've heard of people's discs getting destroyed because their 360 was upright and someone stamped heavily near the shelf it was on causing it to wobble slightly destroying the disc.

Sh1te i usually start installing a game then see all the dust on the black glass shelf and start cleaning it while im waiting for it to install ill pick up the xbox put it on top of the dvd player wipe under it put it back, put the ps3 on top of it to clean under that. Ive even pulled it out and turned it upside down to plug in a cable for surround sound !!

Walking a tight rope i think.

NotorietyH

Grumpypants wrote: »

Sh1te i usually start installing a game then see all the dust on the black glass shelf and start cleaning it while im waiting for it to install ill pick up the xbox put it on top of the dvd player wipe under it put it back, put the ps3 on top of it to clean under that. Ive even pulled it out and turned it upside down to plug in a cable for surround sound !!

Walking a tight rope i think.

A very tight rope. But at least it sounds like you're keeping it level enough. It's if you tilt it any direction or change the orientation I think is when it does the damage. Wasn't there a story a couple of years back about 360s ruing Halo 3 discs or something? Have a vague recollection.

sink

Since I have an original launch day xbox 360 core with bought separately 20gb hard drive which is now full, I think it may be worth upgrading to the slim.

20GB < 250GB
Component < HDMI
Noisy < Quiet
Bulky < Slim

Wonder how much I would get for trade in?

chrislad

Be trading in my Elite and the wireless adapter for this. Thankfully, we can copy data onto a USB key now!

niallon

Kharn wrote: »

hang on niallon, you can use up to 16 GB USB sticks for XBox memory for the last few months which is a much better solution. My profile and game saves for a few regular multiplayer games I play with my mates is on the Forza 3 USB stick I got with the special edition of the game

All well and good but having spent the cash on a memory unit and not having a decent sized memory stick at hand this is just more cash for me to spend. I don't see how the memory unit slots could really be so integral that they couldn't just be slotted in, even just one. I realise I'm more than likely a minority but it's just more robbery from a shower who just love to do it!

chrislad

sink wrote: »

Since I have an original launch day xbox 360 core with bought separately 20gb hard drive which is now full, I think it may be worth upgrading to the slim.

20GB < 250GB
Component < HDMI
Noisy < Quiet
Bulky < Slim

Wonder how much I would get for trade in?

There will more than likely be trade in deals. GameStop currently give about 120 for the Elite, so that would leave me having to pay 130 or so, plus trading in my wireless adapter and a few games. GameStop staff said yesterday that there would more than likely be a deal.

mgsrocks

chrislad wrote: »

There will more than likely be trade in deals. GameStop currently give about 120 for the Elite, so that would leave me having to pay 130 or so, plus trading in my wireless adapter and a few games. GameStop staff said yesterday that there would more than likely be a deal.

The Game deals were already mentioned earlier in the thread:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=66445400&postcount=10

Expect the Gamestop deals to be comparable.

Shiminay

http://www.memoryc.com/usb/flashdrives.html?Capacity=16GB
Less than €40 for a 16Gb usb stick - it's hardly gonna break the bank. It's not like they didn't give us fair warning that the USB compatibility was coming either.

However, I do completely agree with you in principle, it's extremely bad form of them to have come up with this proprietary bullsh1t memory device and then just dump it. I wonder will there be someone selling some manner of adaptor for it? As I understand it, it's a USB device with a proprietary connection.

Undead

mgsrocks wrote: »

Yep, they'll open it and transfer everything then pack it back up. I'm not sure how long the whole thing takes though, last time I did it I told them I'd be back in an hour and they had it waiting behind the counter.

Yeah when I upgraded from 20GB to 60GB HD a while back, Gamestop transfered the data for me, but with a brand new console, as stupid as this sounds, I wouldn't want anyone else opening it before me.

Thats partly distrust of shop staff in general, nothing personal and thats not specific to any shop, but also partly due to a tad bit of fanboyism in that I want to be the first person to open it!

chrislad

Kharn wrote: »

http://www.memoryc.com/usb/flashdrives.html?Capacity=16GB
Less than €40 for a 16Gb usb stick - it's hardly gonna break the bank. It's not like they didn't give us fair warning that the USB compatibility was coming either.

However, I do completely agree with you in principle, it's extremely bad form of them to have come up with this proprietary bullsh1t memory device and then just dump it. I wonder will there be someone selling some manner of adaptor for it? As I understand it, it's a USB device with a proprietary connection.

The adapter would probably be dearer than a USB stick though!

hightower1

Undead wrote: »

tad bit of fanboyism

Undead wrote: »

I want to be the first person to open it!

Undead wrote: »

I want mine on launch day

A "tab" bit of a fanboy? :rolleyes: I'd say you were a joy as a kid! lol

rovert

Can you trade in red ringed consoles?

mgsrocks

rovert wrote: »

Can you trade in red ringed consoles?

No, it's checked before they take it.

niallon

Kharn wrote: »

http://www.memoryc.com/usb/flashdrives.html?Capacity=16GB
Less than €40 for a 16Gb usb stick - it's hardly gonna break the bank. It's not like they didn't give us fair warning that the USB compatibility was coming either.

However, I do completely agree with you in principle, it's extremely bad form of them to have come up with this proprietary bullsh1t memory device and then just dump it. I wonder will there be someone selling some manner of adaptor for it? As I understand it, it's a USB device with a proprietary connection.

The same €40 I appear to have wasted on a Memory Unit which is now obselete should I ever have to upgrade to this console (and yes I've now gone from wanting to waiting for a necessity to have the new console, I'm mad about those principles! )

It just angers me, how many peripherals for the NES or SNES or even N64 do you ever remember as becoming obselete? I got me a rumble pack and still use it to this day. As is to be expected, big bright shiny new ones were constantly being released but my old one still did the trick nice and handy on every controller released etc etc.

5T3PH3N

Hmm, i think i'll upgrade, i have a 20GB Pro that has been sent to germany once and i think it'l need to go again soon. I don't have the wireless adapter which i was gonna buy and i don't have the hd cable thingy so this pretty much suits me.

I haven't a clue about trading in though, what has to be given in? Xbox, power cable, AV cable, ethernet cable, and controller?

CR 7

I presume the original controllers will work with this and vice versa?

I'm thinking of getting one myself, have had my current one since the end of 2006 I think, and it's annoying deleting data everytime I get a new game. And I never bothered getting the wireless adaptor.

That_Guy

I'm still undecided as to whether or not I want to upgrade or not. I've got one of the new Jasper 'Pro' models but I really don't know if this is worth paying 125 for when I trade in.

I've already paid 240 or 260 in a bundle deal so if I add it up I'll have paid 385 in total plus whatever I spent on the wireless adapter.

It doesn't seem like a great investment other than, it looks nice, has Wi-fi and has a 250GB hard drive but to be honest I'm nowhere near filling up my current 60GB hard drive.

Really not sure yet.

EDIT: 160... Not 125.

chrislad

5T3PH3N wrote: »

Hmm, i think i'll upgrade, i have a 20GB Pro that has been sent to germany once and i think it'l need to go again soon. I don't have the wireless adapter which i was gonna buy and i don't have the hd cable thingy so this pretty much suits me.

I haven't a clue about trading in though, what has to be given in? Xbox, power cable, AV cable, ethernet cable, and controller?

Pretty much that, bar the ethernet cable.

stomprockin

Darksaga87 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw3zY3b7qRY

Thats Nasty ! just like the old box.It seems that Microsoft didn’t care to much to get rid of this problem which isn’t new, it seems to me it has only gotten worse!
But in saying that, you dont get to see the disk before it gets scratched in this vid.

voxpop

Are you for real - its hardly a problem with the console if some ejit decides to pick it up while the disc is spinning. The only solution is to go back to cartridges

stomprockin

Why does sony not have this problem then ?