The New Slim 360 ???

So what is the really Big difference between the new slim 360 and the original 360 we all had and still love? The New Xbox 360 may be slimmer, slightly faster, and have a larger capacity removable hard drive, but is it worth $299? The New Xbox 360 has a sleeker design; is17 percent smaller; has much quieter operation; better cooling; touch-sensitive power and disc tray; 250GB hard drive; built-in Wi-Fi; five USB ports; dedicated Kinect port; onboard optical digital audio. The hard drive can only be bought from Microsoft; the controller on D-pad remains unchanged; still has the cumbersome power block; you can't use your existing faceplates anymore; no HD gaming out of the box. You have to buy the HDMI cable is you want HD. Microsoft's new, slim Xbox 360 not only ditches the Red Ring Of Death, the console monitors itself to determine if it's starting to overheat. The Xbox 360 is shutting down to protect the console from insufficient ventilation, You can turn the console back on after the power light stops flashing. Microsoft confirmed the existence of the monitoring function. The Microsoft representative said "the new console has safety mechanisms in place to shut down, if needed, including an advanced warning that the console will shut down." Although the warning isn't something that I want to see but it's nice to know that Microsoft is doing more to protect its console. So far what I see it is not a huge difference that jumps out at you but I do like some of the new features. The safety and the knowing I don’t have to replace my Xbox every 6 months is HUGE! There are a lot of rumors out there about the new Xbox. If you want to find out some of them then keep checking back and I may post them in my next article. But for now I would like to hear what you have to say. I gave some info now give me your input.

Now You Know And Knowing Is Half The Battle!

                                      Xbox 360 250GB                  Xbox 360 Elite                 Xbox 360 Arcade

Price:                                     $299.99                                 $249.99                                $149.99

Color:                                  Glossy black                           Matte black                            Matte white

HDD:                                 Proprietary 250GB                  Proprietary 120GB                 None (256-512MB flash)

Dimensions:                  10.6 x 2.95 x 10.39 in.                 12 x 3 x 10 in.                       11.5 x 3 x 10 in.

Weight:                                      6.3 lb.                                   7.7 lb.                            7 lb. (approx)

Power:                                       135W                                    175W                                  175W

Wireless:                                 802.11n                          Optional adapter                    Optional adapter

(The New Xbox 360 Slim 4GB does not come with a hard drive that we are use to. The memory is on the box itself. It does not give you a full 4GB either. You might want to know that.)