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Old 09 May 2007, 07:00 PM
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£149 at BOOTS!!!
Old 09 May 2007, 07:05 PM
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Not bad, but better off with the premium pack for £279.

I bought a core system when it was first released for £220 so I guess £70 off after 18 months isn't too bad.
Old 09 May 2007, 10:39 PM
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Old 09 May 2007, 10:49 PM
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Old 09 May 2007, 11:35 PM
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This an in store price as well ??

excellent find mate, may just convince me to upgrade from the slightly ageing psx2 ??!!
Old 09 May 2007, 11:38 PM
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next gen doesn't deliver, save your money for hookers and booze
Old 10 May 2007, 07:23 AM
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Wonder if john lewis will do there usual price match on this ?? especially with there standard five year warranty because from reading around the various forums a five year warranty is what you will need ??!!

is the 360 really that unreliable ?? seems to be a heck off a lot of owners get the usual 360 faults with them eventually be it within the first month to the second year off using them.


any further advice appreciatted. .
Old 10 May 2007, 08:32 AM
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What are the main functional differences between the 'Core' and 'Premium' systems then? I gather there's no HDD in the core systems, but what practical difference does that make. I.e. what can't you do with the core system that premium will do out of the box?
Old 10 May 2007, 08:41 AM
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you have to store save games on a memory card, you cannot download demos from the marketplace. you get a controller with a lead as opposed to wireless.

all the bits can be bought afterwards to make it premium so it isn't really an issue.
Old 10 May 2007, 08:55 AM
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what i did was buy a core

i should have bought the premium, i splashed out on a memory card, and then bought a harddrive afterwards

then bought the wireless headset, i dont need the wireless controllers so that was me pretty much sorted
Old 10 May 2007, 09:04 AM
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Brilliant price IMO....wonder whats the cheapest possible Premium you can get... Bet if you looked you can get that for £220?
Old 10 May 2007, 09:43 AM
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I'm still on my launch day machine (premium pack), no probs so far*



*although I've now prolly condemed it to death
Old 10 May 2007, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Neanderthal
I'm still on my launch day machine (premium pack), no probs so far*



*although I've now prolly condemed it to death
It's only a matter of time.....
Old 10 May 2007, 10:17 AM
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When are they going to release a version complete with internal HD DVD drive?
Old 10 May 2007, 10:33 AM
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No plans to as we're aware. May happen in the future but it's not something I'd worry about.
Old 10 May 2007, 10:58 AM
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Forza 2 is out very soon so the perfect time to buy!

Old 10 May 2007, 11:01 AM
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Yeah I'm very tempted tbh, but I'll probably go for a premium version. Anyone know who's selling the premium version cheapest at the moment?
Old 10 May 2007, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Iwan
Yeah I'm very tempted tbh, but I'll probably go for a premium version. Anyone know who's selling the premium version cheapest at the moment?
some good deals for the RRP but with 4 decent games etc. If you don't like the games they'll go for £20 each on ebay so the console would be a lot cheaper.

Xbox 360 Console with Gears of War & Crackdown--£264.99
Old 11 May 2007, 12:12 AM
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I went with this from ChoicesUK for my sons birthday.

Xbox 360 Premium Console + Crackdown + Gears of War + Project Gotham 3 + Live Arcade + Extra Official Wireless Control for £299

Bought it through Quidco for 5% cashback.

Dave.
Old 11 May 2007, 03:52 PM
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http://www.play.com/Games/Xbox360/4-...tml?P36=5EPQG3

similar to above
Old 11 May 2007, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by jjones
next gen doesn't deliver, save your money for hookers and booze
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