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After hearing about the features of the "Slim" revision of the Xbox 360, I figured I'd go ahead and buy the 4GB Matte Xbox 360. The revision touts a quieter fan, a smaller size, integrated Wifi, and touch activated controls. The fan, first of all, is indeed an improvement. They reduced the fan noise from the jet turbine-like sound of the original model to a gentle hum in the updated model. Compared to the original Xbox 360, it's about 10-15% smaller in height. The integrated Wi-Fi is a plus and a much needed feature, so thankfully there's no more proprietary accessories to buy or jimmy-rigging a shared internet connection with a laptop. Touch activated controls are neat but slightly annoying. If you are reaching around the console, you'll find that your forearm can accidentally turn on the console or eject the tray. It probably depends on the game, but you'll find that the DVD drive is rather loud when it is spinning the disc at the fastest speeds. It can be made worse if the console exterior vibrates with the DVD drive, which creates extra noise, thus making it as loud as the old model. This can be averted if you install games to a hard drive, which brings me to another point. To save money, I hooked up a WD2500BEVS hard drive inside (after modifying the HDD firmware with "hddhackr") so I can have plenty of space to install games and not have to deal with the DVD noise. Luckily, you don't need a proprietary enclosure for the hard drive, as the bare drive directly hooks into a standard SATA connector in the bottom of the system. If you are worried about the HDD wobbling, you can buy a replacement enclosure caddy (for really cheap) to hold it still, if it eases your mind. One thing to note is that the internal hardware is exactly the same as the old Xbox 360. There is NO technical speed difference in the components. I compared this head-to-head with my old Xbox. My guess is to keep the price low for manufacture by continuing to use the same components from 2005, keep game development/compatibility constant, and keep multiplayer on Xbox Live fair. My controller didn't have the special DPAD thing where you can lower the diagonal parts, so it's pretty much the exact same controller. Word of advice, buy a rechargeable battery pack immediately so you don't need to constantly replace batteries. Also, if you like less cable clutter, buy a cheap HDMI cable, it supplies both great sound and the better HD video output than Component or VGA. Overall, if you want a quieter and slimmer system, then by all means sell your old Xbox 360 and go for this model. If you don't care much about the fan noise and just want to play your Xbox vidya, don't bother upgrading.Read full review
I got a good price on this product or I wouldn't have been able to afford it. My two boys wanted this. There are not too many games available for their ages 5 & 8. I am still trying to figure out exactly how this system works with internet connections. It came with a free 1 month subscription to Xbox gold (which seems to be a necessity) to get the full use of the system. Also, another down fall is each person needs to have an Xbox Gold membership but that is not going to happen in my household so be it. It is about 9.99 a month for a membership but I'm told they do offer "specials". We have Wi U and I prefer this for the younger kids and it really doesn't cost anything extra (except for Netflix 7.99 a month which we use anyway).. My boys Love this so I guess as long as they are happy things are good for now. As far as Kinect option goes...not worth it from what I've seen. It doesn't work that well in our very small living room...we are either too close or not in the direct viewing of it. Voice detection doesn't work great either. Sometimes it will pick up your voice sometimes it won't. The Disney game is really dumb and my kids say it is for babies. Nothing at all like the rides at Disney and the box gives the misleading description stating you can ride the rides. The adventures game is okay...better. Directions are confusing. You can NOT play doubles (two players or more) unless you have a High Def TV with a High Def connection. My kids want to play games with friends on line but they don't have any friends and when someone requests friendship I am not too keen on it. Just don't know (some of the names example...addictedtocoke...give me the creeps. Again...all in all it's okay but if you have young kids I would recommend Wi U or even Playstation (which will be our next venture.Read full review
Because some games are only available on XBox, my husband requested this unit--glad it has wifi. He was hoping to use it without setting up a Microsoft Live account, but it pretty much won't let you do that. It also wouldn't take his excite (dot) com email address, so he was required to set one up with a Microsoft email (I think he did Outlook)--what's up with that!?! So the fam is enjoying the system, but not the Big Brother ways of Microsoft.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Everything was brand new, came in packaged just like discription said. Came right on time. Works great, only problem was had a hard time connecting to the wifi through the xbox, but i ended up figuring it out had to call my provider. Controller works great.. Got all the booklets in the package, also came with a 30 day free xbox live trail. i would recommend this product to any gamer lover i enjoy it a lot. only problem is i wish i got the one with bigger memory had to buy a memory card, filled up the memory pretty quickly with the 4gb. Love it either way tho didnt cost to much... was all well worth it... Thank you.
Overall, I bought this to replace my old system and have greatly enjoyed the new features and ease of use. It is smaller than the older version I had. I love how it picks up wi-fi. Great feature, no wires! Now I just have to figure out how to use my memory piece from the old system on this one, even though this system has two memory selections.
Verified purchase: No
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