which xbox 360 to buy?

[rampantreaper]

ok have been having probs with my xbox, basically not reading discs. today i opened her up because the thought of no gears 3 nearly had me in tears.
anyway its working fine so far but if and when it dies can i swap my hard drive to a new slim? or do i not need to? i no i can transfer over my current profile etc but wondered if easier just to use my h/d. or can you only buy slims now?

 

[ukjohnny]

I had this problem, not reading disc. Open it up take the CD drive apart and grease the little runners on the drive. Worked for me, nothing to lose

 

[Bodge!]

You can transfer everything from old HDD to the slilm one.

 

[DeeKay86]

http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/Live/Transfer

Easy!

 

[Gouldy]

I made this transition. I changed my 60 gig Xbox pro console for a Xbox 250 gig slim. To swap the data from one hard drive to another you need to buy a cable from microsoft. IIRC mines data transfer cable cost around £12.

 

[markkram]

You can use your original Xbox HDD. just take the plastic case off it and slot it into the new Xbox. If you want to you can buy a suitable case/carrier to put the HDD into off the bay for about £3 but it works just five without it. Just need to be a little careful when you first put it in to make sure you line the contacts up properly.

 

[Snakey]

As above, just take the casing apart which just slots in. Although it can a little fiddly

 

[Gouldy]

Why not just use the hard drive that comes with the new Xbox and use the transfer kit ?

 

[.Kev.]

Black slim 250gig, treat ya self.

 

[Gouldy]

Thats the one I bought a few months back. Awesome bit of kit IMO. Alot quieter than the old white one I used to have.

 

[markkram]

Why not just use the hard drive that comes with the new Xbox and use the transfer kit ?

Because I wanted the matt finish that you get with the 4GB console and its a fair bit cheaper than a 250GB

 

[koi]

The 250gb comes in matte finish too

 

[markkram]

The 250gb comes in matte finish too

mmmmm I thought it was the glossy plastic on the outer case on the 250GB model.
Every day's a school day.

 

[Adam.]

Isn't it the pauper 4gb one that comes in matte?

 

[markkram]

Isn't it the pauper 4gb one that comes in matte?

That's what I thought and is why I got a 4GB one and put a 250GB ebay HDD in it.

 

[FiXX]

they are all matte finish now.

 

[MatthewR]

they are all matte finish now.

+1 I just bought a 250gb and it is matte finish..

 

[@Spoonie]

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/xbo...instore-promotion-starts-2nd-november-1048035

 

[Gouldy]

Because I wanted the matt finish that you get with the 4GB console and its a fair bit cheaper than a 250GB

When I bought mine there was hardly anything between them in price. I bought my 250 gig gloss black 360 for £160 from currys at the beginning of this year. At the time the 4gb matte finish Xbox was £140. It made sense to get the 250gb tbh.

 

[TimR26]

I used a usb flash drive to transfer the data to my 250gb.

Trade your Xbox in for a new one while it's working properly if it's on it's last legs.

 

[Adhall]

Buy a ps3!

 

[Bodge!]

All "slim" Xbox's are now Matte finish.

The shiny slims are worth some money now LOL!

 

[JackJack]

Just come from a ps2 to a 250gb xbox 360 s and love it should have do it ages ago.

 

[Adhall]

Just come from a ps2 to a 250gb xbox 360 s and love it should have do it ages ago.

Not surprised coming from a ps2!