Yes, these are refurbs and as such only come with a 90 day warranty. But if you've been waiting to pick up your first Xbox 360, or your current one is dead and out from under warranty, now is an excellent opportunity to get one on the cheap:
Geeks.com is selling Xbox 360 Pros for $129.99 with FREE SHIPPING when you use the coupon code "XBDEAL". This one comes with the 20GB hard drive, wireless controller, AND the HD component AV cable (which is a step up from even the Elite retail box these days). Silly as it is, I'm tempted to order one just to have an extra in case my current one kicks it again, now that it's outside the 3 year warranty.
They also have refurb Elites that comes with the same stuff the Pro above does, except it's black and has the 120GB hard drive for $199.99. But I don't think that's necessarily such a great deal. Still, if you're interested, see the link below (same coupon code applies):
Also..not sure why people bother arguing with teecakes... I sincerely believe now that he is a bot built by Sony and unleashed on small community sites.
Wow... they must have just changed that. Because that was one of the things that I was excited about earlier--the flier in my email had a big "HDMI" plastered over the Pro model as well. Not really a big deal for me, since I connect to my projector through VGA anyway. But it does detract from the value just a bit.
__________________ There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and "to spec" gameplay footage.
- Benjamin Disraeli (paraphrased)
Hmm, Wikipedia says the pro/premium model does have HDMI: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360
But the page doesn't mention it. Perhaps because it doesn't ship with an HDMI cable.
Also..not sure why people bother arguing with teecakes... I sincerely believe now that he is a bot built by Sony and unleashed on small community sites.
Looks like all of the 2009 Elites are the Jasper model too, which seems to be the one that can finally be counted on not to die in a few months. Might be for me to pick one up, couple games coming out I can't live without anymore. Of course, it would be foolish to pick one up before christmas is over :P New Year's sales, that's where the amazing bargains are
However, as you say, if you have one, or want one cheap, that's a damn good deal. It's 50% off what Best Buy is selling them at.
Also..not sure why people bother arguing with teecakes... I sincerely believe now that he is a bot built by Sony and unleashed on small community sites.
When you buy a used Xbox, aren't you taking the chance that the last owner was a moron who got it banned from Live? I'm not sure about that, just askin'.
