games systems for xmas

[CamInHead]

Originally Posted by Dr Silvia

MTBF = Mean time before failure, although in the case of the xbox i would say Umpkins interpretation is infact more accurate

The Jaspers are no better, same shoddy build quality which has been masked slightly by the shrinking of the fabrication process.

Cam in Head you will be waiting around for ever if you use a usb flash drive to store your forza 3 data on. write speed of cheap/mid grade usb drives is between 1-5 MB/s compared to 60-100MB/s of a regular hard drive. If the warranty has expired there are 3rd party spares available to replace / upgrade it.

TBH I think I'm best accepting the inevitable and getting an Elite, only when they're < £150 new, though. Unless you know of any reasoable 3rd party specifically ?

[nedge2k]

i got the missus a wii last xmas.....never been used since :P

i've had a 360 the last few years, it's had a few trips for repair but the new arcade units have a much better chipset - as far as i know, the elites still have the dodgy chipset. Don't buy it based on the racing games though, Forza Motorsport 2 was awesome and I had a good group of mates online that used to cane it round the 'ring with me regularly. However, the developers fucked up Forza 3 and everyone is migrating to the PS3 ready for Gran Turismo 5. It's more expensive but think of it like a 2-in-1, you get a blu-ray player, kids get a games console