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> The Elites are less likely to get the RROD. 'Nuff said.
I don't think that's true any longer, the newer Core and the Arcade models should be just as reliable (or just as unreliable, depending on how you see it).
My friend's second 360 has just gone RROD, so he's not best pleased. My one from 2 years ago is still fine though (at the moment).
Then duck.
If you're going to for a 360 though, shopto.net has some of the best prices at the moment, and go for the middle option.
And get the GOTY edition of Oblivion to save having to download all the content seperately (on either console).
> The Elites are less likely to get the RROD. 'Nuff said.
Mine had a "red-segment-of-death". When I find the picture I'll host it.
However, I worked in Game and mine is the only one I've eer seen go wrong...typical.
EDIT: The Arcade is the cheapest and you get a 128MB memory card with it - hardly enough space and won't allow you to go on Xbox Live.
I would say that you shouldn't buy the really cheap Core or Arcade version (I don't know what names they are going under now) as they don't come with a hard drive, which will cause problems.
If you are, go for an elite, but if not a standard one is good enough. Also, my friends at Game told me on Friday the 360 has had another price drop, so now is the best time to buy.
But, really good console - love mine to bits!