THANKS FOR LOOKING AT MY GUIDE TO BUYING AN XBOX 360

1ST IF YOU CAN LOOK THROUGH THE WEB TO SEE WHAT DEALS YOU CAN GET WITH HIGH STREET SHOPS  LIKE ARGOS CURRYS DIXONS PC WORLD ETC THEY ARE ALL BIG SHOPS THAT HAVE TO COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER SO YOULL FIND THAT SOME MIGHT DO BETTER DEALS THEN THE OTHERS.SOME OF THESE SHOPS ALSO HAVE ONLINE ORDERING WITH NEXT DAY DELIVERY SOMETIMES WITH A CHEAPER ONLINE PRICE SO ITS DEFENTLY WORTH CHECKING AND OF COURSE IF YOU BUY FROM A HIGHSTREET SHOP ONLINE AND YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT YOU CAN ALLWAYS TAKE IT BACK

2ND IF YOU ARE SHORT OF CASH AND WANT TO BUY FROM EBAY MAKE SURE OF A FEW THINGS

THE CONSOLE IS THE RIGHT REGION FOR YOU YOU DONT WANT TO END UP WITH AN AMERICAN CONSOLE LIVING IN THE UK HAVING TO BUY AMERICAN GAMES ALL THE TIME ETC

THE SELLER IS A DECENT SELLER IE A POWER SELLER OR HAS VERY GOOD FEEDBACK AND HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR A WHILE. ALOT OF PEOPLE ON EBAY SET UP ACCOUNTS OVER SAY A MONTH BY BUYING CHEAP PRODUCTS THEN THEY PUT SAY 20 XBOX 360S ON EBAY THEN BOOM THERE GONE AND ALL THATS LEFT OF THEM IS NEGATIVE FEEDBACK TURNING UP DAY BY DAY AS PEOPLE REALISE THE SELLER HAS DISSAPEARED IT HAPPENDS ALOT PLEASE DONT LET IT HAPPEND TO YOU

IF THEY SAY THE CONSOLE IS 3 MONTHS OLD ASK THEM FOR THE RECIEPT WHY WOULD THEY THROW IT AWAY?? ITS THERE GUARANTEE AND YOURS TO
IF THEY BOUGHT IT WITH THERE CREDIT CARD ASK THEM TO CUT THEIR DETAILS OFF AND SEND YOU THE RECIEPT.
THE CONSOLES WERE RELEASED LAST NOVEMBER SO MICROSOFTS WARRANTY ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF MONTHS ON IT NOW UNLESS YOU CAN PROVE WHEN YOU BOUGHT IT AND MICROSFT EVEN PROVIDE A LEAFLET WITH THE MACHINE SAYING THE MINIMUM REPAIR BILL IS 100 UK POUNDS!!
IF THEY DONT HAVE A RECIEPT HOW DO YOU KNOW THEY HAVENT BOUGHT A DUFF SECOND HAND ONE AND ARE SELLING IT ON??

MY PARENTS ONCE TOLD ME IF ITS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE THEN IT IS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE SO IF SOMEONE IS SELLING A PREMIUM CONSOLE WITH ALL THE EXTRAS AND 10 GAMES ETC FOR 200 POUND THEN ASK THEM TO SAEND YOU SOME PICS ETC NEVER RUSH BUY ITS NOT WORTH IT ON SOMETHING THIS EXSPENSIVE BE VERY THOUROUGH IN EVERYTHING LIKE CHECKING THEIR FEEDBACK ETC DONT JUST LOOK AT THEIR SCORES CHECK WHAT ITEMS THEY HAVE BOUGHT ETC

A QUCICK BIT OF INFO ABOUT THE XBOX 360

IAM NOT BYIST IN ANYWAY SHAPE OR FORM I LOVE BOTH PLAYSTATION AND XBOX AND HAVE BEEN A GAMER SINCE I WAS KNEE HIGH SINCE THE SPECTRUM 64 DAYS LOL

I HAVE HAD THE XBOX 360 FOR A WEEK NOW I PURCHASED IT FROM A SHOP AFTER MY EBAY SALE FELL THROUGH IAM HOPING THAT MY MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED VIA PAYPAL AND IAM GLAD I BOUGHT IT FROM A SHOP IN THE END FOR THIS ONE REASON

MICROSOFTS WARRANTY STATES THAT THE CONSOLE CAN NOT BE MOVED AT ANYTIME WHATSOEVER WHEN THERE IS A DISC IN THE DRIVE THE GUY WHO SOLD ME MINE IN GAME SAID WHATEVER I DO -- DO NOT MOVE THE CONSOLE WITH A DISC IN IT WETHER ITS ON OR OFF--- I ASKED WHY AND HE REPLIED --- BECAUSE IT WILL LEAVE MARKS ON THE INSIDE OF THE MACHINE AND WILL INVALIDATE YOUR MICROSOFT WARRANTY---

I WAS SHOCKED AND IAM GOING TO HAVE TO TRY TO REMBER THAT AS THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS INVALIDATE MY MACHINE BUT IF YOURE BUYING ONE OF EBAY HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT THEY HAVENT MOVED IT WITH A DISC IN IT IE TAKEN IT ROUND SOMEONE ELSES HAS FOR A GAMING SESSION ETC AND LEFT FIFA IN THE DRIVE AS IT WAS EASIER THEN CARRING THE GAME AND BOX ETC

ID ALSO LIKE TO STATE THAT ARGOS DO A 3YR BREAKDOWN ON THE MACHINE FOR AN EXTRA 35 POUND WHICH INCLUDES ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE IE BEING DROPPED ETC WHERE AS IF YOU TAKE OUT MICROSOFTS EXTENDED GUARANTEE IT WILL COST YOU 60 POUND AND DOSENT COVER ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE!!! :-) :-) :-) AS THE ADVERTS SAY GOOD OLD ARGUUS :-) LOL

OVERALL THE XBOX 360 IS A GREAT PIECE OF KIT AND I RATE IT VERY HIGHLY INDEED THE GAMES OUT ARE EXSPENSIVE IN THE SHOPS BUT ON EBAY YOU CAN PICK THEM UP 2ND HAND FOR 15--30 POUND

I LOVE THE MACHINE ITS GOT SOME GREAT GAMES AND IF YOU HAVE THE MONEY ID RECOMEND ONE IVE SEEN THE PS3 SPECS AND THERE AWESOME TO BUT WHEN YOU START GETTING TO THIS STAGE YOURE ONLY GOING TO NOTICE SLIGHT DIFFERENCES AND ITS WHAT THE DEVELOPERS CAN DO WITH THE SOFTWARE AND WE ALL KNOW THAT BOTH HAVE GREAT DEVELOPERS

THE XBOX HAS GOT STATS THAT EASILY COMPARE WITH THE PS3 AND BOTH HAVE GOT THERE STRONG POINTS AND WEAK POINTS WHERE THE PS3 BEATS THE XBOX 360 IN ONE DEPARTMENT THE XBOX 360 WILL WOOP IT INA NOTHER DEPARTMENT

ID HIGHLY RECOMEND THE XBOX 360 AS THE BLOKE IN GAME TOLD ME THE RELEASE PRICE OF THE PS3 IS GOING TO BE 450 WITHOUT A GAME AND JUST ONE CONTROLLER!!! SO COMPARED TO THAT THE XBOX 360 IS VERY REAONABLY PRICED IT WOULD TAKE ALOT OF MONEY TO BUILD A PC THIS GOOD :-) ALLTHOUGH THE HARDRIVE COULD BE A BIT BIGGER AND IAM CURRENTLY INVESTAGTING A WAY TO USE AN EXTERNAL HARDRIVE VIA THE USB PORTS ON THE FRONT OF THE CONSOLE. IF YOU HAVE WINDOWS XP MEDIA EDITON THEN YOU CAN JUST CONNECT THE XBOX TO THAT AND PLAY YOUR MEDIA FILES  FROM THERE LEAVING THE XBOX HARDRIVE FOR GAME SAVES ETC :-)

THANKS FOR READING THIS AND I HOPE IVE HELPED A FEWE PEOPLE OH AND DONT BUY THE CORE CONSOLE ITS NOT WORTH IT AND THE PREMIUM WILL BE GOING DOWN IN PRICE VERY SOON IF NOT BEFORE XMAS DEFENTLY AFTER ESPEACIALLY WHEN THE PS3 IS RELEASED :-)

OH AND NO WIRELESS CONNECTION IS PROVIDED THAT COSTS ANOTHER 40--60 POUND VIA EBAY THAT ANNOYED ME A BIT AS I BOUGHT A PSP FOR 130 POUND AND WITH THAT YOU CAN HOOK STARIGHT UP TO THE WIRELESS CONNECTION AT HOME ETC DUE TO ITS BUILT IN WIRELESS SYSTEM YET YOU PAY 280 POUND FOR A CONSOLE AND THEY DONT EVEN INCLUDE WIRELESS WITH IT WHICH IS A BIT CHEEKY AS THEY ADVERTISE AT AS ON ONLINE CONSOLE ETC ALLTHOUGH IT DOES COME WITH A ETHERNET CABLE BUT YOU HAVE TO BE QUITE CLOSE TO THE ROUTER ETC TO CONNECT IT TO

THANKS AGAIN FOR READING IF IT HELPED YOU A BIT THEN PLEASE MARK THIS AS A HELPFULL GUIDE THANKS AGAIN AND HAPPY EBAYING