Where can you buy the cheapest Microsoft XBox 360 Elite?

The Microsoft Xbox 360 competes with the Nintendo Wii and the Sony Playstation 3, but where can you buy the cheapest XBox 360 Elite?

The XBox 360 adds online gaming using its Xbox Live features, excellent multimedia features including High definition DVD replay to an already successful gaming platform.

High definition rendering can create gaming with close to movie quality images, as you can experience with the newly released Call of Duty Modern Warfare game on the Xbox 360. The 16:9 anamorphic  also lends itself to the cinematic quality of the images.

The Microsoft XBox 360 elite comes with a 120GB hard drive asnd a built in Ethernet port to access the XBox Live Silver level of online services.  You have to subscribe to XBox Live Gold if you want online multiplayer gaming and to access streamed movies from Netflix.

The XBox 360 Super Elite comes supplied with a 250 GB hard drive and two wireless controllers.  Both XBox versions require additional wireless internet adaptors should you want to connect them to the Internet via WiFi.

Where can you buy the cheapest Microsoft Xbox Elite?

The RRP for the XBox Elite with a 120 GB hard drive is £199.99, however there are some excellent deals available, as we will discuss now.

If you are in the market for an XBox then comparing the different deals can be daunting as some stores just offer a discounted price for the console, whereas others offer cheap, or free, games bundles which reduce the overall purchase price.

As of 11 January, we have found these deals:

• Game – £199.99 for the xBox 360 console and Forza Motorsport 3 and Halo 3: ODST including Halo Reach BETA Access
• Play.com – £169.00 for the xBox console only or £199.99 for the Xbox Elite console + Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (COD). Free Delivery
• Amazon – £189.99
• John Lewis – £209.90 for the Xbox 360 Elite system with additional Black wireless controller
• Argos – £199.99 with various special offers available until 22 January 2010.

So if you want to buy just an xBox 360 Elite console, Play.com are offering the best deal. We also like the deal from Game because of those two games that are included.

Here are some Microsoft XBox 360 reviews that we have found

“Great offer just about to order just now. Not only do you get the best console out there (elite) but you also what looks to be the game of the decade (Call of Duty). Must have.”  (Play.com)

This review addresses some of the previous reliability problems that some users encountered with previous XBox models:

“Ordered an elite with halo 3 and a cable to attach it up to my computer…. wasnt expecting to come for ages… took just 3 days…. well done amazon. like review below me had new chipset. played for like ages on the first day i had it and wasn’t even hot. well worth the buy ” (Amazon.co.uk)

If, as an alternative, you’re considering a Nintendo Wii, check out our article ‘Where can you get the cheapest black Nintendo Wii console?‘