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Perfect compact design.

Contents of the purchase:-Xbox 360 4gb console-Xbox AUX cords (yellow, red, white)-1 Month Free Xbox Live Gold-Xbox power brick-Xbox power cord-'00 Xbox games' (no games, no playing out of the box without an additional purchase. or you can make a purchase through the console = more $$$)I purchased this Xbox in March, and it has been nothing but flawless for me. I can say that having owned the original XBOX, followed by the first version of the X360, this particular Xbox does in fact run much much quieter. I did make a mistake however purchasing the 4 GB model thinking that because I am not a hardcore gamer that the memory would be sufficient. In fact, I went though a 4 and 16 GB memory stick in about two weeks. Furthermore, there are some games that REQUIRE a hard drive, NOT MEMORY STICK to download HD grapics. (ARMY OF TWO the devils cartel is the first game I discovered this on). I decided I had to by a hard drive that would have enough memory for a long time, and not just for the here and now. This may not have anything to do with the actual Xbox console, however it is very important to consider when purchasing, The ONLY hard drive that will play ORIGINAL Xbox games (including originals you can download and play through the Xbox market strait through your console) is an authentic Microsoft hard drive that for this console, ONLY comes in 250 GB ( now only available used, or though the purchase of a 250 GB console) and 320 GB ( around $130 MSRP) . Please be advised there are 100's literally 100's of impostors who sell what they call OEM, or Xbox 360 HDD or anything clever to get you to believe they are Microsoft, Including posting pictures of what the Microsoft product looks like, not what their actual product looks like. I was duped and purchased an impostor Hard drive, now it is an expensive paper weight. I now play all my games on an official Microsoft 320 GB hard drive that I am actually happy with. Not only will it play any and everything, I haven't even scratched the surface of how much memory it holds, and I've installed every game I own, as well as bought a few games from the Marketplace. Since upgrading the memory will be a necessity in almost all cases, I would strongly suggest purchasing the 250 GB Xbox model and not the 4 GB model. Most of the Xbox 360 250 GB models come in a bundle with 2 games, also with the "1 month Live Gold" and wireless controller, both models have the same console, including an HDMI output port, and built in wifi. If you consider the 4 GB model also does not come with a game, It will actually save you money in the long run purchasing the 250 GB model and cancel out the worry of needing more memory, or purchasing a game so you can play out of the box.

I'm hoping people who buy this realize how useless 4GB is. Don't get me wrong, the console is great, and the redesign looks stylish and is the quietest, lowest-power-consuming Xbox 360 yet. But I bought one of these along with a 320GB hard drive. The 4GB comes from the factory filled with some bloatware (arcade game trials) and the full version of the Hexic arcade game. But even if you delete all of this, you are left with FAR less than 4GB. That's not even enough to download a single full retail game; not even close.If you want to take advantage of the free Games for Gold (if you have a Gold subscription), good luck downloading any of those games. If you want to use the cloud game saves feature, well that takes up half a gigabyte to activate too. Even if you download nothing, some games download fairly large updates just to be playable at all. Your 4GB will easily be eaten up by any of these things.Unless you plan on buying this console only for non-gaming purposes, like using the Amazon/Netflix/Hulu/etc apps, or only playing very small Xbox Live Arcade games, you NEED to buy a hard drive with this. Or just buy the one that includes the hard drive. But for me, 250GB wasn't enough on my Xbox 360 S, so I bought this 4GB along with the 320GB hard drive.Now, other than the hard drive space, here's what I think about this compared to the previous Xbox 360 designs.- Quietest design yet. I can't say for sure if it is quieter than the 360 S though or just tied, since both designs are nearly silent and I can't hear them at all when any sound is coming from my speakers. I could easily hear my launch 360's fans over my speakers, even when they were playing something relatively loud.- The power brick is the same size as the S, but smaller than the original- The power brick is not interchangeable with any other 360 designs, since the connector on the 360 is a small round one instead of the fairly large semi-rectangular ones from the past- No optical audio out. This would have been a problem for me until I upgraded my AV receiver, which has all the HDMI switching capabilities I need. If you currently use optical out to pass your surround sound, and don't have an HDMI-switching AV receiver, be aware of this.- One less USB port (4 total) than the 360 S (which had 5). One more USB port than the original Xbox 360 (which had 3). Not a problem for many, but I think you can't have too many USB ports, and would have strongly preferred they didn't remove one of them.- Eject and power button are not touch-sensitive. You have to actually push the buttons in (I prefer this).Now the only serious thing I'm actually a little disappointed in compared to my launch 360 and 360 S (yes, I've purchased three 360s...), is something I haven't really heard anybody else mention yet. The green ring around the power button is either fully on, or off. You can't see what player(s) are connected by looking at the lit-up ring quadrants. Interestingly enough, my Xbox One is the same way, but the Xbox One controllers don't indicate which player it is either. I really liked having a way to see what players have their controllers connected. Not sure why they cut this feature.The design itself is quite nice, and matches my Xbox One quite well. But just like the Xbox One, half of it is a glossy surface, so you will need to be careful with it. Glossy consoles always age much worse than matte consoles, since they are easily scratched and scuffed, and show every last fingerprint. Keep it carefully dusted and don't put things on top of it if you want it to stay nice-looking for longer than a couple months.But the important thing is this final design of the 360 is solid, reliable, silent, and will not overheat on you like the original version. A very good redesign, especially when it is in close proximity to an Xbox One, since the designs complement each other well. BUT 4GB IS NOT ENOUGH! Hope I was clear on that. :)