[quote name='drawingboard']I looked throughout this thread, and didn't see a clear answer to this (sorry for sounding like such a noob):
Now that the regular (white) system has HDMI, what would be the other advantages of having the Elite instead?
1) I probably wont need all the extra space, since I'm not that hardcore of a gamer, but is 20GB efficient?
2) I know the Elite comes with the proper HDMI cables, too. Is there anything else I'm missing?
What do you guys suggest?
I'm not strapped for cash or anything, I can afford the Elite, I just don't want to blow $100 on extra features that I'm not going to utilize.[/quote]
1) I thought 20GB would be enough for me, but I was down to 4GB left at one point and I saw that being used up soon. I only have a couple videos on there (the free South Park episode being close to 1GB, I think), 13 Arcade games, and close to 80 games that I have saves/downloadble content for. My Games folder alone is nearly 7GB and I know other users here have said they used up more.
Keep in mind, only 13GB of space is useable of those 20GB. The Dash also seems to not lag/stutter at all with the Elite
2) Yes, the Elites do come with an HDMI cable. It also comes with the audio dongle so you can use an optical out in conjunction with the HDMI. Otherwise, you'll have to buy that separately which is $40 B&M.
I'm quite happy with my Elite. There's a lot of free space which I'm sure will be put to good use in time.