Xbox 360 Elite: HDMI-enabled black unit in late April for $479, limited-edition

Update: Engadget has the scoop on the limited-edition 'Xbox 360 Elite'! (Details below.)

Looks like Game Informer's black Xbox 360 rumor wasn't so much a rumor as it was a pending exclusive in their shiny mag. Of course, GI weren't the first outlet to whisper secrets about an elusive revision of the Xbox 360 -- actually, Engadget got pics of the console's (dubbed Zephyr) HDMI port, proving its existence. Now, GI's April issue has the deets.

This news has been floating around for a couple days -- first hitting NeoGAF and subsequently our tips line -- but, Kotaku has managed to get some pics of the page and even confirmation from GI that this isn't an April Fool's hoax. So, without further delay, the specs:

• Uh, it's black

• HDMI port and HDMI cable (oh, you bullies!)

• 120GB hard drive (but you told us 20GB was more than enough!)

• A $479 price tag (ouch!)

• No HD-DVD integration (yup), the "format's not proven" (pssst, and it's being outsold)

• The 120GB hard drive will be available for under $200 (uh, we certainly hope so!)

• It's coming in "late April"

Engadget adds:

• Dubbed the Xbox 360 Elite

• Limited-edition; probably a couple hundred thousand units
  

• Case, controller, and headset will be black; new packaging

• Confirmed: 3rd SKU; sold alongside Premium and Core bundles

• Elite runs cooler than other models
  

• Eventually Elite hardware (in white) will replace Premium; estimated to be in late summer or fall

Our questions:

• Where the hell is the built-in WiFi? Seriously. Our DS Lite has it built-in -- and DS is only $30 more than the 360's adapter! (Engadget: "There are no current plans to integrate WiFi into the Elite or future Premiums...")

• Will this be a third SKU, or will they finally pull the Core? Yeah, #3.
  

• Will the Zephyr Elite release come coupled with price-drops for the other SKUs? (Engadget: "Prices may remain the same with the 120GB / HDMI hardware upgrade in the Premium Xbox, but we may still see a price cut on the line when 65nm chips start shipping.")

• Does this model have the desirable, albeit delayed, 65nm chips? (Engadget: "not yet confirmed to have 65nm chips.")

• How pissed off will early adopters be?