Wow what a rediculous price difference between the Elite and the Pro... Elite $399.99 vs Pro $259.99. $140 for a friggen black case and 120 GB hard drive. I could get a 750GB hard drive at TigerDirect for $99. Storage is so cheap today, why are they 1)skimpy on the hard drive or 2)heavy on the price ?
While you're correct that the cost of hard drive storage is dropping rapidly, they are using a 2.5 inch laptop drive. Agreed that they're ripping you off regardless, they can't fit a 750 gig drive in the current, attached form-factor.
Also, the elite also includes a HDMI cable, with aren't too cheap, and a headset, which adds to the value. Overall, I think the price difference should be closer to $80 between an elite and pro, but at least this is an improvement compared to the current $150 price dif.
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You can get em right now at this price!
Elite $399.99
http://zeta.zappos.com/product/7460996/color/3
Pro $259.99
http://zeta.zappos.com/product/7460998/color/632
Arcade $199.99
http://zeta.zappos.com/product/7460995/color/14
Wow what a rediculous price difference between the Elite and the Pro...
Elite $399.99 vs Pro $259.99. $140 for a friggen black case and 120 GB hard drive. I could get a 750GB hard drive at TigerDirect for $99. Storage is so cheap today, why are they 1)skimpy on the hard drive or 2)heavy on the price ?
Want people to buy it, then price it accordingly.
cypherstream:
While you're correct that the cost of hard drive storage is dropping rapidly, they are using a 2.5 inch laptop drive. Agreed that they're ripping you off regardless, they can't fit a 750 gig drive in the current, attached form-factor.
Also, the elite also includes a HDMI cable, with aren't too cheap, and a headset, which adds to the value. Overall, I think the price difference should be closer to $80 between an elite and pro, but at least this is an improvement compared to the current $150 price dif.
@cypherstream
... and a HDMI cable, and a headset, and Forza 2, and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. You get a lot more with the Elite.
Don't give the HDMI cable too much credit. This $5.39 one works just as well as Monster Cable's 20x overpriced crap:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812270003
TF, two of the three products you listed are out of stock, doesn't look promising!