I am very pleased with the purchase. The console is worth the money. And I do not consider the lack of a Blu-Ray drive a disadvantage. Got pros: 1. Pretty good graphics in games (of course, it doesn’t reach the power of the newest PCs, but the quality is very good) 2. A very comfortable gamepad, when you take it in your hands, it seems to merge with them. 3. Ability to run GOD-games (New way, allows you to run downloaded games without firmware, but this only works with those games that are included in the Games On Demand games list). 4. HDD for 250 GB. This is a lot, I can’t score even 80 GB. You can also throw off games on it to remove noise and save the drive. 5. The probability of the appearance of "Fires of death" is practically reduced to zero in Slim. 6. A very convenient Xbox Live service. You will find everything you need in it. These are demos, music, movies, etc. 7. If desired, it can be turned into a multimedia center. 8. Lots of great games: Halo, Forza Motorsport, Fable, Gears of War, Alan Wake, Crackdown, etc. Some cons: Of the shortcomings, I can only highlight that if you want to play online and use video chat, you need to buy Gold - status. This is ~ 300 per month.