XBOX 360-any guesses when price will drop?

Anyone know when 360 will drop to sub-400$ CAN dollars?

Yea, once the 360 has some competition in availability. There is also that die shrink to 65nm that should happen next year which would reduce the price to make the console.

I thoguht the 2006 model was fine?

You should be cautious when purchasing any console, but I've had mine since February with no problems. You rarely hear of no problems, but people with problems won't stop talking!

How many people own these? How many complaints have you heard? Bad batch(es) anyone?

Also, remember when you buy the console and the salesman starts blabbing on about extended warranties? Listen to them before you say no, because it will save headaches if you do have problems. Sure it's a gamble whether it will ultimately be worth it, since the likelyhood of a problem is small, but it's not a monthly insurance fee and if you buy from a reputable location you'll be able to walk out with a brand new console the same day you have problems, rather than waiting a month and paying $150 to get a refurbished (not new, had problems already, might be fixed) unit from the manufacturer.

Yes, I worked retail.

You'll notice the date I wrote this was before the announcement. I'd be much less inclined to purchase or recommend an extended warranty now.

it was more of a "general anouncement" or what have you, rather then a comment directed to you.