i dont think buying unmodded 360 will be a good idea because the games are costly..its simple- modded 360 save money but cant use xbox live, -unmodded 360 can use xbox live but costly games.. I prefer modded one, i rather miss xbox live then spending hundreds on buying games.. I prefer buying ps3 than buying unmodded 360 bcoz its cheaper, comes with hdd, high quality, can play blue ray disc  but same game price... This is only my opinion, no hard feeling..