If you have extra money to spend and don't want to go through all the hassles, go for original. If you are el cheapo, go for *ahem* but be prepare for possible headaches and tweaking and troubleshooting.

Most important is to identify which type of games you enjoy the most and buy whichever console that has huge library of games of that genre. I personally would recommend Nintendo games because they are highly accessible and you can even use it to impress girls/wife Psst...so next time when you want to buy another game, you don't have to do a lot of convincing to get her approval (because, woman )