I bought for myself an XBOX 360 in January of this year. I bought the lowest priced one, The Arcade. I earned the money to buy the system by mowing lawns for my Grandpa and my neighbor, did chores around the house, and did some work for my dad. It felt good to be able to do it myself because I did not have to get help from anyone to get it, and I think you treat it better when it is your own.
I got also with it a 3-month subscription card to XBOX Live. XBOX Live is the exclusive online gaming service for the XBOX 360. It lets you download games, movies, music, and play online and chat with your friends, no matter if they live across the country, or next door. It has many of its own exclusive games, like Forza 3 Motorsports and Lips singing game. Really any game you can think of, it has. You can stream music, videos, and movies to your XBOX 360 from your home Windows-based PC (XP or higher). You can connect up to four controllers simultaneously. 
There are many accessories you can buy for it also. There are things like a wireless networking adapter, chatpad, HD AV VGA cable, and hard drive. The network adapter enables you to connect to your home wifi network. The chatpad is a keyboard that snaps on to your controller. The VGA cable enables you to connect your XBOX 360 to a VGA monitor (computer monitor). It offers wireless accessories, such as a wireless controller, wireless headset, and wireless racing wheel. I have many of these accessories and am very pleased with their performance. They are all great products. It is a great console, if you are looking for fun.