Nobody feels betrayed Seraphic, I'd buy a 360 myself if I saw the need for one.
After browsing your profile, I think you're more of a JRPG head like me. You should probably check out the old 360 JRPGs. They'll be cheaper now.
Can't tell you much about the interface other than the fact that I didn't like it either.
I'm pretty sure you can freely upgrade your HDD, the only problem is that you're restricted to M$ HDDs
XBL is M$ online service much like PSN. For the free version, you can access the the service but won't be able to play games online. I also think you should be able to download game updates with the free version.
I could be slightly wrong on some things because I don't have too much 360 experience but I feel pretty confident about my answers. Anyway, the xbox 360 honchos should be here soon.
"Dr. Tenma, according to you, lives are equal. That's why I live today. But you must have realised it by now...the only thing people are equal in is death"---Johann Liebert (MONSTER)
"WAR is a racket. It always has been.
It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives"---Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler
