Well, good choice definitly go with the Xbox360. It's really worth it the Xbox360 has the best graphics out of all the consoles. Personally, the only thing the elite offers is more memory and when you buy it you get the HDMI cable and stuff like that free instead of going and buying it. Actually, I have an older brother that has an elite and he never let me go on it so I got my own. First, I was going to get like the 60GB, but then my said she would pay for half of it if I got the elite so I did. Now, I have two Xbox360 Elites. Anyway, back to you it's definitly worth it. Get the 360 instead of one one the PS3 or Wii they are both terrible.
Get a 360. It is the best console out their yet. Make sure you get Xbox Live Gold. Without it, I don't know what I would do. Also inside the package comes a little paper for Xbox 360 insurance, sign up for it just in case something happens.