GameStop has listed a 250 GB Xbox 360 hard drive for sale, priced at $130 and scheduled to release on March 23. When reached for comment, Microsoft declined to make a statement by the time of this posting. Checking with GameStop, the retailer wouldn't confirm the product either, but did tell us that the page featuring the 250GB drive "is not an error."
Microsoft had previously stated, like, only two weeks ago, that it planned to keep the larger drives tied to bundles. Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Product Manager Aaron Greenberg also told us at the time, "We're always evaluating." Clearly.
Update 1: GameStop has removed the listing. Additionally, tipster Matt V. (thanks dude!) reports that, on March 9, Amazon also briefly listed the 250GB drive dated for March 23 -- for only $59.99! Though the likely erroneous offer has since been removed from the online retailer, Matt says his order is still active and that Amazon has emailed him with a new estimated ship date of April 10. The plot thickens ...
Update 2: As of March 22, tipster Matt's order has been canceled by Amazon, but the retailer does suggest that an "alternate" item has been listed.
[Thanks, Patrick]
Reader Comments (92)
Posted: Mar 2nd 2010 6:10PM PlatinumSkeet said
It's still as much of a rip you can get a 1.5 TB for that much of a price. That's a mark up of about 7 times the price MS is paying for the drive.
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2010 6:12PM PlatinumSkeet said
Whoops mean to say a 2x markup... Clicked the wrong key
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2010 6:16PM MystileArmor said
What the f*ck kind of keyboard do you have, where your 2 is right next to your 7?
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2010 6:18PM quadraphonic said
Reasonable? $130 for 250GBs? Should be 750GBs - 1TB for that kind of money. MS continues nickle and diming.
Here's hoping that, should a 360 form factor revision come out, you can plug & play standard 2.5" HDDs.
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Here's hoping that, should a 360 form factor revision come out, you can plug & play standard 2.5" HDDs.
Posted: Mar 3rd 2010 2:47AM daytripper said
This is reasonable:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136279
MS makes double or triple what they pay (depending on the deal they get).
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136279
MS makes double or triple what they pay (depending on the deal they get).
Posted: Mar 2nd 2010 6:11PM ch3burashka said
Wait a minute! That hard drive isn't priced a dollar per gigabyte! It must be fake!
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2010 6:14PM PlatinumSkeet said
If only Billy Mays was still alive he could sell this on infomercials... He could sell the hell out of this thing.... =P
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2010 6:21PM TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2 said
Yes we all know... No need to repeat it
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2010 6:29PM Shadowbender said
Microsoft's like a black hole. They need to suck everything up, and in this case, it's all those little green slips in your wallet. Sure, I'm stating the obvious, but the more people that realize this the better.
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Posted: Mar 3rd 2010 10:23AM Mal F4cti0n said
I just bought a Seagate external drive for $130. 1.5TB (1.36TB) small.
That is 6 times the size for the same price.
Re-cock-ulous!
I would buy this 250 MS drive if it was a quarter ($35) of what they were asking for, not a penny more!
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That is 6 times the size for the same price.
Re-cock-ulous!
I would buy this 250 MS drive if it was a quarter ($35) of what they were asking for, not a penny more!
Posted: Mar 2nd 2010 6:17PM (Unverified) said
I guess that when the 120GB (if it's still in stores.. if you can find it) they'll clearance it down... .. here's to hoping! LOL.
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2010 6:17PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q25/LazyMexican831/lol/MichelleTanner1.jpg
Uncle Jesse!
What a terrible accusation!
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Uncle Jesse!
What a terrible accusation!
Posted: Mar 2nd 2010 6:58PM ChomskyKnows said
transfers will work just fine -- if this new 250gb hard drive doesn't include a transfer kit, make sure you order the newer kit. older kits may not work...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937279
the 120gb HDD did include a transfer kit, so this one may as well -- no idea yet since the page is down...
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937279
the 120gb HDD did include a transfer kit, so this one may as well -- no idea yet since the page is down...
Posted: Mar 2nd 2010 6:20PM LordMaim said
Actually I wouldn't mind an actual answer from Microsoft about that. There was no need for them to have made the HD proprietary unless they wanted to directly control the cost. It would have been cheaper for them to just use standard 2.5" laptop hard drives, but then the customer would have had a choice of where to buy them.
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2010 6:40PM That Burning Sensation said
Dr. Blight, 199 - 129 = 70
So is the Xbox 360 Arcade is made of 64% harddrive?
Here is what a HD costs:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148541&cm_re=250_gb_hard_drive-_-22-148-541-_-Product
Im sure there are hundreds of examples of how you are wrong.
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So is the Xbox 360 Arcade is made of 64% harddrive?
Here is what a HD costs:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148541&cm_re=250_gb_hard_drive-_-22-148-541-_-Product
Im sure there are hundreds of examples of how you are wrong.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2010 6:22PM TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2 said
I agree with everyone else, this is pretty cheap for MS standards.
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2010 6:25PM (Unverified) said
It's because the Xbox is $200 without a hard drive.
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2010 6:25PM ZapBranigan said
As an original 20 GB customer I'll take this raping.
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2010 6:43PM shakeandb1ake said
I'm one of those original 20 GB customers as well. I've been waiting for the $120 to drop in price. I just pre-ordered the 250 GB now. :)
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2010 6:25PM Cheesus Crust said
DUDE!!!! THEY DO INFACT F*CKING USE STANDARD 2.5" HDDS! Its just inside an enclosure, which costs $10 on eBay.
THAT, is why I don't understand the price.
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THAT, is why I don't understand the price.
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