This makes the $130 250GB HDD the primary option ... well, at least until this fall, if the Xbox Slim comes to pass.
Microsoft phasing out memory units and 120GB hard drive
by Alexander Sliwinski 
on Mar 26th 2010 12:30PM
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This makes the $130 250GB HDD the primary option ... well, at least until this fall, if the Xbox Slim comes to pass.
Reader Comments (77)
Posted: Mar 26th 2010 5:45PM Ballistic H said
Well, maybe at least drop the price even lower than $100 before phasing out, but MS says "noooooo..."
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Posted: Mar 27th 2010 3:43PM anonim1979 said
@Ballistic H
They did.
120GB are officialy 99$ now.
“while supplies last” of course.
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They did.
120GB are officialy 99$ now.
“while supplies last” of course.
Posted: Mar 26th 2010 12:33PM Revving Injuns said
Price em at $50 bucks or less and I will buy 2!
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Posted: Mar 26th 2010 12:39PM Revving Injuns said
Right.....................but I can dream can't I.
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Posted: Mar 26th 2010 12:44PM sonicspike41 said
$50? That's what the 20GB is selling for online right now. (Lowest being $45, highest being a whopping $200.)
Maybe for $65? That would be 240GB for $130, which is close enough to the price of the new drive but still higher than the new one.
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Maybe for $65? That would be 240GB for $130, which is close enough to the price of the new drive but still higher than the new one.
Posted: Mar 26th 2010 12:59PM ytilanigiroon said
You do realize you can't run two drives concurrently, right?
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Posted: Mar 26th 2010 1:31PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
uhhh Kurian....there isn't a 1TB drive that will fit in the PS3 yet...largest is 750....
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Posted: Mar 26th 2010 1:38PM Revving Injuns said
@ytilanigiroon - You do realizable they are detachable and easily swappable?
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Posted: Mar 26th 2010 12:33PM Spike Spiegel Humble Bounty Hun said
Wow...
"120 GB HDD price dropped to $100!"
2 days later..
"120 GB HDD phasing out!"
BS!
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"120 GB HDD price dropped to $100!"
2 days later..
"120 GB HDD phasing out!"
BS!
Posted: Mar 26th 2010 1:03PM Spike Spiegel Humble Bounty Hun said
Yeah but give people options. There's no announcement of the 60 GB HDD being phased out, which is current $100. Which means that we will be stuck with a $100 60 GB HDD and a $130 250 GB HDD. It's a scam to force users to make purchases they don't want to. It's like EA shutting down their servers every time a new game is released, forcing you to purchase their newest title.
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Posted: Mar 26th 2010 1:32PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
whylecat whats dumb is that for an extra $30 you get another 130GBs....
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Posted: Mar 26th 2010 1:34PM Spike Spiegel Humble Bounty Hun said
Yep. It's such a scam. No one's going to buy the 60 GB HDD with the 250 GB HDD coming to the market. So they phase out the 120 GB HDD so people are forced to either make a dumb decision or spend a lot of money. The route people would take is obvious. Just like the game room. The ideas MS comes up with are great but everything is about money to them. They never take a slight loss (which will still profit them a lot) for the customer, so everyone's happy. Instead they take us all for fools.
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Posted: Mar 26th 2010 1:56PM Baron Milton Von Crompton said
@Spike, why do you think Microsoft takes us for fools? It's called Xbox LIVE. Anyone stupid enough (myself included) to buy into this LIVE crap is a fool, and it gives MS the incentive and power to manipulate their marketing strategies to suit them as opposed to the customers.
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Posted: Mar 26th 2010 1:59PM Spike Spiegel Humble Bounty Hun said
Xbox Live is a different story. I do not mind paying for a gateway to online gaming, access to a multitude of media, and social connection. Besides you can pay $50 for 13 months of Xbox Live. That's not even $4 a month. It's the rest of their crap I can't stand. Over priced proprietary hardware and a game room that forces you to purchase games you already own or can play for free online. There's a fine line between paying for a benefit and paying for crap.
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Posted: Mar 26th 2010 12:36PM cinders720 said
I was about to go grab something to replace my old 20GB HDD, maybe I'll wait and see how I fare with the USB storage.
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Posted: Mar 26th 2010 12:59PM baby sea tuna said
Jesus, do you have to be an asshole about EVERYTHING?
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Posted: Mar 26th 2010 1:20PM (Unverified) said
Yeah screwing them over by selling the console for $200.
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Posted: Mar 26th 2010 1:38PM Funkmaster General said
He's right, the XBOX proprietary stuff is too expensive. We all know this, I don't know why he's getting grief-ed.
It's true.
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It's true.
Posted: Mar 26th 2010 4:09PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said
Wow, I'm surprised it took 7 replies for the first Microsoft apologist to bring up Sony, in a completely unrelated argument.
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Posted: Mar 26th 2010 12:38PM spin cycle said
Well, God knows it's impossible to continue selling hard drives at the low, low price of $100 for 120GB. Ballmer has to put food on the table you know.
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Posted: Mar 26th 2010 12:38PM OCEAN CLAK said
Finally, now they just need to add support for External 1.5TB Hard Drives as I have one spare lying around.
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Posted: Mar 26th 2010 12:42PM DokiDokiBawanga said
why do i get this feeling that someone trying to screw me over? i think I'll pass on new hdd..i have old 20 gb model, yes space is very limited but i hope USB memory will help out me a little. For big downloads i have 250 gb PS3 anyway.
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Posted: Mar 26th 2010 12:47PM Spike Spiegel Humble Bounty Hun said
For real. Snag a 16 GB thumb drive and we're set. I was looking forward to purchasing a new HDD but these types of things put me into a position where I don't want to end up with egg on my face.
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Posted: Mar 26th 2010 12:47PM Mazrael said
this could be heading towards the slim, or just MS getting out of the memory storage all together, may not be long before they phase out the 250gb too before it really joins in.. using the smaller mainboard (Valhalla?) and letting us buy our own hdd's and popping them in the back..
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Posted: Mar 26th 2010 1:10PM Steve Jobs CEO said
Microsoft should have followed in my footsteps.
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Posted: Mar 26th 2010 5:57PM (Unverified) said
So Microsoft should fire their CEO? And then hire someone who has make genius decisions like Kaz Hirai?
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Posted: Mar 26th 2010 1:16PM Clatu6 said
I just read this off of Major Nelson's post about USB storage...
"I highly recommend using flash based instead of spinning media like a hard drive…it’s just going to give you a MUCH better experience."
Hmmm...makes me think something else is in the works. Perhaps a new camera like device runs a lot better using flash storage?
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"I highly recommend using flash based instead of spinning media like a hard drive…it’s just going to give you a MUCH better experience."
Hmmm...makes me think something else is in the works. Perhaps a new camera like device runs a lot better using flash storage?
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