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A lot of my friends say just go with the 20, but I want to download a lot of stuff, and put about 1-2 GB of music on it. I also want to download some of the Xbox games (I am NOT keeping up with more discs if I can help it =\), and I'm probably eventually want to load up on Arcade games.
All in all, I want ONE HDD, that's it. If I buy the 20 it would mean once I reach the limit, that's it for me (Unless I decide to take off the music). I want the 120 if I'm going to even need 25GB (20GB is 100 at Walmart, 120GB is 155 at Walmart.)
So... I ask ye fellow 360 gamers, which should I get?
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The arcade games are so tiny that it's not hugely significant. Even after putting on at least three gigabytes of music, you'd still have around nine to ten GB left.
Unless you keep piling thirty or fifty so albums of music on constantly, you're basically never going to use much more than that. With the exception of Xbox original games, which are either one full gigabyte or three. I forget. The thing is though, unless you plan on spending over sixty dollars worth, you'd still have ... what, three gigs left?
Basically what I'm saying is that the 120 gigabyte hard drive is unnecessarily large and the 20 gigabyate hard drive is pretty much all you would possibly need, but can cut it pretty close. I'd really have prefered a 60 gig drive or something, to be honest.
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EDIT: Stupid me, you already covered that. *slaps self* Well, I guess I'll just worry about buying the Xbox games if I ever run out of space.
Thanks for the info, HH.
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I've personally reached my 20 GB limit several times, and I only own five full Arcade titles. I purchased the 120 GB HDD a few months back, and I've used about half of it already.
In my opinion, I think you should go with the larger one from the get-go. 100 gigs extra for only $55 more is a very good deal, and you'll always find something to put on it.
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I'm also nabbing Quake Arena Arcade when it comes out (Basically Quake 3: Arena with some new stuff in it)... and I'm pretty sure that I'll probably delete game demos after I've played them.
I won't be downloading any movies, of that I'm pretty sure. I'll just buy arcade titles and maybe a few Xbox Originals. I want to be prepared for the future, and I don't want more than one HDD. This is why I made this topic.
EDIT: Actually, the Refurbished 20GB HDDs at Gamestop have the ENTIRE 20GB on them, according to what a friend of mine said. Course, that could be wrong...
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I plan to use upwards of 3GB for music, and I'm not gonna get more than a few arcade games (Plus Halo), and I'll buy the Xbox original games that work.
I'm gonna get the 20GB HDD. If necessary, I will just get another (they're 60 dollars used). Thanks for all the help, everyone!
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So true. I don't usually plan on keeping the demos either, and yet I have 15 of them still on my HDD. Same with videos.
Better safe than sorry. I would buy the 120 GB just so you have extra space should you go over. It's always a good idea to plan ahead.
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Hell, I went through Xbox LIVE while my stuff downloaded, and didn't really see much that I wanted. Maybe a demo or two, sure, but other than that, no.
I'm gonna have 10GB free after I'm done (That's including Halo), and after my music's on, I'm gonna have about 7GB left. I honestly don't think I need any more.
Besides, I paid 60 bucks for it and it was practically free with the method I used. >.>
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Besides, I paid 60 bucks for it and it was practically free with the method I used. >.>
Ah, well that makes it a lot more reasonable for the price.
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But yes, I got my HDD, thanks for everyone's help.
This topic has served its usefulness, and thus I request a lock.
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Psychonauts is 5.3
Fahrenheit is 3.1
Halo is 2.3
Burnout is 2.7
Crimson Skies is 4.1
Fable is 3.2
The other two are under a gig.
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Psychonauts is 5.3
Fahrenheit is 3.1
Halo is 2.3
Burnout is 2.7
Crimson Skies is 4.1
Fable is 3.2
The other two are under a gig.
What do you expect? They were made for DVD's!
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It was just cheaper to get Halo online than at GameStop. (LIVE - 15 bucks, GameStop - 25 bucks)
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And I also thought you said you'd rather not deal with CDs. :(
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But hell, I'm not waiting around for DOOM 3. And I doubt I'll get Halo 2 either. (Besides the fact it's not 100% compatible with the 360).
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My 20GB HDD began glitching a few days ago. Right now it's still only with one arcade game, DOOM. When I try to go back to the main menu, it forces a lockup. If I boot the game from my old Memory Unit and try to go back, it works. Verdict? Yeah, it's the Hard Drive.
The thing looks scratched up as it is (it was like that when I got it), so I'm guessing the previous owners must have dropped the thing any number of times. I'm gonna be taking it back, selling every game I'm never playing again (I'm talking the games that have been sitting on my shelf for over six months without being played, whether I beat them or not), and getting the 120GB. Mostly because I cannot find the 20GB anywhere now. Not at GameStop, not at Best Buy, not at Walmart. They've been taken off the list for GameStop, and according to an associate, they've stopped being made. Probably because Microsoft knows how much downloadable content they have.
Because of this, by the way, I may not be on Xbox LIVE for another day. My family's home today (I forgot it was MLK Jr. Day) and I have to get this stupid situation cleared up before the end of today. (I bought the HDD exactly seven days ago.)
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Yeah.
Well, I have my 120GB HDD, and now that I have no real limits on downloading, I went ahead and downloaded the demos of every game I've been thinking about renting/buying.
So far, what I've been seeing is pretty good, though I don't like how Burnout: Paradise is, compared to Burnout: Revenge.
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$60 for a wireless headset. $50 for a wireless controller. $180 for a 120 GB hard drive. By my fat wallet, they are really expensive.
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$60 for a wireless headset.
o.O I got the wired headset, I hear the wireless has some technical problems. The wired headset works great.
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$60 for a wireless headset.
o.O I got the wired headset, I hear the wireless has some technical problems. The wired headset works great.
I've never seen a wired headset for sale...
I really need to get one!
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On a side note relating to Xbox LIVE, I beat Aegis Wing! XD Holy_Hell and I beat the final stage, just BARELY. (took two tries)
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Oh, wow, I never saw one. I'll get that... later.
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Not if you are one of the unfortunate souls that got the XBOX 360 Core or Arcade...
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Trust me, I'm VERY glad I got the 120GB HDD. I loaded it with demos of games I wanted to buy so I could try them out without having to rent them. I've used up about 25-30GB so far, but I've downloaded everything I wanted. For now. I know I'll download more in the future, so I"m kind of glad I wasn't able to find the 20GB HDD anywhere (and eventually it just happened to be in a Blockbuster) and then opted to get the 120. Really is the better deal.
Honestly though, HH was right; a 60GB HDD would have probably pleased just about everyone. =\
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I'm buying a Wireless Adapter tomorrow so I don't have to freaking move my console anymore when I wanna play on LIVE. I found out how to make my stupid router work with it.
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I'm buying a Wireless Adapter tomorrow so I don't have to freaking move my console anymore when I wanna play on LIVE. I found out how to make my stupid router work with it.
I spent a lot of money buying cords to reach my wired router. I had to get 75 ft. of the cables.
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I'm buying a Wireless Adapter tomorrow so I don't have to freaking move my console anymore when I wanna play on LIVE. I found out how to make my stupid router work with it.
I spent a lot of money buying cords to reach my wired router. I had to get 75 ft. of the cables.
A networking person I know said the longer you go with the cords, the slower the connection. Better to go with the wireless than with wired in that instance.
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