Yesterday we reported on the launch of the official standalone 250GB HDD for the Xbox 360.
The price is $129.99 and will be available starting on March 28th.
At the same time, Microsoft has announced the price drop of the 120GB standalone model, which will be slashed to $99.99 "while supplies last," meaning there probably aren't too many left.
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What I don't understand is how they can think that charging $30 less for a hard drive that is less than half of the capacity of the newer model is a deal.
If the 120GB HDD was $50 then I would consider picking one up over the 250GB, but like I said for $30 more it's a no brainer
Quote:however it is important to note that both versions are very overpriced when compared to HDDs you can buy from e-tailers.
Unfortunately, the bottom line is Microsoft could give a F*#% about saving you money.
I agree with PantherM this is utter crap we should be able to choose what hard drive we want like the PS3 why should I pay a 150% markup price because it has a Microsoft sticker on it. Hmmmm there console sells right now for $120 and the hard drive for 129.99 Microsoft are you telling me that the hard drives cost more to make then the Xbox 360? i could see that price being fair if it was a 5-600gb hdd but its not.
$129 for the 250HDD isn't bad, but....you can make one for roughly $70, so would still be cheaper to make your own. I was expecting to pay over $200 for the 250.
What I mean is it isn't bad considering what I thought it was gonna cost. When the 120 came out it was $159, so I was expecting to pay well over $200. If I didn't know how to build my own 250, I'd pay the $129.99, but since I know how to do it, I'm cheaping out, lol.
With their love or markups, it is amazing that they have not released a 500GB yet...the profit margin on a $260 500GB would be a lot larger than those of a $130 250GB or a $100 120GB.
I guess they are waiting for 2.5" 500GB drives to become junkbin leftovers like the 120's and 250's.
