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[Zombie James]

My buddy fixed up a broken 360 from eBay and decided to give it to me, so looks like i'm finally in teh next-gen of awesome. I've got it hooked up to my PC monitor (no 1680x1050, wtf) and everything looks to be running pretty well.

The only problem is that there's no hard drive so I was wondering what would be the cheapest way to get one. Is there some hack-ish way that I can get a retail 2.5" drive into an enclosure (maybe from a broken drive off of eBay?) or should I just go legit?

Oh yea, my Gamertag is NeoLeech if anyone wants to add me.

 

[NJ Shlice]

Yes you can do some hack and slash to get your own hard drive to work with the 360

 

[EB Guy]

you have to get the 360 hd, 70 bucks used at gamestop! (shameless plug?!?!)

 

[michaeld]

best.system.ever

 

[Gowans]

welcome to current gen Leech, bet you can pick up a pre owned hard drive anywhere, you need it!

 

[Karma Kramer]

welcome!

 

[FrankT]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=7341359&postcount=37

Supposedly, the used 20gigs are $50 in Canada and I would recommend going the safe route and use one of those. Anyhow, welcome.

 

[Gattsu25]

welcome aboard


get Dead Rising

gamertag to the 360 in my house (my brother's) is Mobius07, if you like playing Rainbow Six Vegas he'll be glad to join up with ya

 

[RiskyChris]

BUY BOMBERMAN!

It's the only thing other than AC6 demo daily that I've played since it was released.

 

[Eric WK]

Congrats. I'm sure she'll treat you well.

 

[Razoric]

Gamertag: Razoric

Game suggestions:

Action / Fun:
Dead Rising

Action / Shooter:
Gears of War

Racing:
Forza 2

Free Roam:
Crackdown AND Saints Row

Relaxed fun / Girlfriend game:
Viva Pinata

XBLA:
Geometry Wars
Pacman CE
Bomberman Live
Carcassonne
UNO
Worms
Aegis Wing (free)

 

[bigswords]

welcome aboard


get Dead Rising

Listen to this man!!!! Congrats it's an awesome system when it does not break down.

 

[Manp]

Yes you can do some hack and slash to get your own hard drive to work with the 360

nope, you need a particular HDD model and even so you can only get 20 or 120 GB to work

 

[pCeSlAyEr]

you can get the 20gig HDD off ebay for about $50... working that is..

 

[JohnyDeepthroat]

Is there some hack-ish way that I can get a retail 2.5" drive into an enclosure (maybe from a broken drive off of eBay?) or should I just go legit?

IMO it's still not safe to bypass MS's authority. Console banning is real and I'm sure you don't want to buy another. In the near future it may/will become a reality...

 

[Zombie James]

Shipping prices on eBay are rediculous.

 

[Odysseus]

best.system.ever

you started gaming in 2006, didn't you?

 

[Zombie James]

Guess i'll try RFD.

 

[mikew3st]

wow, im sorry...

 

[RiskyChris]

you started gaming in 2006, didn't you?

No need to be so bitter now. 360 is definitely in contention for the most pleasure a gaming system has given me, considering its brilliant controller and wonderful system UI integration with online capabilities.

It's a different experience than any gaming console has given me before.

 

[Firewire]

sorry!

j/k

congrats!

 

[Razoric]

No need to be so bitter now. 360 is definitely in contention for the most pleasure a gaming system has given me, considering its brilliant controller and wonderful system UI integration with online capabilities.

It's a different experience than any gaming console has given me before.™

Jump In.™

 

[Reikon]

Gogamer had the HD for $50, but they're OOS. You can always wait and see if they restock.

 

[BeEatNU]

I'm late but make sure to pick up Dead Rising, one of the best games I ever played

 

[Odysseus]

No need to be so bitter now. 360 is definitely in contention for the most pleasure a gaming system has given me, considering its brilliant controller and wonderful system UI integration with online capabilities.

It's a different experience than any gaming console has given me before.

i was just thinking you might want to wait for the actual library to be worth a darn, but that's just me.

 

[mrmrec2]

[...]

You need a hard drive and a gold subscription to get the most out of the system. I always found the Demos to a great diversion. You can loose your self for weeks if you played the demos you are interested in. (can't wait to download Strangle Hold tonight)

Shit I played the heck out of the crackdown demo b4 buying it.

BTW why have the 3ROD on your avatar if you never had a 360 till now?

 

[Threi]

i was just thinking you might want to wait for the actual library to be worth a darn, but that's just me.

 

[Odysseus]

myavatar.jpg

snowdude is melting today, too. not pleased.

 

[Threi]

snowdude is melting today, too. not pleased.

Don't keep the 360 near it.

 

[rs7k]

My buddy fixed up a broken 360 from eBay and decided to give it to me, so looks like i'm finally in teh next-gen of awesome. I've got it hooked up to my PC monitor (no 1680x1050, wtf) and everything looks to be running pretty well.

The only problem is that there's no hard drive so I was wondering what would be the cheapest way to get one. Is there some hack-ish way that I can get a retail 2.5" drive into an enclosure (maybe from a broken drive off of eBay?) or should I just go legit?

Oh yea, my Gamertag is NeoLeech if anyone wants to add me.

Go on eBay to get a hard drive. There's a lot of people putting their 20GBs up for sale after getting the 120GB HDD.

I got one for $50.

 

[RiskyChris]

i was just thinking you might want to wait for the actual library to be worth a darn, but that's just me.

For reference my current most-valued system experience was with the N64. I don't need a large library to have a blast.

 

[Zombie James]

Go on eBay to get a hard drive. There's a lot of people putting their 20GBs up for sale after getting the 120GB HDD.

I got one for $50.

There are a few hard drives up there for $50 but the shipping to Canada's rediculous.

What can/can't I do with an external USB drive?

 

[pCeSlAyEr]

There are a few hard drives up there for $50 but the shipping to Canada's rediculous.

What can/can't I do with an external USB drive?

nothing exept host music and videos

 

[uprightcitizen]

craigslist man usually have guys on there selling stuff for half the retail price.

 

[rs7k]

There are a few hard drives up there for $50 but the shipping to Canada's rediculous.

What can/can't I do with an external USB drive?

They don't work on 360. You need the Microsoft drive.

Try to find a seller in Canada. I only had to pay $6 shipping for mine from Quebec City.

 

[cheekymunky]

off topic,


but kind of relevant for a new 360 owner...is there any way to get mp3's on a 360 other than ripping from cd? I hook my ipod up to it all the time but would be hella convenient if I could just put them on my new 120gb hdd.

 

[clashfan]

Get Halo 3 when it comes out.

 

[Ghengis Cohen]

Rainbow Six Vegas is hot sex on a platter. Buy that.

 

[Doodlebug]

Gears and Crackdown are my recommendations.

 

[Treo360]

I will sell you the spare I have (I now have 3 360's) won't be needing it ever since I got the Elite.


Let me see how much shipping would be to Canada.

 

[fabs115]

http://www.gogamer.com/viewproduct....D=1312731&SID=sduidp0t576933&categoryId=65325



edit: oops oos now, keep checking back though, maybe they will get more in

 

[disappeared]

Definitely play Dead Rising. It's fun on so many different levels.

 

[Kevtones]

my gamertag: I Push Fat Kids


I still play Halo 2 primarily.

 

[Son of Godzilla]

off topic,


but kind of relevant for a new 360 owner...is there any way to get mp3's on a 360 other than ripping from cd? I hook my ipod up to it all the time but would be hella convenient if I could just put them on my new 120gb hdd.

NO!

You can just hook up any usb drive to it though, I keep a thumb drive in the thing 24/7.

 

[Big-E]

Rent Project Sylpheed. Game of the year for 360 so far.

 

[cheekymunky]

NO!

You can just hook up any usb drive to it though, I keep a thumb drive in the thing 24/7.

Thanks....hell, never even thought about a thumb drive...great idea.

 

[Zombie James]

I will sell you the spare I have (I now have 3 360's) won't be needing it ever since I got the Elite.


Let me see how much shipping would be to Canada.

Sweet, thanks!

http://www.gogamer.com/viewproduct....D=1312731&SID=sduidp0t576933&categoryId=65325



edit: oops oos now, keep checking back though, maybe they will get more in

Doesn't seem like they ship to Canada.

 

[evlcookie]

Do you have any idea as to how your friend fixed it?

I am noticing a few 360's on ebay over here (AU) that have the 3 rings but are really really fucking cheap. And as a wannabe PC tech i have no problem's pulling that baby apart and messing around with it.

 

[mug]

Gamertag: mugwaiz

I've been hooked on Dead Rising although it's incredibly difficult for me. Gears of War is a good rental for the PC shooter feel. Project Gotham is cheap nowadays if you're into arcade racers with good online modes.

 

[Mar]

Yeah, get Dead Rising. One of the best games I've ever played. And sign me up to the 'best system ever' crowd too. I don't remember having this much fun with a console since the 16bit era.