gideonfrost wrote:Just went out and dropped 320 bucks on a new 360 because I wanted a new hard drive which was 129 and walmart had a 75$ gift card with a new xbox.

sell it

naveedx983 wrote:Is the xbox 360s the same as the new small kinect xbox 4GB version? I watched some video tutorials and I don't think I have the same expansion slot they are describing.

Can I put this in to my 4GB xbox kinect?

EDIT: I am dumb, and was expecting this magic door to be on the top of the unit. It is actually on the bottom. So with the hack, this can be installed on to the new shiny xbox 360s and on the new matte kinect 360s.

Yup you can. Same machine with different hard drives in them and the kinect is only a peripheral for the 360 itself. The hard drive isn't going to touch or effect the kinect. You're just getting more memory for the system.

Will this item arrive by C-MAS? I know it says that it will on the front page, but when I ordered I still got the standard messeage that it will ship within 5 buisness days...which would definitally by too late!

jlgomez wrote:do u have the original xbox 360 or the new slim... if its the original then yes.. if its slim find a compatibal drive and also new casing for the slim.. thats ur cheapest way go on youtube im sure there hundreds of demos on how to do it.

kudos to foosmaster5000 over on fatwallet:
buy this-
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.48653~r.96035782
watch how to, on youtube-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKnaixPCsns

and voila!

token62 wrote:If you have the rings of death, (3 red rings) will this take care of that?

no that is an overheating issue..u can find all the info on youtube and parts on amazon to fix that.. ive fixed 3 of my xboxes.. all are running perfect.. better than xbox warranty repair.. they usually break again..

punkjumpu wrote:Don't forget that Microsoft sent out a free update awhile back that will let you use thumb drives and external hard drives too. Just sayin...

maximum is 16gb and u cant install games onto it..

Santeeruss wrote:I have the beginner console with the 512M internal memory. Once I install the drive, will I be able to transfer my profiles over to the drive or will I have to start over??
Thanks!!

yes its a kit with it look at the photos..

wickedd365 wrote:Yes. You can move it from one to the other in the Xbox menus.

from the menus u can move all different types of memory from one to another.. including profiles and saves..

I know this isn't relevant to the 250Gb hard drive but, how do i change my avatar? They offer only like 4 that aren't really the kind i'm looking for. Even the FB option isnt working! Is it possible to load my own picture?

Thank you Woot Gods!!! This is the one thing that I wasn't able to afford to get my son for Christmas this year but thanks to my ever faithful Woot, Yes, they always come through, Thank you so much. I love the Christmas delivery also....I am dancing through my day!! Merry Christmas everyone!

I'm really liking this deal. I got my 360 at launch w/ a 20g HD. Between a few live arcade games and all the space rock band 1-3 can take up... this is an amazing deal.

I'm all for one. Shipping overnight is a clincher.

Lister22 wrote:M$ now gives you the option to install your games right on the hd so they load faster and you don't hear a disc spinning. You still need the original disc in the drive just to prove you own the game. I never tried it before since I only had a 20gb but I will now!

its fantastic i have a 250 and install all my games.. u can barly hear the xbox anymore..

zomg whyyyyy I JUST bought two 16g flash drives to store my overflow of games and saves D:

In for one on my first Woot! purchase!

azrag228 wrote:I currently have a refurbed Xbox 360 that isn't backwards compatible , I am assuming because of the refurbed hard drive, I am wondering if this new hard drive is backwards compatible.

Usually when they refurb a unit, you hang onto the hard drive and just send in the console. They make the necessary fixes and repack it as a refurb (you don't always get your own console back, which is why you hang onto the drive and any after-market faceplates and accessories).

If you're having problems with backwards compatibility, first check which game you're trying (because compatibility is limited, not 100%). After that, it may be an OS/Dash version issue.

Or it might just be Microsoft taking you from behind, laughing.

Looking at my woot buying history for 2010 is sort of funny. I bought something on 3-26, 6-21, 9-21, and now 12-22. Guess I am pretty regular. Thanks woot for the good deals!

jlgomez wrote:maximum is 16gb and u cant install games onto it..

YES YOU CAN!!!

You can put WHATEVER YOU WANT on the thumb-drives, flash-sticks, SD-Card with USB adapter, etc. As long as they are maximum 16GB (minimum 2GB), AND pass the data integrity test that xbox runs before it formats it.

I've had one of 2 identical flash drives fail this test (no way around out), but it operates perfectly for computer use. I replaced that one with a 16GB Micro-SDCard from an old phone of mine, and stuck it in a micro-SD-to-USB adapter (Kingston makes a tiny one that is barely bigger than the micro-SD)...that one is now working fine.

I have noticed sometimes that when you download (not load from disc) it doesn't give you the opportunity to change the drive...however, once it is downloaded, you can move it to whatever attached drive you want through Xbox's regular menu's (My Xbox->System Settings->Memory).

This 250GB drive solves all of those problems.

ianmarkowitz wrote:can you take the hard drive from this and put it in the new slim XBOX 360s?

Absolutely, once you take it out of its housing its just a regular Sata HD. I did this with my Slim, already had the 120gb Elite HD no point to not get the $199 4gb slim and just insert my old HD into it. Worked like a charm, just a little difficult sliding it in correctly

If it ships today will it be here by Christmas?

I intend to pull the SATA drive out of the housing and put it in my PS3.

---FOR 360 OWNERS (but applies to 360-S too_---
+ Our original 360's are freakin' loud, and that drive spinning constantly is the root cause of the noise, and of wear on the entire optical drive assembly (one cause of the red ring of death). By loading any of your existing games onto the HDD, you will ELIMINATE THE NOISE COMPLETELY. you'll still hear the whir of the cooling fans running, but that's it.

+ By loading the game, you will also speed up any wait times (next level, cut-scenes, etc.)
(Bear in mind, you have to have your original game disc in the 360/360-S in order to play...it's by design so people don't just pass around a disc for everyone to load.)

+ You can download FULL games from the Xbox Marketplace--not just "Arcade" games, but the regular, full games you would buy on a disc at the store. They don't have every game ever made available (give em' time), but it is part of the future plans for gaming and you'll see more and more of it. (Obviously with downloaded games, you do NOT need an original disc to play them).

Ugh, I just went to make my purchase and it sold out while I was filling out my info. Would have gotten it in time if I hadn't had to reset my password.

ger16 wrote:kudos to foosmaster5000 over on fatwallet:
buy this-
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.48653~r.96035782
watch how to, on youtube-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKnaixPCsns

and voila!

Bought that a while ago and my old 20GB drive works great in my Xbox Slim.

I'm glad that I got in on this one before it sold out. Going from the original 20GB drive to this will be awesome, especially since I don't have to go hunt for a transfer kit elsewhere. Awesome deal, woot!

Damn good thing I'm a night-owl, and decided to order at like 3am, or I would have missed out on this.

Ugh, I just missed it!

Great Sold out just as I saw it. X-mas is ruined (cries)

You all killed Santa... (heart shrinks to 1/3 Size)

I am going to go vote Republican now... this is all your fault Woot!

rileyper wrote:the hdd will work on a laptop

Rileyper, it wouldn't, because Xbox hard drives are specifically low-level formatted for the Xbox via firmware encoding. You could use the drive, but it would require illegal firmware hacking to do so. Also, Xbox Hard Drives use the FAT 32 file system, so to use it with Windows would make life a little difficult, as you will need NTFS on the drive instead.

Trust me, I'm an IT professional at a large university, I work with hard drives all the time.

Sucks nuts, I just missed it.
Stoooopid 20GB drive.

blah.. i was entering my information to pay and then it told me sold out! crock of bs! ugh

jonboy85 wrote:Rileyper, it wouldn't, because Xbox hard drives are specifically low-level formatted for the Xbox via firmware encoding. You could use the drive, but it would require illegal firmware hacking to do so. Also, Xbox Hard Drives use the FAT 32 file system, so to use it with Windows would make life a little difficult, as you will need NTFS on the drive instead.

Trust me, I'm an IT professional at a large university, I work with hard drives all the time.

DING-DING-DING, WE HAVE A WINNER
YOU ARE 100% CORRECT!!!

also an IT pro...which is great for geeky stuff like this ;o)

polishspartan22 wrote:Nope, says right in the description--Compatible only with Xbox 360 consoles; not compatible with Xbox 360 S (aka "New Xbox 360" released summer 2010)--sorry

You can use this in a 360 Slim, unscrew the enclosure and you can use this hard drive, just youtube how. It's not a stable fit but you can buy an enclosure on ebay for $10.

For those of you who missed this WOOT, you could try this:

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.46748

Cheaper and free shipping.
Not sure what the drawbacks are of this non-Microsoft original product.

ianmarkowitz wrote:can you take the hard drive from this and put it in the new slim XBOX 360s?

No you can't

Sorry if this question has been asked already. I'm an avid 360 gamer and this is definitely a deal I'm considering jumping on.

I'm currently using the 20 GB HD that comes with the 360 Pro. I'm running out of space because i've downloaded a lot of music for RB3. However, a major question in my mind is the convenience of getting my current data over to the new HD.

For my gamertag info, I expect recovering my gamertag to the new HD will do just fine, but what about all saved data from other games (characters, careers, RB music, etc.)? Anyone have experience with this before?

So glad I got this I have the 20Gb and its way to full to be nice to use anymore. Thanks woot!

hintz6 wrote:Sorry if this question has been asked already. I'm an avid 360 gamer and this is definitely a deal I'm considering jumping on.

I'm currently using the 20 GB HD that comes with the 360 Pro. I'm running out of space because i've downloaded a lot of music for RB3. However, a major question in my mind is the convenience of getting my current data over to the new HD.

For my gamertag info, I expect recovering my gamertag to the new HD will do just fine, but what about all saved data from other games (characters, careers, RB music, etc.)? Anyone have experience with this before?

Nm, didn't realize it was sold out already. Nubby wooter...

rileyper wrote:the hdd will work on a laptop

Only if you break open the case and take the actual HDD out. But then why would you want to get a 250GB for $50 for your laptop when you could purchase a 700gb laptop hdd for about the same price.

mwestyn wrote:YES YOU CAN!!!

You can put WHATEVER YOU WANT on the thumb-drives, flash-sticks, SD-Card with USB adapter, etc. As long as they are maximum 16GB (minimum 2GB), AND pass the data integrity test that xbox runs before it formats it.

I've had one of 2 identical flash drives fail this test (no way around out), but it operates perfectly for computer use. I replaced that one with a 16GB Micro-SDCard from an old phone of mine, and stuck it in a micro-SD-to-USB adapter (Kingston makes a tiny one that is barely bigger than the micro-SD)...that one is now working fine.

I have noticed sometimes that when you download (not load from disc) it doesn't give you the opportunity to change the drive...however, once it is downloaded, you can move it to whatever attached drive you want through Xbox's regular menu's (My Xbox->System Settings->Memory).

This 250GB drive solves all of those problems.

im talking about installing your game to ur memory stick like u would to ur harddrive.. so that u can play games off of the stick like the harddrive.. so that loads are quicker and u dont hear the cd spining.. i tried and it wouldnt install. actually i tried just for the hell of it because i have a 250 gb..

I tried to strike on this but took too long updating my CC info. {sigh} This is by far the best price I've seen on a *genuine* 250GB Xbox 360 HDD with transfer kit.