whatsamattaU wrote:I'm not disagreeing with you about a cheaper price. All I'm saying is that if you're going to point people to the cheaper prices, let them see all of them (and the more expensive ones) at eBay, not a link that's about to expire:

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m570&_nkw=250+GB+XBox+360+Hard+Drive

Why look at more expensive priced ons? The point is to find the LOWEST price for the same item. Also all you had to do was click on the sellers other items link on that auction to see all the others available for $30.99 that are still active.

and of course I just went through the trouble of making a 250gb drive for my 360.. ugg..

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.

are you on xbox live, If I recall, you need to be connected to xbox live before your 360 will let you play games from the original xbox.... refurb shouldn't matter.

Just bought one for my new slim model. All you have to do to use it in the slims, is remove the outer case from the drive, remove the hard drive cover from the 360, and plug in the drive. Wad up a couple of pieces of electrical tape and put on each side of the hard drive to give it stability.

Blacksunshine420 wrote:This would be great if my Box wasn't already banned for being modded.

Great deal tho. I'm still considering getting one just because. Hell turn around and sell it for 100 on ebay.

Yeah good luck with that!

I was just thinking to myself, I really should put down the cash for a larger hard drive. Then bam here it is on Woot for real cheap, with the transfer cable too! Great timing I must say!

How hard is it?

about $30 shipped on ebay

dliidlii wrote:there are lots more auctions from this same seller still open and not ending for days. They are all BuyItNow for $30.99 with FREE shipping and no tax! And Woots sale ends in 24 hours so what?
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-250GB-HARD-DISK-DRIVE-HDD-MICROSOFT-XBOX-360-/190482268141?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item2c59a0bfed#ht_3980wt_932

" * New update: It is unable to use the total 250GB capacity if you plug the 250GB Hard Disk
* Drive Module directly in your Xbox 360 host. To use the whole capacity, please use a USB
* Hard-Drive Transfer Cable to connect the host with your PC. "
That quote right there tells you this is a knock off.

KamikazeKen wrote:are you on xbox live, If I recall, you need to be connected to xbox live before your 360 will let you play games from the original xbox.... refurb shouldn't matter.

Yes I have been on Xbox Live since the beginning, but I bought a copy of Halo 2 which was one of the Xbox games that should play on a 360. I keep getting an error message that it isn't compatible with the 360. I read somewhere that it may because the refurbed hard drive is not partitioned correctly for old Xbox games. I'm figuring if this drive is brand new it should work.

One thing no one is commenting on is with this 250 gig you can copy a lot of your games that you are playing lately, no you can just play off the hard drive, you still need the disk but the saving of wear from the DVD drive is worth the price itself vie replaced many friends DVD drives that wore out, plus loading a game from the hdd is faster. 250 for 50 bucks plus 5 is a bargain even if break it open and us it for a laptop

dliidlii wrote:cheaper on Ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-250GB-HARD-DISK-DRIVE-HDD-MICROSOFT-XBOX-360-/180603107188?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item2a0cc8b774#ht_3980wt_932

Don't keep posting the fake one from ebay.

This is a great deal on a useful item for sure. I'm glad to see one on woot again finally. It's been awhile. In for one for my son and his 360. His 120GB HDD I bought for him way back when was well over twice the cost of this woot.

I also used coupon code OFIDIOCY for an extra $5 off. I never used it and it has no expiration date. So I get free shipping on top of the awesome bargain. w00t!

AlienZulu wrote:about $30 shipped on ebay

They are fake brand.

azrag228 wrote:Yes I have been on Xbox Live since the beginning, but I bought a copy of Halo 2 which was one of the Xbox games that should play on a 360. I keep getting an error message that it isn't compatible with the 360. I read somewhere that it may because the refurbed hard drive is not partitioned correctly for old Xbox games. I'm figuring if this drive is brand new it should work.

Just so you know you can no longer play Halo 2 matchmaking, they shut the servers down earlier this year. But you should still be able to do single and local multiplayer. As for the refurbished thing I'm not too sure.

dliidlii wrote:Why look at more expensive priced ons? The point is to find the LOWEST price for the same item. Also all you had to do was click on the sellers other items link on that auction to see all the others available for $30.99 that are still active.

See my last comment, edited multiple times, to try to keep up with you.
http://www.woot.com/Forums/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=4285876
There are a lot that are even cheaper, just a question of trusting that it's the exact same product when getting it (particularly from overseas). I won't add to Blacksunshine420's concerns, and I was not trying to make it personal, just make sure we all have the whole picture. Good night.

Edit: One last thing. See the earlier posters on the eBay concerns that the moderator posted under quality posts, including http://www.woot.com/Forums/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=4285738

So you can use this to store "hundreds" of HD movies and shows, according to the text...

Given that the average HD movie is in the 5gb - 8gb range, with many that are twice that size, I'm really curious as to how that's gonna work out.

You can store hundreds of HD movies, sure. One at a time! Okay, okay, maybe thirty at a time... but "hundreds"? Somebody at woot needs to re-take that math class.

Geez, it's practically half off, moreso including the cable. And my 60GB is running a bit low on space at the moment. Perfect timing, woot :D thanks for kicking ass.

http://www.eachgame.com/goods-4420.html

Even though you don't need to, you can cheaply buy an 360 slim case for the HDD.

In for one. The only problem I will have with it is it's grey & my elite is black

jeremylebrun wrote:from $51 new on ebay. free shipping

I'd bet the ebay ones are not genuine microsoft. Even so, it's really just a fancy enclosure with a microsoft proprietary sata connector. As long as the drive is a decent brand, they should be fine.

wishing I had the $$ to pick this up - I think I have about 1gb free on my 20gb drive. Ah well.

rileyper wrote:the hdd will work on a laptop

I'm not so sure. IIRC, when I put a WD120 in my 360, I had to reflash the drive bios with a special version so that the xbox would mount it. A laptop drive controller may not see it correctly.

Thanks WOOT I was looking for a Xmas present for myself and this is GREAT all around. Great price, great product and great shipping in time for Xmas. Thanks again woot.

Anyone know for how long this sale lasts for? I'm assuming until 11:59 PM Wednesday right? Since I don't get my paycheck until I go to work in a few hours...haha

Blacksunshine420 wrote:" * New update: It is unable to use the total 250GB capacity if you plug the 250GB Hard Disk
* Drive Module directly in your Xbox 360 host. To use the whole capacity, please use a USB
* Hard-Drive Transfer Cable to connect the host with your PC. "
That quote right there tells you this is a knock off.

Any 250GB hard drive plugged directly into an xbox can't use its total capacity because 22GB will be occupied by system files.

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?

Nooooooo. The connect uses a small drive that fits internally. This is one of the top mounted harddrives and will not work on any of the xbox 360S series (aka the Kinects verison)

I didn't bother to read through all the comments but this actually can be used in the new slims. The new slims have a standard SATA laptop drive connector, so if you're ballsy enough to take the casing for the original 360 off of the drive you can slip this unit into the slim, It doesn't sit as fancy as one of the drives MS sells for the slims but it's properly 360 formatted and can indeed work on the new slims providing you can take the external casing apart.
Reference video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKnaixPCsns

pkrfan97 wrote:In for one. The only problem I will have with it is it's grey & my elite is black

spanishboyalej wrote:Anyone know for how long this sale lasts for? I'm assuming until 11:59 PM Wednesday right? Since I don't get my paycheck until I go to work in a few hours...haha

Yep, 24 hours. http://www.woot.com/WhatIsWoot.aspx#q4 and http://www.woot.com/WhatIsWoot.aspx#q5.

Okay, this time I will stop. Take care.

It's been almost a year since I snag something from woot, This is a great deal. I'm in for two. I was planning on buying the new 360 bundle with the connect, the HDMI, and the 250GB drive. This will tie me over with my current Xbox360. Great deal. Wish they had $30.00 controllers for the 360.

polishspartan22 wrote:At the risk of sounding jolly, will I be able to get the game data off my current hard drive when I replace it with this one?

you can use a usb drive upto 16gb to move your data to that and then move it bake to the new drive..

I am in for 1. I was actually just thinking about buying a new HDD because all the map packs are clogging up space and I am almost out of space haha. Now I dont ever have to worry again!!

I am going to download a TON of XBLA games now, nostalgia time

If I find out the local 360 fixer-shop has succeeded in replacing my burned-out video card by tomorrow afternoon and this is still on sale then, I would definitely pounce on this.

qwertyasd wrote:I'm not so sure. IIRC, when I put a WD120 in my 360, I had to reflash the drive bios with a special version so that the xbox would mount it. A laptop drive controller may not see it correctly.

if you take it apart its the same drive as a laptop would take .. but for the price you can get a larger sata drive for a laptop why would u buy this one.

Done and done. Now I can download 20,000 new songs for Rock Band!

I've seen these at one website before, but they were not the Official Microsoft-licensed ones...so arguably this deal is better (which is why I'm in for one even though my HDD is 250GB already). If you're on the fence about it, consider that there are over 100 full games available on Xbox live for download, believe me, you want the space!

I'm concerned about the "90 Day Woot Limited Warranty." From past experience, this is the wording/warranty that usually accompanies refurbs on Woot.

I remember the fiasco with a camcorder a while back - I think it was a JVC - that Woot listed as new. Some were suspicious because the warranty was a 90-day Woot warranty (and because one of the photos appeared to have a "refurbished" sticker on the product!). Sure enough, when the sun came up, suddenly the product description was changed to Refurbished.

What to do...

This made me finally jump on getting a 360. I'm stopping at Freddy's tomorrow to pickup a 360-Slim. Now I'll also have to pickup the headset and all to troll for the lulz.

jlgomez wrote:you can use a usb drive upto 16gb to move your data to that and then move it bake to the new drive..

They give you a transfer kit! you would simply put the disc in and plug the cable into the new hard drive on one end (not in the xbox) and the console on the other (Usb!). I've done it before, and the picture of the item shows it comes with it (otherwise, you have to get it separately, as I had to...20 bucks...) this is such a deal!