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Hacking the XBox

Kong99 writes "Here is a brief interesting read on hacking the XBox at USA Today. They claim an XBox-PC costs a total of $336."

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  1. Re:What? by aluminumtulips · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I agree. This is a genuine hack. If I have to get out my soldering iron and toolkit... it's a hack.

  2. Wow, $336! Save $3 over a 2.53GHz Dell! by ikewillis · · Score: 1, Redundant
    Please tell me why $336 is an attractive price, especially when Dell deals like this are popping up quite frequently:

    ( from Slickdeals.net )

    Dell Small Business has the Dimension 4550 2.53GHz Desktop for $339 after $200 rebate. It has AGP Slot, 4 PCI Slots, Intel 845PE chipset, 256MB DDR, 30GB HD, 48x CDRW or 16x DVD, 32MB Rage, Integrated NIC & Audio, XP Home, WordPerfect, and 1yr warranty.

    Go to Dell Small Business.
    Click on "Featured Systems" under the Dimension 4550 column.
    Click on "Customize It" under the "Advanced Technology" column.
    Select the following options:

    SPECIAL OFFER! 256MB 333MHz DDR SDRAM for the price of 128MB!
    FREE UPGRADE!! 16x Max DVD-ROM Drive OR FREE UPGRADE! New 48x/24x/48x Max CD-RW Drive

    Optional suggested upgrades:

    Pentium® 4 Processor at 2.66GHz w/533MHz front side bus/ 512K L2 Cache [add $20 or $0.75/month1]
    SAVE $100! New 4x DVD+RW/+R Drive w/CD-RW [add $80 or $3/month1] SAVE $100!!
    64MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce4 MX(TM) Graphics Card with TV-Out [add $30 or $1/month1]

    Continue to check out. Price should be $599.
    Apply coupon code 4491A592C8BB for 10% off.
    Send in the $200 rebate.

    Final price is $599 - 10% ($60) - $200 rebate = $339 + tax w/ free shipping. The 2.53GHz CPU alone costs $184 at NewEgg.

  3. Re:X-Box Troll Handbook by Malcontent · · Score: 0, Redundant

    There is no need to any of that. Just point out that buying an Xbox makes the richest man in the world even richer. Buying an xbox helps MS destroy competitors, helps them fight open source, helps them destory other software and hardware manufacturers.

    Truth is always more powerful then anything else.

    --

    War is necrophilia.

  4. And a WalMart PC... by Ryan+Amos · · Score: 1, Redundant

    of comparable specs costs $199. Really, can someone tell me why people are so obsessed about hacking the xbox?