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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. 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.

  2. 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?