The X-Box is not really that cheap compared to a comparably fast (if not faster) pc.
Prices taken from newegg:
Enlight case w/300watt power supply: $47
750MHz duron: $38
CPU Fan: $6
ECS K7SEM Mobo: $59
20GB Seagate hard drive: $71
128MB DDR Ram: $20
Ethernet Card: $10
ATI Video card: $22
DVD-ROM: $50
Total: $323
I'd take the above configuration any day over an X-Box.
I didn't buy a nintendo 64. I purchased a playstation after it had been out for 3 years (my Sega CD kept me content until then). Although I have dozens of games, I don't really get around to playing them. I have arrived at the conclusion that I just don't have very much time anymore for the long, complex RPGs that used to eat up my time. Even though playstation 1/2 and X-box games might be more "mature" than N64 and gamecube games, I find myself having more fun with nintendo games in general.
Also, I've had too many troubles with hard drives in the past and don't wish to introduce another one into my life. Are hard drives the most failure-prone component in computer systems?
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The X-Box is not really that cheap compared to a comparably fast (if not faster) pc.
Prices taken from newegg:
Enlight case w/300watt power supply: $47
750MHz duron: $38
CPU Fan: $6
ECS K7SEM Mobo: $59
20GB Seagate hard drive: $71
128MB DDR Ram: $20
Ethernet Card: $10
ATI Video card: $22
DVD-ROM: $50
Total: $323
I'd take the above configuration any day over an X-Box.
I didn't buy a nintendo 64. I purchased a playstation after it had been out for 3 years (my Sega CD kept me content until then). Although I have dozens of games, I don't really get around to playing them. I have arrived at the conclusion that I just don't have very much time anymore for the long, complex RPGs that used to eat up my time. Even though playstation 1/2 and X-box games might be more "mature" than N64 and gamecube games, I find myself having more fun with nintendo games in general.
Also, I've had too many troubles with hard drives in the past and don't wish to introduce another one into my life. Are hard drives the most failure-prone component in computer systems?