Thu, May 08, 2008 | 16:09 BST
Analyst reveals giant mark-up on 360 hard drive
Sorry, we’re a bit late on this, but MTV got an analyst to break the cost of a 120Gb Xbox 360 hard drive down, and found that it actually costs Microsoft around $100. There’s a bit of a difference between that figure and the retail price of $180.
And if you think that’s funny, Americans, you’ll be glad to know that the same drive in the UK costs £130 or $254.
Alternatively, you could just buy a PS3 and swap the 40Gb drive with a 250Gb SATA drive for about £80. Just a thought.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: hard drive, hilarious mark up
7 comments
#1
Blerk
08/05/08, 8:26 am
Sony have got Pat bad! It’s all over!
#2
Daniel Plainview
08/05/08, 8:29 am
either that or the whole overpriced, non standard, proprietary hardware pisses him off.
#3
patlike
08/05/08, 8:38 am
Heh.
I do have to say, the whole issue about the 360 is pretty bloody shocking. I’m shocked, anyway.
#4
G1GAHURTZ
08/05/08, 10:50 am
It probably costs my sandwich lady about 60p per sandwich, but she might sell them for £1.50.
Do you think that I should tell her to bring her prices down and stop ripping us off??
What kind of evil money making scheme is she plotting here…?
#5
morriss
08/05/08, 11:19 am
A sandwich-based one?
#6
Psychotext
08/05/08, 11:22 am
Mmm… sandwich.
Also, Pat in “use of the word shocking” shocker.
#7
Whizzo
08/05/08, 11:35 am
Stretching the terrible analogy further, you could always make your own sandwiches for less money. Which is what the situation is for PS3 owners.
Just mind the crumbs.