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more about #hongkong madog: At this point it's totally worth it to just grab the torrent yourself from somewhere. Many sites are community based with ratings and comment systems ... more » pagz: go to a store buy the kit use the cable and cd return the kit. #xbox360harddrive more » Conrad: Or you could download the iso from a non-shady torrent site. There are plenty of relatively safe sites that have honest communities. #xbox360harddrive more » Pessimippöpötåmus: The biggest problem is that you can never transfer anything to an Xbox HDD. COME ON MICROSOFT WHY CAN'T I PUT FILES INTO YOUR HDD?!?!!?!!! DAMMIT! #... more » chauncy that billups: That's a sad, sad face, Frucci. #xbox360harddrive more » wezelboy: Between this HDD crap and the lameness of the Xbox360 media player, I'm seriously thinking about ditching mine in favor of a HTPC. #xbox360harddrive more » dagamer34: It's still stupid that a hard drive that costs only $40 to make is selling for $150. It's pure greed. #xbox360harddrive more » not_a_virus.exe.vbs: Is this one of the refurbed HDDs that are on dealextreme.com? #xbox360harddrive more » Canoehead: You're so close - bring it home big guy (and keep the old HDD as a backup for now). #xbox360harddrive more » lostarchitect: Yeah, I got bit on that too. Then I ordered the cable from the same place when it didn't come with one. The cable literally arrived today, meaning tha... more » mulletman13000: I did the same thing-- bought a HDD on ebay for $50. One of the forums I frequent has a thread where people pass around a legitimate HDD transfer kit... more » Voltanis: The one other problem you might face is that if that drive is NOT in fact a "legit" HDD, it may not work after the next Dashboard update. On Major Nel... more » Dustin Dawes: This is exactly why I bought a PS3. The freedom to put in whatever 2.5" SATA Hard drive I wish. So for the actual value of a 500 GB laptop drive, I ... more » Brazell: No, the fact is: Microsoft should not be selling basic products at such a ridiculous markup that you're forced to go to shady foreign websites just t... more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: At this point Adam, it sound like you might as well just make it blend. #xbox360harddrive more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Let's see. Risk taking it up the ass from the shady dealer, and the overpriced real dealer, or just take it up the ass once and go with the real deal... more » Bertone77: Man that sucks, but I have to agree that $160 for a 120GB HDD is highway robbery. It sounds like this could turn into a DIY work around. Could anybo... more » gusnyc.com: When it comes to actual hardware components I always go legit, have had too much bad luck, software is a different story. #xbox360harddrive more » KTK1990: You could create a virtual machiene, set it to not touch your home folder. Then download uTorrent and the torrent, burn it to a disk from within your ... more » nutbastard: well wait a second, i dont see how transferring old data onto it is necessary to confirm that it works - plug the thing in, save a couple games, downl... more » -
#idiocy
When You Try to Get a Cheap Xbox 360 HDD, It Can Only End in Tears
I refuse to pay $160 for a 120GB Xbox 360 HDD. But I need one, as my 20GB model is filling up. So I decided to order a cheap one from a shady Hong Kong website. What a mistake. More » -
#maps
Honey, Someone Shrunk Hong Kong
Dear Google, please make every single Google Maps city in the world look like this ultra-detailed, SimCity-like, isometric map of Hong Kong. Not only it looks beautiful, but if feels clear, useful, and you can get really close: More » -
#imagecache
Pay Attention to the Road Please, Sir
This taxi driver in Hong Kong has somewhere between six and eight cellphones on his dash. Maybe he just uses phones people leave in the back? [Holygadzooks Flickr] -
#brando
Meeting Brando, Hong Kong's USB Willy Wonka
I get a text message from a guy saying to meet him at the Outback Steakhouse at the Discovery Park in Tsuen. Ordinarily I might have passed, only this guy was Brando. Yes, that Brando. More » -
#apartments
Hong Kong Architect Turns 344-Square-Foot Space into Ultimate Transformer Apartment
Hong Kong architect and technophile Gary Chang has the most amazing apartment. His 344-square-foot space can be shifted into at least 24 different layouts, using a funhouse's worth of sliding walls and detachable shelving. More » -
#fios
100Mbps Verizon FiOS to (Probably) Arrive in 2009
With Comcast upping its speeds to 50Mbps in a few markets, Verizon's gotta roll out a big, round number to compete, so they've announced, and then hedged, the upcoming rollout of 100Mbps FiOS service, starting hopefully in 2009. More » -
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#iphone
Officially Unlocked iPhones On Sale at Hong Kong Apple Store
Check out the Hong Kong Apple store online and you'll see a couple of lines of text that'll tempt, tease and beguile you if you're dreaming of an unlocked iPhone 3G: "iPhone 3G purchased at the Apple Online Store can be activated with any wireless carrier. Simply insert the SIM from your current phone into iPhone 3G and connect to iTunes 8 to complete activation." About $700 will get you an unlocked 8GB version, and the 16GB is just $800. Handy for the dev team, no doubt. [Hong Kong Apple Store via Slashphone] -
#thefutureconan
Bill Gates Predicts the Future, Again
If you thought you were going to stop hearing about Bill Gates after his farewell, check out his latest predictions about what's going to be cooking in the next decade, straight from Microsoft Asia research arm's 10th Anniversary forum: More »
