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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 5959398" data-attributes="member: 8835"><p>On the xbox:</p><p></p><p>you have the "Arcade" version, it was sold at a cheaper price (or given away in your case) because it has a tiny amount of storage (4GB). It is capable of playing most games, as the hardware itself is the same as other xboxes.</p><p></p><p>The difference is, you have a 4GB USB storage built-in, instead of a hard drive. MS uses this trick to get you to buy a hard drive later for about $99. You cannot just buy an off the shelf SATA drive as MS marks the internals of the approved drives in a way they can detect. If you were to plug a non Xbox approved drive in, MS would detect it and ban your xbox from xbox live.</p><p></p><p>As a free xbox, though, 4GB is mostly fine. You can use an external USB drive for more space (up to 16GB). I stuck my old 20GB drive from my first xbox into an Arcade unit. 20GB is fine if you're not downloading and storing videos or music. game saves aren't that big.</p><p></p><p>You can also use your Xbox to access Mp3 or Videos on your computer over the network. There's articles on how to set that up.</p><p></p><p>I favor playing games on consoles because the hardware stays consistent for a 5-6 year run. The stuff that released last week will run on a LaunchDay Xbox 360 (assuming it hasn't died of Red Ring). That seldom happens with a PC.</p><p></p><p>One handy thing about Xboxes (or PS3) is they can access Netflix or Hulu. Which means you can watch that stuff over the internet on the biggest screen in the house, your TV. You will need an Xbox Live Gold account to enable that. That costs $60 a year and lets you do the Netflix thing, Voice chat, online gaming, Xbox Live Party (which helps you launch a game to play with your friends online or just have an 8-way voice chat).</p><p></p><p>You get an xbox Live Silver account for free. it lets you download updates, buy games/add-ons, send messages to friends.</p><p></p><p>My wife has a Silver account, I have a Gold account. She doesn't do online gaming, I do. I have 2 xboxes, and we can login to either one of them seemlessly.</p><p></p><p>Back to your PC:</p><p>If you haven't chosen an AntiVirus program, get MicroSoft Security Essentials for free.. It works surprisingly well. Download it directly from Microsoft, nowhere else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Janx, post: 5959398, member: 8835"] On the xbox: you have the "Arcade" version, it was sold at a cheaper price (or given away in your case) because it has a tiny amount of storage (4GB). It is capable of playing most games, as the hardware itself is the same as other xboxes. The difference is, you have a 4GB USB storage built-in, instead of a hard drive. MS uses this trick to get you to buy a hard drive later for about $99. You cannot just buy an off the shelf SATA drive as MS marks the internals of the approved drives in a way they can detect. If you were to plug a non Xbox approved drive in, MS would detect it and ban your xbox from xbox live. As a free xbox, though, 4GB is mostly fine. You can use an external USB drive for more space (up to 16GB). I stuck my old 20GB drive from my first xbox into an Arcade unit. 20GB is fine if you're not downloading and storing videos or music. game saves aren't that big. You can also use your Xbox to access Mp3 or Videos on your computer over the network. There's articles on how to set that up. I favor playing games on consoles because the hardware stays consistent for a 5-6 year run. The stuff that released last week will run on a LaunchDay Xbox 360 (assuming it hasn't died of Red Ring). That seldom happens with a PC. One handy thing about Xboxes (or PS3) is they can access Netflix or Hulu. Which means you can watch that stuff over the internet on the biggest screen in the house, your TV. You will need an Xbox Live Gold account to enable that. That costs $60 a year and lets you do the Netflix thing, Voice chat, online gaming, Xbox Live Party (which helps you launch a game to play with your friends online or just have an 8-way voice chat). You get an xbox Live Silver account for free. it lets you download updates, buy games/add-ons, send messages to friends. My wife has a Silver account, I have a Gold account. She doesn't do online gaming, I do. I have 2 xboxes, and we can login to either one of them seemlessly. Back to your PC: If you haven't chosen an AntiVirus program, get MicroSoft Security Essentials for free.. It works surprisingly well. Download it directly from Microsoft, nowhere else. [/QUOTE]
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