Taking a hard look at Microsoft's Xbox 360 hard drive

摘要

A120-Gbyte, 2.5-in. hard-disk drive costs $44.99 at Newegg. com. So why did Microsoft charge $99.99 for the 20-Gbyte hard-disk-drive accessory to its Xbox 360 game console, and why did it sell the 120-Gbyte hard-disk-drive successor, which a 250-Gbyte replacement recently supplanted, for $129.99? A failed unit provides a tempting motivation to answer these questions.