60GB Xbox 360 pops up in Target -- where else?
By Nilay Patel 
posted Jul 28th 2008 5:31PM
posted Jul 28th 2008 5:31PM
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OMG im gonnna go to target right now. No joke.
You're lucky you have an awesome avatar because I would've down voted you if you didn't. No joke.
Thx?
there's a target in NYC? i had no idea.
It's is Brooklyn baby! Right near atlantic station..
I'm lookin' at it right now
It is in Marble Hill which is like the northernmost part of Manhattan...which is actually connected to the Bronx...LOL.
I still think that area should be apart of the Bronx. That's some bull.
Rego Park, Queens has one.
I'm glad this unit is being released. It allowed me to get the 20GB version for $275 after you count the $25 gift card Target gave me for buying it :P
I really hope they drop the price of the harddrive upgrades at some point. $180 for 120gb is just ridiculous
Considering that the 20GB is $90, $180 for 6 times the size is a great deal.
Yeah but not to be fanboyish or anything but prices for hdd today are much lower. Hell for a $100 you could get a 400GB+ drive. The prices for the hdd on the 360 aren't as justified as they could be.
grull27,
Except for $200 you can get a regular 750GB hard drive at Best Buy. For $180 you can easily get over 500 anywhere. Microsoft gives Xboxers the shaft with proprietary HD's.
On a side note, I really want to pick up a 20GB 360 while the sale is going one, but I have a PS3 and all the games I want are generally multi-platform, so for now I still can't justify the money. Maybe sometime in the future when I get some more money (I just had to buy a new car) I'll pick up a 360.
While I agree the hard drive price is too much it isn't that bad. The 360 uses 2.5" drive not the 5" you are talking about. Obviously you know nothing about this subject or you are a useless troll.
I still can't figure out why thay don't sell larger hard drives for cost. All it does is make people happy and allow them to buy more stuff.
Obviously you know nothing about this subject or you are a useless troll, as he is talking about 3.5" drives, not 5"
the funny thing, though, is that the ps3 and 360 both use 2.5" hdds, but you cuold just buy a 200GB drive off of newegg for $99 cheapest and swap it in the ps3, and 120GB is almost double the price for 360, even though all the hdds use sata interfaces...kinda hard to justify all that money for a propietary enclosure is you ask me
Newegg.com has the exact harddrive that Microsoft charges $180 for (of course, in it's propietary casing) selling for $64.99.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010150380+50001306+1309721216&name=120GB
So, those that want to say that the price of the 120GB HDD is reasonably priced, if you really consider $115 markup reasonable...or maybe the propietary case is just really really expensive.
wtf!!!! i just bought an xbox 360 pro. and now they're upgraded with a 60' gig hard drive. im going back to the store this week!
But can it play Doo... Oh wait. It can.
Even if you could come up with a clever joke involving that tired old meme, it still wouldn't be funny.
That was a bit harsh. Maybe next time you could just settle for low ranking me?
Even more shocking, I actually saw a Wii for sale at our local Target.
so are 60gb hard drives going to be available separate?
yes
Now how long till us europeans get it?
Can we confirm whether or not Jasper is out yet?
On Gamestop's website it says the 60gb pre-order ships today.
yeah i just got out of work, i work in a NJ Target, and i put them on the floor 2day
What are the power supply requirements listed on the box?
um... an outlet.
Not quite, there these magical units called Watts that measure the power draw of a device. In this case, knowing what the box says would be helpful as it may point to a motherboard revision.
Well i can check out everything 2m when i go back to work. i didnt get a chance 2day
It's likely to be a Falcon. I don't think they were going to reduce the GPU size until at least September.
yeah guys i checked it out 2day and the box is the same as the old pro but this one just has the 60GB HD. I wanted to take a few pics but we had executives come in 2day and i didn't get the chance.
oh yeah i forgot to tell everyone... it don't display the watts... above the distribution in en/us crap they wrote xbox pro system 60gig ..and what else came in the box
im still holding out, have they fixed the disc scratching and rrod problems?
RROD for sure, I've never experienced scratching, so IDK. I sold my original and just bought a 20gb at the recent price drop. I play mass effect for 8 hours and the top of the xbox isn't even warm to the touch. RROD was heat related, and they've obviously fixed that.
No the RROD still happens, it seems like this will be an on going joy for the 360's life. But if u buy a more recent 360 its covered for 3 years warrenty from M$
But be sure not to buy the Innercool, other wise that voids the whole thing
Yeah I can't wait until someone cracks one of these open. I'd love to replace my 360 with one that, y'know, works consistently. Hopefully this model has a new motherboard and will be more reliable.
New mobo is coming in August or Sept, we're just waiting to confirm if all 60gb will be new mobo (jasper) or it will transition in the next few months.
"Anyone seen one poking around the dish towels and cheap-chic furniture at their local? Let us know in comments!"
Well, I have seen it in the electronics department...
its a xbox360? who cares? seriously only 14 yr old boys give 2 shits about that pos
I know, it's tough being 13 isn't it? It's ok, just one more year buddy.
LOLPWNED.
I just want to get the 60gb hdd separately for under $100, I don't need 120gb and I can't justify spending that much for something I'll never use.
I bought a 360 a long time ago back in 06 and i got the RROD in december of 07'. Lucky it was from costco, so i got to return it and got another one for free :) but i mean the longer and longer i have this one the more and more it seems like i'm getting the sharp end of the stick jabbed at me all the time for buying earlier.
I have a pro with 20gb hard drive in it, and i cant see spending more than $80 for a new hard drive. I wish it was like the PS3 where u put ur own hard drive in, but no i forgot this is M$.
And BTW if u buy a new hard drive, i don't think the data transfer kit transfers ur saves. So i get to start all over with everything. GREAT innovation. And my 20GB hard drive is just like a RROD xbox, just another paper weight....
Alright done with my rant... for now :?
I realize you shouldn't have to, but there is a mod where you can use a certain model 120 gig WD that costs about $80 along with some homebrew software that will make it compatible with the 360. I don't know the specifics off the top of my head, but a quick Google search could probably get you to a tutorial.
Well IgnorantTechie actually answered which hard drive you need. The hdd in the link in his post is the hdd used for the mod.
Its too bad the 60gb HDD can't be bought standalone until October/November, I need a HDD for my Arcade now!
Or better yet, let it use basically any 2.5" HDD like the PS3 unlike MS's proprietary overpriced HDDs. $100 for a measly 20gb and $180 for 120gb!?
I hate it when people pronounce the name of the store as tar-JAY, it's pronounced tar-GET! Giving it a fancy name won't give value to the cheap crap you get from the store!
joe, i think they say it as a joke. you know, "tar-jeeah, classier than wal-mart!"
Didn't Target originate from France?
@backlin: No.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_Corporation
>Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT), originally known as the Dayton Dry Goods Co., is an American retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1902.
Picked this up with a dollar pair of shoes.
That comment goes great with your avatar.
Just bought an Elite this weekend - love it. Only thing that would have been better is if they had a 5.25" floppy drive built in - stupid that they don't. I mean come on!!! Oh is that off topic too much??? So sorry.
hey M!KE ! could you check this power supply for us?We are wondering if it takes less power than the old version. I heard the box is lighter as well!
the box didn't feel any lighter compared to the arcade and the box was the same as the old pro
Sent a tip into joystiq this morning, saw a 60GB 360 in my local target (Tampa) selling for the price 0f a 20GB
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Long Island, NY has them at Target, if I go their again will defiantly get picture.
plz someone tell me it's power Watts!!! I don't care about 60GB HDD, but all i care about is whether or not this is Jasper.
Here is a pretty reliable source for the BestBuy AD Scans 8/3 - 8/9 2008
http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=263401&t=881712
first PDF page 7 shows the 60gb version for $349.
Credit goes to the poster of this thread not me.
Well IgnorantTechie actually answered which hard drive you need. The hdd in the link in his post is the hdd used for the mod.
We have this SKU loaded into our system at Bestbuy in Canada already.
Retail price $349.99 CAD.
As soon as we see it i'll post it.
I just saw one at the Bedford, OH store yesterday. The price is $299.99 and the date of manufacture is July 18, 2008.
Ironically, the demo Xbox red ringed and I lol'd.
wattage? anyone?
the target in Atlantic Station (Atlanta) has them
power wattage? anyone?
If you want to see if the Target nearest you has it available for purchase, go here:
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-1/qid=1217347130/ref=gp_se_search-results-asin-redirect/602-8502243-2597461?ie=UTF8&asin=B001BZ3PY6
Click "Find it at a Target Store" and enter your zip code. Bingo! Targets around Manhattan have them in stock, Targets in the SF Bay Area do not.
Can someone please tell us if they have gotten their hands on one of these yet? I'm curious to know if it has a new motherboard. At least give us the Watts on the brick!
guys the watts aren't on the box your gonna have to buy it if u want to see