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(of course you do, were talking engadget here)]]>Dec 14th 2008 6:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 6:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 7:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 6:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 6:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 6:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 6:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 6:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/
It's not your fault buddy after all "I'm Rick James Bitch"]]>Dec 14th 2008 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 6:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/
This is really convenient.

Though at first I was afraid a bit that it would be hard to remove disk from dead PC: instruction manual had several pictures how to do it with credit card. In fact it works more reliably than the trick with paper clip on commonplace tray loading drives.

This is just plain convenience. If you have to change disks a lot - you would definitely appreciate it. With trays, sticking out of case, there are always some risks: you can accidentally break tray itself. Or put disk slightly off the rims, potentially damaging disk/drive when tray would attempt to close.]]>Dec 14th 2008 7:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/
I kid... this thing looks pretty sleek. (BTW, I don't understand why anyone would think this is a bad idea, doesn't the Wii use a slot loader?)

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My friend got "paid" by NEC slot loading CD drive (in the times when CD drives cost like a lot) and I have bought it from him: he needed cash, I needed CD drive.

Google for "slot loading DVD drive." They are pretty commonplace.]]>Dec 14th 2008 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 6:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 6:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 6:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/
"please insert disk through the back of your pc"

And yes, i did get the very poorly constructed innuendo ]]>Dec 14th 2008 6:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 7:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 10:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 11:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 6:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/That, and the effort of combining the slot-loading drive and Microsoft's DVD drive (there are pics of the process).
It makes this thing pretty legit.

Plus, if you look a little more closely, you can see the top of the shiny drive cover has been filed away to make room for the slot.]]>Dec 14th 2008 7:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 7:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 4:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 6:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/I paid $4000 for this thing...

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/2355/ohnoessm2.jpg]]>Dec 14th 2008 7:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/
It is recognized as an MS drive.]]>Dec 14th 2008 7:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/I would have been more reassured if it was a totally different drive that could just get you banned from XBL.]]>Dec 14th 2008 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/
ebay's new CEO has nearly destroyed the ability to list or find anything unusual. Donahoe & previous CEO, Whitman's, "Disruptive Innovation" SCHEME against smaller sellers, in order to morph ebay into an online "strip mall" full of foreign, mass produced, bulk junk is killing the site. The fabulous smaller sellers are leaving in droves, while ebay continues to implement policies, which protect scamming buyers. With the CEO's help, dishonest buyers can easily keep the sellers' items AND receive their money back, now and receive NO restrictions fore doing so.

BEWARE: Paypal, owned be ebay, is now WITHHOLDING users funds for 21-180 days at their "sole discretion" per amendments to their User Agreement!

To see what is really happening on ebay, pleas search the internet for, "“Ebay Stockholders and Sellers Calling For Immediate Termination of John
Donohoe CEO” (at petitiononline)

employees views of ebay & Paypal's worthless management can be found at glassdoordotcom.]]>Dec 14th 2008 7:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 8:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/
And the way the feedback system now (doesn't)work the seller is held to ransom, the amount they pay in fee's is linked to there feedback, one negative can end up costing you £100's+

And they crippled some peoples business by making it so you cant list across US and UK ebay easily.

Anyway, I just got a 360 a few days ago, loving live, and playing l4d and gears with my mates, but i do wish they had a drive like the ps3's, the slot loading is a huge plus, and its so much quieter.]]>Dec 14th 2008 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 7:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 8:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/Dec 14th 2008 8:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/10/playstation-home-launching-globally-on-11-december/

Just because this is an XBOX modification doesn't mean the console wars have to be brought into it. ]]>Dec 14th 2008 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/14/slot-loading-xbox-360-enjoys-its-15-minutes-heads-to-ebay/
http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/10/playstation-home-launching-globally-on-11-december/
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Oh well, someone will enjoy this neat modification.]]>Dec 14th 2008 8:33AM