these are cool!

Count me in!

Anyone know what the build number is on this release? Go to Apple menu > About This Mac and then click the 10.5 text. It will show the build number.

wow...

you guys are sure upset about this.

Thanks for the useful comments though. They are duly noted.

For the record, where should you read this useful info Msoft doesn't put it on their main page explaining the differences?

Obviously, your opinion is that I should have known this already. I'm curious how this would be the case for a first time xbox 360 customer?

This is not a dig on Msoft or the xbox 360.

Thanks for clarification guys. I didn't know this before... It's not stated on their comparison page...

Exo,

Nowhere on that page does it mention that you can get backwards compatibility.

Take a look.

Thanks for the clarification...

Hi,

There's no backwards compatibility on this...

Check out the comparison chart at the bottom of this page:

http://www.xbox.com:80/en-US/hardware/compare101.htm

I posted this on engadget too

Hi,

There's no backwards compatibility on this...

Check out the comparison chart at the bottom of this page:

http://www.xbox.com:80/en-US/hardware/compare101.htm

Re comments on price...

Yeah, the cost is prohibitive. However, something in $299 to $500 range would be an easy buy for most consumers. An acceptable 5.1 receiver/speaker combo runs the same price range these days. A sound bar essentially gives you same thing.

I saw on another website that the Japanese price was $647 USD approx (when converted from yen). The price is getting closer...

Altec Lansing's sound bar, the PT7031, is $599. The price is getting close...