Non-OEM 360 hdd worth getting?

Just use a compatible WD HDD of your own. Even cheaper.
 
It should be fine.

450 said:
Just use a compatible WD HDD of your own. Even cheaper.
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This is what I did. Been working perfectly since I got it back in '08. Cost me a whopping $40 back then when a 120 GB was $150 from M$, which is ridiculous. I see no way how they can justify a 3-4x markup over what the HDD actually costs at retail.
 
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T4rd said:
It should be fine.



This is what I did. Been working perfectly since I got it back in '08. Cost me a whopping $40 back then when a 120 GB was $150 from M$, which is ridiculous. I see now way how they can justify a 3-4x markup over what the HDD actually costs at retail.
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They use space age plastic to coat the hard drive.
 
Can any1 give me the compatible WD HDD models? really noob to the xbox hdd, i would appreciate it.
 
hvale2k5 said:
Can any1 give me the compatible WD HDD models? really noob to the xbox hdd, i would appreciate it.
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A quick Google gave me this :p.

I used the 120 GB WD BEVS drive when I did min a few years ago. Not sure of the availability of those now or if the process has changed much. Seems pretty similar to what I did on that page though.
 
The only thing I've encountered using non-oem 360 hdd's are that they can't play original Xbox games due to a missing partition. No biggie if you only play 360 games.
 
guitarguy6 said:
The only thing I've encountered using non-oem 360 hdd's are that they can't play original Xbox games due to a missing partition. No biggie if you only play 360 games.
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This is news to me. I have a WD BEVS 120GB drive in place of my failed 20GB and I'm still able to play the Xbox original games. Maybe the drive needs to be reformatted?
 
GushpinBob said:
This is news to me. I have a WD BEVS 120GB drive in place of my failed 20GB and I'm still able to play the Xbox original games. Maybe the drive needs to be reformatted?
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Ya I just added the partition with hhdhackr and it worked.
 
guitarguy6 said:
The only thing I've encountered using non-oem 360 hdd's are that they can't play original Xbox games due to a missing partition. No biggie if you only play 360 games.
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This is totaly, completly, uterly ... FALSE !
 
Using a 250GB in mine right now. Cheap WD from bestbuy that I flashed. Don't ban us for a HD xbox, your prices are ludicrous.
 
I say: If you have any reservations about a non oem harddrive, just get the refurbished ones, unshell it, and buy a 7 dollar shell that works in the slim.
 
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