[ale] OT: Fs StarTac ST7760 (Why not the Xbox, its the hardwaredude. :P)

[Geoffrey]

And they do sell a 'carrying case' for you to transport the xbox from 
one location to another.  I watched my nephews hauling their ps2 in and 
out of hotel rooms, relatives houses and vehicles.  I assure you it took 
some banging around...

Mike Panetta wrote:
> Not to mention that its a porly constructed console (IMO).  The HDD in
> it is not even shockmounted.  So don't drop your Xbox, or atleast make
> sure thats covered in the warranty :P
> 
> Oh, and if you don't think the HDD should have to be shock mounted, just
> remember that game consoles should be expected to take some amounts of
> abuse, including dropping (falling off a shelf, whatever) because its a
> childs toy.  The Xbox is the only game console on the market right now
> that has a HDD in it.  That was a big risk for M$ to take, and to make
> it worse they did not shock mount the drive to protect it from the
> normal wear and tear that a game console can take.  They made
> "breakaway" controller connectors instead, to lessen the possibility of
> an overzealous player pulling the console off a shelf by tugging on the
> controller cords too hard...  Kindof a bad compromise IMO....
> 
> Mike
> 
> On Mon, 2002-12-30 at 21:22, Geoffrey wrote:
> 
>>cfowler wrote:
>>
>>>I have a StarTac ST7760 phone for sale.  It was my fathers but he got a
>>>new one.  $25 + $3 snail mail if anyone wants it.  If you do buy it, be
>>>proud that you contributed to my XBOX fund.
>>
>>You had to add that.  I wouldn't buy it now knowing that the funds would 
>>be going towards the continuation of an illegal monopoly...
>>
>>
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