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<blockquote data-quote="Ark Malmeida" data-source="post: 14801" data-attributes="member: 285"><p>If you won it a few years back I would assume that you have one of the original models. You have a few choices for storage. You could pick up a hard drive for it (for as little as around $20 or so off of eBay). They have 20GB, 60GB, 120GB, 250GB and even 320GB models. You could probably get away with a 20GB drive, but keep in mind that quite a bit of space is reserved for system use (You generally get around 12GB to use on the 20GB model) so I might grab a 60GB one if the price is comparable. Your other option for storage is to use a usb stick/thumb drive. The limit per drive is 16GB, but you could have two in at once (in the front USB ports) which would give you 32GB of storage which should be good for a while. I guess it all comes down to price/preference there.</p><p></p><p>As far as internet connectivity goes, you could definitely just connect the XBox directly to a modem/router. That's what I do with mine. Otherwise you'd need to get a wi-fi adapter for it (the official one is quite pricy, but I've heard there are other non-official solutions that are cheaper). I would recommend the non-wifi option if you can manage it - both to save money and to have the most reliable connection. Of course, like you said, you would only need to hook to the internet for the purposes of downloading the app and table add-ons (when they're available), but it's nice to have the leaderboard functionality, which you won't get without being connected.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ark Malmeida, post: 14801, member: 285"] If you won it a few years back I would assume that you have one of the original models. You have a few choices for storage. You could pick up a hard drive for it (for as little as around $20 or so off of eBay). They have 20GB, 60GB, 120GB, 250GB and even 320GB models. You could probably get away with a 20GB drive, but keep in mind that quite a bit of space is reserved for system use (You generally get around 12GB to use on the 20GB model) so I might grab a 60GB one if the price is comparable. Your other option for storage is to use a usb stick/thumb drive. The limit per drive is 16GB, but you could have two in at once (in the front USB ports) which would give you 32GB of storage which should be good for a while. I guess it all comes down to price/preference there. As far as internet connectivity goes, you could definitely just connect the XBox directly to a modem/router. That's what I do with mine. Otherwise you'd need to get a wi-fi adapter for it (the official one is quite pricy, but I've heard there are other non-official solutions that are cheaper). I would recommend the non-wifi option if you can manage it - both to save money and to have the most reliable connection. Of course, like you said, you would only need to hook to the internet for the purposes of downloading the app and table add-ons (when they're available), but it's nice to have the leaderboard functionality, which you won't get without being connected. [/QUOTE]
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