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join:2003-12-05
Mesquite, TX | Re: xbox 360 core system for $100 on amazon The more sites and forums this is posted to, the further my chances dwindle. 
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justin
Australian
join:1999-05-28
Brooklyn, NY | Re: xbox 360 core system for $100 on amazon but it is more fun to line up with 10,000 other people ready to stress test amazon web servers, then be grouchy all the way through thanksgiving dinner because you didn't make it. | |
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join:2003-12-05
Mesquite, TX | Re: xbox 360 core system for $100 on amazon That is certainly looking at the bright side. 
That Microcenter deal is good through December 5, so it works out as a perfect backup plan (assuming stock is sufficient). | |
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Dennis
Premium,Mod
join:2001-01-26
Algonquin, IL | Re: xbox 360 core system for $100 on amazon yeah, but to me I'd rather not play the waiting game (especially since the story got farked the other day) and the go around buying 3 other peripherals just to get it working on my tv (damn HD) | |
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Post Op
Premium
join:2001-11-06
Far Out
| I have a feeling that when the feces hits the fan at 11am Pacific when I click to buy the $100 Xbox that I will be unsuccessful due to extreme competition. There is a Micro Center 30 minutes from my house who has confirmed that they have an ample supply.
When I bought 2 of my sons an Xbox several years ago, there were different versions available. Earlier version had DVD drives that were problematic and there were also issues with power supplies. The later the version you got, the less problems you were likely to incur. With the Xbox 360 are there different versions on the market which one should avoid?
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JohnnyG101
Mafiaoso
Premium
join:2000-12-25
Charlotte, NC
clubs:  | Re: xbox 360 core system for $100 on amazon Well that was utterly usless, I never even got off of the front page and I was there for a full 10 mins before hand. Page finally comes up "sold out at this price" Eat shit.
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join:2002-06-27
Las Vegas, NV | Re: xbox 360 core system for $100 on amazon Yea, I didn't even get to see the button. It's 11:15 and the page just finally loaded for me..I'm on broadband, 3 hours from the amazon servers and couldn't access it. That was pretty retarded. | |
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JohnnyG101
Mafiaoso
Premium
join:2000-12-25
Charlotte, NC
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3 edits | Re: xbox 360 core system for $100 on amazon I never expected to get one BUT to not even be able to move off a page gives you no hope at all.
I did get one of the bikes though, i have been waiting to checkout for almost 10 mins now...
UPDATE: It seems that my code for the bike was stolen and redeemed before I could check out. Geeze people are crazy! | |
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tommy3rd
I Am Nuckin Futs
Premium
join:2000-03-10
Clifton, NJ | yeah, i gave up too. tried logging in 5 minutes before the event and could not even get to the main page. | |
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ScottJr
join:2001-10-10
Charles Town, WV
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| Re: xbox 360 core system for $100 on amazon I think people are bitter. I did not get one, but I did jump back in and got the bike, so it is not a total loss. There were literally millions of people in there trying to get it at once. That means each user had less than a one in a thousand chance at getting the 360.
Wait 'til next week. Portable DVD player for $25! I will be trying again!  | |
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JohnnyG101
Mafiaoso
Premium
join:2000-12-25
Charlotte, NC
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2 edits | Re: xbox 360 core system for $100 on amazon I don't think it's being bitter. Their systems could not handle the capacity and THAT is where the problem lies. Anyways, I too got the bike. (After my code was stolen..I called up and was given a new one) | |
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marine1
M82A1... The Ultimate Choice
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Houston, TX | Yep....Browser crapped out trying to get the Xbox, but I got the bike and and the doll for my daughter....
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Sebastian
Premium
join:2000-12-22
New Haven, CT
| said by ScottJr  :I think people are bitter. I did not get one, but I did jump back in and got the bike, so it is not a total loss. There were literally millions of people in there trying to get it at once. That means each user had less than a one in a thousand chance at getting the 360. Wait 'til next week. Portable DVD player for $25! I will be trying again! it's not about bitter, it's about amazon not being able to keep their site functional during the event.
i would have found it more acceptable to have been able to get a page load with "sold out" rather than looking at "loading..." for 5-10 minutes followed by "sold out". | |
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join:2002-06-27
Las Vegas, NV
| Re: xbox 360 core system for $100 on amazon Yea, we all probably refreshed at the same time. I, admittedly, was using the auto-refresh function in opera. All 6 of my tabs (ok ok..I know..but I know some people had multiple computers setup for this thing) timed out and I couldn't even access the page until around 11:15. I was just like WTF! Really, amazon was NOT ready for this at all. | |
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join:2002-05-10
Marietta, GA | Re: xbox 360 core system for $100 on amazon I got one and I only had one tab open I had to refresh twice. | |
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Fox McCloud
Crazy like a fox.
join:2006-07-23 | Re: xbox 360 core system for $100 on amazon What would be insanely funny is if a lowly 56Ker managed to nab one. *chuckles*
Even though I was not up for this deal, at all, I am still disappointed in Amazon for not having sufficient enough servers. | |
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opie
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| i did not get one and i was on the site waiting. when it came time to go i could not even get the page to load and i have cox cable with 5 meg speed. amazon.com is just like all the rest. they knew what would happen and did nothing to prevent it. they knew in advance that there would be an excessive amount of traffic on their site yet they claim innocence. it is like posting a notice on a street corner that there will be someone handing out 100 dollar bills to 1000 people. how many do you think would show up to get a chance? amazon.com is not innocent and i will never go to their site again. | |
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Obliteration
Premium
join:2005-09-18
Somewhere
| said by ScottJr :I think people are bitter. I did not get one, but I did jump back in and got the bike, so it is not a total loss. There were literally millions of people in there trying to get it at once. That means each user had less than a one in a thousand chance at getting the 360. Wait 'til next week. Portable DVD player for $25! I will be trying again! Less chances with the POS server NEVER loading. I clicked refresh at 12:57p.m. Central time(3 mins before the deal started and I got one response from the server at 1:03p.m saying it was sold out. For 6 damn mins the page didn't even load. 
It didn't start loading normally till about 30 mins after 1p.m.
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@mchsi.com | Can you say lawsuit by 56k'rs because they were not able to access this deal? I know it sounds crazy... but so does the lawsuit by some blind and/or deaf guy that couldn't use his screen reader to view target's website. | |
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JohnnyG101
Mafiaoso
Premium
join:2000-12-25
Charlotte, NC
clubs: | Re: xbox 360 core system for $100 on amazon I'm sure people are pissed, but also do not think people would go as far as that.
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Sebastian
Premium
join:2000-12-22
New Haven, CT | Re: xbox 360 core system for $100 on amazon maybe i can get a chance next time and get the diamond earrings for my nipples.
i can get that drill at walmart for $20. nothing really interesting.. | |
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dave sz
join:2001-06-04
Carpentersville, IL | 56kers? I have 6mb dsl and I couldn't access the site starting 5 minutes before 11am PST came around until 10 minutes after teh fact... | |
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justin
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| Re: xbox 360 core system for $100 on amazon said by dave sz :56kers? I have 6mb dsl and I couldn't access the site starting 5 minutes before 11am PST came around until 10 minutes after teh fact... I think many of the winners used https rather than http. Although normally slower, if everyone was flooding the http gateway with requests, https would have been faster at least while the database was still working. | |
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Obliteration
Premium
join:2005-09-18
Somewhere
| Re: xbox 360 core system for $100 on amazon said by justin :said by dave sz :56kers? I have 6mb dsl and I couldn't access the site starting 5 minutes before 11am PST came around until 10 minutes after teh fact... I think many of the winners used https rather than http. Although normally slower, if everyone was flooding the http gateway with requests, https would have been faster at least while the database was still working. Next time I will know about https. Somehow I didn't know this time.
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tommy3rd
I Am Nuckin Futs
Premium
join:2000-03-10
Clifton, NJ | tried that too justin...it was also unresponsive. | |
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Post Op
Premium
join:2001-11-06
Far Out
| I bought the xbox 360 premium at a Micro Center store 30 minutes from my house. The price was the usual $399 but they are offering the $100 rebate as mentioned above. It came with a wireless controller, headset, etc... I have it networked and connected to the HD DVD addon and my Samsung 4095. Installed Zune so I can stream my music files, now I have to figure out how to stream DVD files. I don't have Media Center XP just XP Pro.
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