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After the prices of the console itself, the item that generated the most interest on Microsoft's pricing announcement was the sky-high price people would have to pay for a separate hard disk drive. Many folks thought 70 UK for a HD was an extortionate amount, even taking into account the 2.5 inch size of the drive itself. In a recent online interview, J Allard, Corporate VP and public Xbox 360 head-honcho, tried to justify the company's pricing policy on the HD unit.
"The 20GB hard drive is a 2.5 inch user serviceable drive and is more expensive than a PC 'crack the box' drive," Allard said.
