MH>MM> Basically the XBOX is factored into the cost of the system.   
   MH>MM>   
      
   MH>I would expect nothing less from Microsoft.  Their new business model is   
   MH>auditing companies as they see fit.  They have turned into the company that   
   MH>they originally despised.. IBM.   
      
   MH>Suggestion - just build a bare bones system from NewEgg.   
      
   Tiger Direct at times has some fairly good DIY Kit deals.   
   BUT stay away fro their rock Bottom kit deals. They are pure JUNK. As an   
   example I bought one of them recently but it came with a CPU cooler   
   totally   
   INADAQUATE for the AMD X4 CPU.   
   The CPU Idled at over 60 Dec C. And when I did a CPU burn in test the   
   YTemperature shot up to over 70 Deg C in about ONE minute. I terminated   
   the test and bought another CPU cooler localy.   
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