Xbox 360 Memory Unit 512MB

by Microsoft

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• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000O62OS6
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5.5 x 2 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: April 3, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,742 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #9 in Video Games > Xbox 360 > Hardware > Memory

Product Description

Memory Unit 512MB Xbox 360

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

76 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good product, but unfair price from MS, March 21, 2008

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M. Boone - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Xbox 360 Memory Unit 512MB (Video Game)

I purchased this memory card to move my profile and saved games from one Xbox 360 to a newer one, and it worked perfectly. The process of copying data from the hard drive to the memory card is simple and fast, and I may keep the card as a backup in case something happens to our new Xbox in the future.

4/5 stars, however, because I consider this product to be far overpriced for what it is. Since the Xbox 360 has standard USB ports, the only thing preventing you from using a standard USB drive (flash or hard drive) to backup your data is the built-in limitations of the Xbox itself. This feels unfair, as the only reason I can think for not allowing the use of USB drives for storage was to force people to buy overpriced memory cards and hard drives.

This is just an inconvenience, and I can't complain too much since I did buy one. If you need a way to backup your save games, or if you are buying a newer machine and want to transfer your data, this is the best way to go, and I do recommend buying one for that purpose.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EASY BACKUP - AND CAME W/FREE GAME!!!, August 9, 2007

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Erich D. Gebauer (Charleston, SC) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Xbox 360 Memory Unit 512MB (Video Game)

Vital for backing up profiles and important game saves. Very stable and much more convinient and portable than the harddrive.

Plus++ mine came with a free copy of Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved installed on it! It wasn't advertised as such on Amazon, but is was indicated on the packaging when i got it. The game is a tremendous amount of fun with a whole lot of replayability. Definitley a pleasant surprise!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful for backup and system switching., August 18, 2008

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T. Paslay - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Xbox 360 Memory Unit 512MB (Video Game)

This is a great product and very easy to use. I game over at a friend's house alot and it was irritating having to recover my gamertag everytime. The process takes 20-30 min. With the MU you can put your profile on it and load it up instantly. Unfortunately it's way overpriced for a 512mb memory card. I was happy to find a copy of Worms on mine though which justifies a little bit of the price I suppose.

A lot of people seem to complain that you can't transfer all your saves onto it. I had the same problem with Eternal Sonata. Fortunately, there is an easy solution. Instead of trying to Copy/Move the files in the data management area on the console (which works for most games). Load your game. When you're in the game, save. When prompted to pick a location to save to, select the MU instead of the Hard Drive. I just loaded up my Eternal Sonata game, and went to the save point and chose the MU instead and it worked perfectly.

I recommend this for anyone who spends time gaming on other's systems, as being able to take your tag with you and load it instantly on anyone's machine is a welcome respite from tag recovering. I gave it a 4 out of 5 because it does everything it's supposed to do, and does it well. Unfortunately though, the price is too high.