![Email This](mailto:?Subject=Xbox 360: the price of keepin' it Kool [update 1]&body=Hi,%0D%0A%0D%0AI just found this:%0D%0A%0D%0A<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/microsoft-xbox-360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/peripherals/" rel="tag">Peripherals</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/business/" rel="tag">Business</a></p><a href="http://www.koolance.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=28_41&products_id=329"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/2006/06/koolance-xbox360.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="Koolance (Xbox 360)" /></a>Koolance has developed a pricey cooling kit for Xbox 360, which features its patented Exos-LT system. At $394.99, the kit is essentially the cost of the premium console itself. In addition, Koolance warns, "[Installation] can be a labor-intensive task that should only be attempted by experienced individuals. Any manufacturer warranty on the Xbox 360 is voided by installing or using this product."<br /><br />Is overheating enough of a concern to warrant an additional $395 investment? No. So who will buy the cooling kit? The unlucky few with faulty units? Maybe. Hardcore fanboys? It's possible. Paranoid geeks? Definitely. Exploiting mass hysterias with niche product solutions is what keeps these companies afloat. <em>Can't knock the hustle.<br /><br /></em>Update: fixed price.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.koolance.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=28_41&products_id=329>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/06/26/xbox-360-the-price-of-keepin-it-kool/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/636945/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&fc=1&url=http://www.joystiq.com/2006/06/26/xbox-360-the-price-of-keepin-it-kool/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking Blogs</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/06/26/xbox-360-the-price-of-keepin-it-kool/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><font size="1"><hr>SPONSORED BY: <a href="http://clk.atdmt.com/DEI/go/wblgsxbx0080000528dei/direct/01/">Age of Empires III - Real-Time Strategy Game</a> Control a European power on a quest to colonize and conquer the New World. <a href="http://clk.atdmt.com/DEI/go/wblgsxbx0080000528dei/direct/01/">AOE3</A> introduces new gameplay elements, as well as new civilizations, units, and technologies. <a href="http://clk.atdmt.com/DEI/go/wblgsxbx0080000528dei/direct/01/">http://www.ageofempires3.com/</a></font></p>%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp://xbox-360.x-hub.com/?a=360-news%26id=132){kind=link}
Xbox 360: the price of keepin' it Kool [update 1]
Filed under: Culture, Microsoft Xbox 360, Peripherals, Business
Koolance has developed a pricey cooling kit for Xbox 360, which features its patented Exos-LT system. At $394.99, the kit is essentially the cost of the premium console itself. In addition, Koolance warns, "[Installation] can be a labor-intensive task that should only be attempted by experienced individuals. Any manufacturer warranty on the Xbox 360 is voided by installing or using this product."Is overheating enough of a concern to warrant an additional $395 investment? No. So who will buy the cooling kit? The unlucky few with faulty units? Maybe. Hardcore fanboys? It's possible. Paranoid geeks? Definitely. Exploiting mass hysterias with niche product solutions is what keeps these companies afloat. Can't knock the hustle.
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