Gek54 said:
Yes we all know what possibilities the HD provides and one of those is caching data which would be come LESS important if there is more ram.
MORE RAM = LESS NEED FOR VIRTUAL RAM.
OMG. The HDD in the Xbox was rarely, if ever used, as virtual RAM. Ask any Xbox dev. They really didn't use the HD beyond save games and patches for online play.
No. Again I will say it. More RAM != LESS NEED FOR HD
It doesn't replace or even help in what a HDD is really used for. Data persistence.
Can I save my MP3's in RAM? No.
Can I save user made mods and maps in RAM? No.
Can I save my games in RAM? No.
Can I save my MMORPG data in RAM? No.
RAM and Hard Drives are two totally seperate beasts. Hard drives are only used as virtual RAM in Windows for the most part, not in consoles. You would never want the HD in the Xbox to be used as virtual ram because compared to RAM, virtual RAM is EXTREMELY slow.