I've always been a huge fan of getting stuff for free. The barter system has treated me well yet again. I traded an old Apple Powerbook that had a funky screen and an even older iMac to a guy on craigslist for an xBox 360 that had a broken DVD drive. Both of us got exactly what we wanted. He wanted the macs to play with and get more familiar with OSX and I wanted the 360 to stream audio/video/tv from my Media Center PC. We don't have cable at our house so my Media Center PC plays and records TV with a small HDTV antenna. Then through our home network we can watch that tv on an 360 live or recorded. Say what you will about Microsoft, but they really got the home theater pc and video distribution right.
This is the second craigslist trade I've done and I've been very happy with both. I know, I'm due for a horrible experience. But I'll keep doing my trades as long as my junk pile exists.
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