XBox

The Microsoft gaming console.

But you can also run Linux (Debian/Xbox) on it and even make it your server or firewall. The hardware is quite cheap because its sponsored by MS. who want to make the real money with the games and accessories (which you dont really need;).

Microsoft XBox Performance Sheet

	XBox	Playstation 2	Gamecube
CPU	733 MHz	294.912 MHz	485MHz Power PC
Graphics Processor	233 MHz custom-designed chip, developed by Microsoft and nVidia	147.456MHz	162 MHz Custom chip "Flipper"
Total Memory	64MB	32MB	40MB
Memory Bandwidth	6.4GB/sec	3.2 GB/sec	2.6GB/sec
Polygon Performance	116.5 M/sec	66 M/sec	6-12 M/sec
Simultaneous Textures	4	1	N/A
Pixel Fill Rate - No texture	3.7 G/Sec	2.4 G/Sec	N/A
Pixel Fill Rate - 1 Texture	3.7 G/Sec	1.2 G/Sec	N/A
Pixel Fill Rate - 2 Textures	3.7 G/Sec	0.6 G/Sec	N/A
Compressed Textures	Yes (6:1)	No	ST3C compressed textures (6:1).
Built in Hard Disk	Yes	No	No
I/O	Game controller x4 Ethernet (10/100)	Game controller x2 USB IEEE1394 PCMCIA	Game controller x4 High-speed serial port x2 High-speed parallel port
Audio Channels	256	48	64
3D Audio Support in Hardware	Yes (64 3D channels)	No	N/A
Dolby® Digital 5.1 Surround Sound in Hardware	Yes	No	No
MIDI+DLS Support	Yes	Yes	N/A
Hardware audio filtering and EQ	Yes	No	N/A
Broadband enabled	Yes	Optional	Optional
DVD Movie playback	Remote control accessory required	Yes	No
HDTV Movie support	Yes	Yes	No
HDTV Game support	Yes	No	N/A
Maximum resolution	1920x1080	1280x1024	N/A
Maximum resolution (2 x 32bpp frame buffers + Z)	1920x1080	640x480	N/A
US Launch Date	November 2001	October 2000	November 2001