actaully if it's 50c a disc then it would be 50 bucks not 5 bucks!
is better to have both if possible, dont forget if you are burning games you really want to keep make sure you make the program such as nero do verifying of all data on the disc to make sure everything is readable without errors. also one thing bad about putting all ur games on the hdd without backup is if something goes wrong like a crash or script formatation then you're screw so is good to have dvd backups still, not all games on dvds just the ones you really like and wanted to keep, thats what i'd do. :D
There have been a few people asking which way is better to backup your xbox files, using DVD media or upgrading your HDD.
Hopefully this FAQ will explain to everyone why upgrading your HDD is the way to go instead of burning DVDs.
1. Saving of space.
If you burn DVDs, you have to carry them around to your friends house if you are playing system link. If you have it on the Hdd then you don't have to carry around any discs, the games are all on your HDD!
2. Saving of money.
A DVD burner and all the DVDs you'd end up buying would be waaaaay more expensive than buying a HDD. Also if the DVD had an error while burning you have wasted your money on the DVD, atleast with a HDD there are very few writing errors and you can just delete the files off your HDD.
3. Saving of time.
It takes more time to burn a DVD than to simply copy it to your HDD. To burn the game onto a DVD, you would have to FTP the game to the computer then patch the xbe, make an ISO then burn it.
4. Loading times.
Loading times are a lot faster on HDD than on the DVD rom.
5. Bad media.
You can never know for sure which media your xbox can read. But you can be almost certain the games will work on your HDD.
6. Scratched DVDs
DVDs can get scratched and your xbox won't be able to read them. It's very hard to scratch the HDD!
7. Locking HDDs
Some people get put off by upgrading their HDD because they are worried that it might not be lockable.
If you use a modchip then it does not matter whether the HDD can be locked or not. Your HDD only needs to be locked if you plan to play Xbox Live.
Actually there is one circumstance where you might be better off buying DVDs instead. Some people might work for a company that makes/sells DVDs and you might be able to get it cheaper, one guy i know gets a pack of 100 DVD-r for 50c a disc, that way he gets about 400gig of space for like $5 which is a lot better than $200 for a 120gig hdd.
However the discs can still get scratched and loading times will be slower.