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Eurogamer, one of the nerdier game news sites out there, did a great comparison of load times for games installed to the Xbox hard drive compared to playing from the disc. A wide variety of games were tested, from brand new games like Fable II, to older games like The Orange Box. Most games saw a noticeable improvement, though it varied from game to game. The most surprising result, however, is that Halo 3’s load times actually got worse. Eurogamer ran the tests twice to make sure the results were valid, but for whatever reason, the best way to play Halo 3 is from the disc. There’s also a comparison of speeds from 20GB and 120GB drives.