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    HP Folio 13 $699 and free XBox 360 for students

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by Andrew Baxter, Jul 24, 2012.

  1. Andrew Baxter

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    This is via Slickdels so credit there. If you're a student you can pickup the HP Folio 13 Ultrabook for $699 and get a free XBox 360 with it. You can then turn around and sell the XBox 360 on Amazon or eBay for $160 so the effective price of this comes to $539 for a "true" Ultrabook with an SSD and business quality build that's not half bad. Oh, and you have to have a .edu email address to qualify, alums qualify (if you're school gives you a forever .edu email like mine did) you don't have to be a current student.

    Buy HP Folio 13-1051nr, ultraportable notebook PC, 13.3 inch display Intel Core i5 processor - Microsoft Store Online
     
    Andrew Baxter, Jul 24, 2012
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  2. lovelaptops

    lovelaptops MY FRIENDS CALL ME JEFF!

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    Thanks for the link, Andrew. For some reason I couldn't bring up the Folio on MS Store web site.

    Question: is it realistic to assume you could sell the Xbox for $160 when the market will be flooded with them from students who don't want them?
     
    lovelaptops, Jul 25, 2012
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    abaddon4180 Notebook Virtuoso

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    $150 for an unopened 360 shouldn't be a hard sell
     
    abaddon4180, Jul 25, 2012
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    A refurbished 4GB Xbox goes for $150 on Amazon, a brand-new, unopened one might go for a little more. I'd also imagine that most college students would keep the Xbox, at least from what I can tell at my campus.
     
    Jarhead, Jul 25, 2012
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  5. lovelaptops

    lovelaptops MY FRIENDS CALL ME JEFF!

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    Unfortunately, this is sold out and not coming back in, per the MS store. Seems they sold out within hours of putting the sale online.
     
    lovelaptops, Jul 25, 2012
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    Right. People are listing the XBox 360 new (unopened) on Amazon for $175: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-list...59&sr=8-1&keywords=xbox+360+4gb&condition=new

    You could undercut by a $1 and sell almost immediately, Amazon takes a 10% cut and credits you $14.99 for shipping so it's around $160, $150 at the worst.

    Sad news also, the Samsung Series 9 dropped to $699 with the Free XBox 360 soon after I posted this, but it's also now sold out:

    Buy Samsung Series 9, a thin, lightweight notebook - Microsoft Store Online
     
    Andrew Baxter, Jul 25, 2012
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  7. Steven

    Steven God Amongst Mere Mortals

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    Gah, How I wish someone had told me about this, I'd buy it in a heart beat.

    Sad to say, I would have bought the HP Folio for this price or the Samsung Series 9. If anyone sees another deal like this, please give me a pm!
     
    Steven, Jul 29, 2012
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