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    Buying a new laptop as a student? Get a free XBox 360, too

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Pitabred, May 19, 2011.

  1. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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  2. Blake

    Blake NBR Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    Beats the pants off of the buy a Mac Laptop for back to school and get a free iPod.
     
    Blake, May 19, 2011
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  3. abaddon4180

    abaddon4180 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Wow. That is awesome. Hopefully it lasts until I buy my next notebook
     
    abaddon4180, May 19, 2011
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    What happens if we already bought one? Now that's just not fair.
     
    hhairplane, May 19, 2011
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  5. Phill88

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    This is awesome! Too bad I don't live in the US. :(
     
    Phill88, May 27, 2011
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    Jessekin Notebook Guru

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    Trying to get more info on this deal was the pain in the butt though... I'm planning to enroll in my local community college soon so I had no ID or email... Customer service via chat is a joke D:
     
    Jessekin, May 28, 2011
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  7. Melody

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    I see MS wants students to be productive :p
     
    Melody, May 29, 2011
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  8. SylvieB1984

    SylvieB1984 Newbie

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    I was just going to ask if this was only for US residents. I assume it is?
     
    SylvieB1984, May 30, 2011
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    I would love to know how to get the free Xbox with purchase of Lenovo laptops. The only thing I have figured out is buying a few models through Amazon or the Microsoft store , but neither offers the X220, X1, etc. Any help would be appreciated.
     
    stevelion, May 30, 2011
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  10. ElBlufer

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    It looks like pretty much all retailers have hiked up prices by at least $100 to compensate for the deal, so what seems too good to be true actually is :(.
     
    ElBlufer, May 30, 2011
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  11. talin

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    It's a great way for them to get kids locked into Microsoft early...
     
    talin, May 30, 2011
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  12. Melody

    Melody How's It Made Addict

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    Considering most computers ship with MS Windows, I'm pretty sure most kids are initiated to Microsoft at a very early age :p
     
    Melody, May 31, 2011
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  13. linuxwanabe

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    Does the XBox still have a failure rate of over 50% for the first two years? Maybe the smart kids will still buy MacBooks and will save the money for the upcoming Nintendo console?
     
    linuxwanabe, May 31, 2011
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  14. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Ah the RROD (red ring of death) I heard a little about. I wonder if they did correct that issue.
     
    talin, May 31, 2011
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  15. abaddon4180

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    I haven't heard much about the RRoD recently. I think they got that mostly fixed.
     
    abaddon4180, May 31, 2011
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    Its not for EVERY windows 7 PC though. When I ordered my xps 15 from Dell, you could only choose their pre-assembled, i% xps 15, and arent allowed to upgrade/customize it at all... Which pissed me off to no end especially since I would be paying them more to get the laptop i wanted.

    EDIT: Yes, the RRoD has been fixed, heating problems fixed, disk tray problems fixed, much quieter, and ever so slightly faster.
     
    drumshark, May 31, 2011
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