Alienware offering $200 for old console trade-ins
Alienware wants you to trade your used PS3, Xbox 360, or Wii system. By trading in a working console, you'll be able to get a $200 rebate off an Alienware computer.
With new consoles coming out in less than a month, many would like for you to trade in your current-gen systems. Surprisingly, one of those companies is Alienware. They want your used PS3, Xbox 360, or Wii system. By trading in a working console, you'll be able to get a $200 rebate off an Alienware computer.
The promo site (via IGN) suggests picking up the Alienware X51, which starts at $699. After the rebate, that would make it cost pretty much the same as an Xbox One. The basic rig is equipped with 6GB of RAM and a GTX 645 graphics card.
It's an interesting offer, especially given the benefits of joining the PC Master Race. In terms of cash back, it also beats GameStop significantly. The game retailer is only offering $110 for Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles.
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replyAndrew Yoon posted a new article, Alienware offering $200 for old console trade-ins.
Alienware wants you to trade your used PS3, Xbox 360, or Wii system. By trading in a working console, you'll be able to get a $200 rebate off an Alienware computer.-
I just looked it up, they only take PS3<60 GB, PS3 slim<120 GB, PS3 super slim<500 GB and XBox 360 slim<250 GB but I'm sure, most XBox owners only have the arcade version and PCs older than 5 years or without core i processor are also out of the race, so it sounded better without the details..
I'm surprised they take old Wiis though x)-
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It was only like for a couple weeks.
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Now that I think about it, I think you were only able to order computers with advertised new parts before they came out a couple weeks later. Since turn around at Alienware was like 2 weeks or more IIRC. This was back when their main advertising was in magazines and you can to call in the orders.
At that time I relied on friends who knew someone at a PC shop or going to Fry's to get parts for a new computer.-
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Pretty tempting. Too bad they will take my fat, but not touch my 360. Not surprising though.
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Not really. I always recommend them when someone asks me to help find their son a high end gaming PC. Lot of people don't know how to build their own and I have no time to list all the parts and how to do it. Sure there are other companies but I know Alienware has good warranty and is pretty easy to order from if you've got the money. When I worked at Rockstar we bought them sometimes too because we like having everything under warranty and we're too busy to build pcs. 2k did the same thing.
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I've owned 2 Alienware Systems, and both of them have had problems. I gave them a second chance just hoping my first one was just bad luck since they have always seemed to have a good rep. My second system shipped to me with a bad graphics card out of the box. Never again will I ever order anything from them, and I warn my friends when they even think about buying their systems.
