Microsoft Launches 'Buy PC, Get Xbox Free' for Students Program
Spend $700 on a Windows 7 PC, get a shiny new Xbox 360 (4 GB) console for free. Not a bad deal.
Thursday Microsoft announced a plan that should give the PC industry a little jolt in revenue. Starting May 22 (Sunday), students who purchase a Windows 7-based PC retailing at $699 or more will receive an Xbox 360 4 GB console for free. The offer will be available at participating retailers for current (and verified) students in the U.S. while supplies last (or until September 3).
"A hot new Windows 7-based PC with a free Xbox 360 is the ultimate productivity, social and entertainment package for students," said Kathleen Hall, general manager of Windows Marketing at Microsoft. "In one shot, with this great offer, Microsoft is giving students everything they need for a successful new school year."
Although parents can purchase any Windows 7-based PC, Microsoft recommends a few specifically for students like the sleek HP Pavilion DM4, the colorful Dell Inspiron 14r and the lightweight Samsung Series 9. Indecisive parents and students are also directed to visit the PC Scout, an interactive app on Microsoft's website that will help locate the perfect match.
"If you have a .edu email address, you can purchase your new PC through one of our participating retailers including Dell.com, HP.com or Microsoft Store," said Microsoft's Kristina Libby in an official blog. "If you don't have a .edu address or prefer to walk into a store, touch the PCs and test their features, bring your Student ID into Best Buy or any Microsoft Store retail location. Check with your chosen retailer for additional specifics they may have in place."
Similar student-focused offers will be coming soon in Canada and France, Microsoft said.
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I'd buy in if she was thrown in with the deal.
"A hot new Windows 7-based PC with a free Xbox 360 is the ultimate productivity, social and entertainment package for students,"
Really?!? LOL!
I'd buy in if she was thrown in with the deal.
did you see the size of her feet?
I'd buy in if she was thrown in with the deal.
I am glad you were the first one to post here. May your spirit live long and prosper in this thread. I am serious about this.
If I build a Win 7 and they remove Games for Windows Live from the ones I play, I would be ecstatic! Who needs an Xbox?
I am glad you were the first one to post here. May your spirit live long and prosper in this thread. I am serious about this.
I don't know what you're getting at with your retort, but it was pointless and stupid.
did you see the size of her feet?
Yup, and I'll take 2 of them!
did you see the size of her feet?
Really? They're not that big, it's the angle the picture was taken at. LOL.
The obvious question is why you'd need an xbox when you have a pc...
did you see the size of her feet?
why were you looking at her feet anyway?
This is just a lame attempt to subsidize slipping 360 sales with Win7 sales.
"In one shot, with this great offer, Microsoft is giving students everything they need for a successful new school year."
Everything? Everything?! What about things like books, tuition money, a place to live, food, transportation, mentors, a quiet place to study, etc.????
Also, what does has having a game console have to do with being successful at school?
The obvious question is why you'd need an xbox when you have a pc...
To sell of course! That is, unless you actually use a PC for anything other than gaming. Even then, pairing "ultimate productivity" and "PC + XBox" is very laughable.
Yes PC+XBox very productive, especially with a GF like that in the picture...
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why no support for lenovo.com?
this would be the icing on the cake for my Y570 order.
Yes PC+XBox very productive, especially with a GF like that in the picture... D
No doubt. Prolly have 1 hour a day for sleep and homework!
... meh, if they allow system builders like me on the deal then sure! I will not buy an OEM desktop... not spending money on crappy hardware lol. Though I could definitely use a new laptop though.... hmmm... lol
No 360 plz. I'll just take the girl that's pictured.
$700 PC is a gaming machine (not high end but it's still gaming)... and add xbox 360 to that will cause bad grades (unless with moderation). Yay.
seriously y no thinkpads. i would love a good think pad and an xbox
If you had a good PC why would you need an Xbox?
Stunning how marketing in the US has simply run of of control , that blurb mentioned in the story above is OUTRAGEOUS, the ultimate in productivity??!! Really..Up is down and down is up......The most disturbing aspect of it is that most folks won't even stop to think how utterly idiotic that statement is. Depressing!
Since most comments here are about the girl, the fun way Tom's Hardware readers go about and I enjoy reading, I am surprised nobody asked if she can play a certain game...
The obvious question is why you'd need an xbox when you have a pc...
Because PC's suck for gaming with people in the same room. Game systems are great if your friends are real people down the hall (College Dorm) versus imaginary people online. Okay, online people aren't "imaginary", but there's something to taunting a person physically sitting next to you.
Clearly she CAN play Crysis since she has an Xbox 360. And no, it won't look good because it's on an Xbox.
Yeah, LAN parties do get a bit messy- and your friends have to have a job to keep up their systems and play all the games you have, and then all of the people playing have to bring their own systems. Assuming everyone has a $700 gaming PC (which is a bit low really) you would be bringing $2800 worth of equipment to play a game vs only $400 for a console and a few extra controllers. In the real world consoles just make sense for gaming since anyone can hop in and play and you don't have to set anything up, most of the time you don't have to teach people how to play either. Having said all that, I wouldn't give my PC up for a million consoles.
Clearly she CAN play Crysis since she has an Xbox 360. And no, it won't look good because it's on an Xbox.
lol!
rly?
lol!!!!!!
hey... hey.... listen......... you know what? do u? nooo? okay! well..... YOU CAN! Oh yes, you can play with your friend in the same room. Well, if not, it is because ur hands grow from your ass.
Xbox is like a dvd player... why own it when you (also have/can buy) a blu ray player.
with love, trololo!
PS - more like: "Spend $700 on a Windows 7 PC, get a shiny new Xbox 360 (4 GB) console for free. Absolutely b.s deal for intelligent tom's reader."
^ Ehh... tom's
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Because PC's suck for gaming with people in the same room. Game systems are great if your friends are real people down the hall (College Dorm) versus imaginary people online. Okay, online people aren't "imaginary", but there's something to taunting a person physically sitting next to you.
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I agree. In most places, the buttons to reply etc. are below the comment, and not above it. It'd be infinitely easier if you changed the layout. And while you're at it, fix the thumbs up/down system as well. (Yeah, I know that some French employee did it, but it's time you got it working)
did you see the size of her feet?
When they're in the air, no one cares!
This is just a lame attempt to subsidize slipping 360 sales with Win7 sales.
Really? Thanks to Sony, 360 sales are going realllly well right now.