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X-Box Bundle at JB Hifi

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Went to JB Hifi on my lunch break, and saw that they have an X-Box Bundle (not 360!) on sale.

X-Box Console, 1 controller, Forza Motorsport & Halo 2... for $149!

Seems like a bargain to me.

This was JB Hifi Castle Hill, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Edit - They are now sold out (at both Castle Hill and Parramatta stores). The X-Box on its own was $99.
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Damn, that's pretty awesome, would have gotten that over a Divx dvd player if I'd have known :(
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I heard that they are selling the Xbox's alone for $99 too? Either way if you haven't got an Xbox 1 yet now's an ample time to pick one up if only for modding it :D
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Are they pre-owned or something? What's the catch?
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Don't think there is one.. maybe they are just trying to clear stock now that the 360 has come in?? I have no idea really.

Apparently the $99 ones are listed in the most recent catalogue.
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That's just fucking insane. I'm tempted to go buy one just to modchip it and throw a huge HDD in and use for XBMC.
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I got the latest JBhifi catalog today and there is only x360 listed. It says $543 with trade in of your xbox1 console(normally $643). you save $100, so I am doubtful they are selling the xbox 1 alone at its trade in value.

PS2 slimline is $187 and PS2 silver+AFL game is $244.

Btw how much do bogans charge for xbox 1 mods these days?
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ffs!!!!

Edit: Software mods mean you shouldn't have to pay for a mod, especially if your friends have modded Xboxes.
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If they're trading in Xbox consoles against 360's, i'd say that these $99 Xbox consoles are pre-owned. And that the bundle is probably a pre-owned console also.

Hope they aren't though.
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I didn't even know JB admitted to selling 2nd hand stuff. its all packaged to appear brand new.


Wanna point me in the direction of some info on that, mech?
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BOOMY wrote:I got the latest JBhifi catalog today and there is only x360 listed. It says $543 with trade in of your xbox1 console(normally $643). you save $100, so I am doubtful they are selling the xbox 1 alone at its trade in value.

PS2 slimline is $187 and PS2 silver+AFL game is $244.

Btw how much do bogans charge for xbox 1 mods these days?
Hmm, well I said apparently as it's just what I've read on another forum but that sucks if it's not true.
I didn't think that JB-Hifi even did trade-ins..

edit: I got a hardware mod for $50 done last year sometime, but that was just the installation of the modchip & price of the modchip. No HDD upgrades or anything as most of what I watch I stream directly from siblings PC's which are already loaded up with media, and seemingly indefinitely on.
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mxlegend99 wrote:If they're trading in Xbox consoles against 360's, i'd say that these $99 Xbox consoles are pre-owned. And that the bundle is probably a pre-owned console also.

Hope they aren't though.
They were in actual entertainment Pack X-Box boxes (that said one driving game, one action game on them), and to me didn't look like trade-ins. The price point sign certainly didn't say that they were pre-owned/second hand! I would have thought that they would have to if they were second hand?

If anyone is going to buy one, I'd suggest they call ahead first just to confirm whether they are pre-owned. There was no indication that they were from the stand and the sign at JB.
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DjBigK wrote:
mxlegend99 wrote:If they're trading in Xbox consoles against 360's, i'd say that these $99 Xbox consoles are pre-owned. And that the bundle is probably a pre-owned console also.

Hope they aren't though.
They were in actual Pack X-Box boxes, and to me didn't look like trade-ins. The price certainly didn't say that they were pre-owned/second hand! I would have thought that they would have to if they were second hand?

If anyone is going to buy one, I'd suggest they call ahead first to confirm whether they are pre-owned. There was no indication that they were from the stand and the sign at JB.
Well, AFAIK they should have to specify if they're pre-owned. Atleast you'd imagine so anyway.

Hmmm i'm going to have to check it out. I work in Castle Hill, so tomorrow at lunch maybe :D
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You should! Halo 2 and Forza are both awesome games also.. so it represents great value!

Perfect if you're planning on making a modbox. With the price of HDDs nowadays it makes an awesome, cheap HD capable media box.
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Got both games... i'd ebay them or trade them against something lol. I have a modded Xbox, but it's a shitty Thompson drive and it's that old, the HDD is only 80gigs. At a $150, plus another $200 for a 300gig hard drive, i could have a media centre with all my pir... uhhh backed up movies and TV Shows :D
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BOOMY wrote:I didn't even know JB admitted to selling 2nd hand stuff. its all packaged to appear brand new.


Wanna point me in the direction of some info on that, mech?
Not really.

Oh alright, just do a search for "xbox software mod" on 4BG. I even host a file on there for doing it.
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Harvey Norman have the same deal for $197.
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BOOMY wrote:I got the latest JBhifi catalog today and there is only x360 listed. It says $543 with trade in of your xbox1 console(normally $643). you save $100, so I am doubtful they are selling the xbox 1 alone at its trade in value.

PS2 slimline is $187 and PS2 silver+AFL game is $244.

Btw how much do bogans charge for xbox 1 mods these days?
Yo boomy, I finally got a chance to check out the catalogue for myself today... on the front page Xbox's are @ $99, and in small print it says that the $149 Entertainment Pack is also available...

Still $149 w/2 games is a pretty ace bargain too.
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hmm I must have missed it. Wish I still had the catalog to check if its the same one and the offer is in SA as well.
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Well where I read it first was people in the eastern states talking about it. Considering it's made it to WA I'd say it's a good chance it'll be available in SA. :)
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I'd be tempted to get a spare Xbox for when my current one finally gives up the ghost.

But then that's $100 towards a 360...
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I reckon gun the 360 fund mate, as good as it is for a modbox and all the 360 is fab:D
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do they have any deals for the 360 ?
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Elvis wrote:do they have any deals for the 360 ?
They have the 360 for $543 if you trade in your old Xbox.
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Ben wrote:I reckon gun the 360 fund mate, as good as it is for a modbox and all the 360 is fab:D
Agree, Xbox1 is sooooo 2002 :P
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