Dell selling Xbox 360 Elite bundle for $299 [update]

by Dustin Burg { Aug 6th 2008 at 4:00PM }

Update: The Elite deal has since expired. Pricing for the bundle is back up to $449. Sad ...

Here's an Xbox 360 deal for you. In an offer that ends sometime this evening, Dell.com (The U.S. website) is selling brand new Xbox 360 Elite bundles which include both Forza 2 and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance as well as both Carbon and Hotrod faceplates all for (get this) $299! That's a $150 savings off the retail price! We aren't sure exactly why these Elite bundles are so darn cheap, but if we had to guess, it'd be because of a little price cutting event that'll be happening next month. Hurry! Go grab a $299 Xbox 360 Elite bundle over at Dell.com before they're gone!

[Thanks, Voltron]

Tags: deals, dell, discounts, elite, xbox-360

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

locustdude @ Aug 6th 2008 4:08PM

tempting, but I think I'll wait until next month when the price drop hits

Van @ Aug 6th 2008 4:14PM

Even after the price drop, the Elite will not be this cheap

locustdude @ Aug 6th 2008 4:37PM

but the price drop is suppose to coincide with the Jasper mobo.

marklar @ Aug 6th 2008 4:41PM

yup, i just bought it!! been looking to upgrade for a while n this is the best chance

Chronicus Pr1me @ Aug 6th 2008 4:14PM

I was on there just now but i didn't see an 'add to cart button', ya think they're gone?

Chronicus Pr1me @ Aug 6th 2008 4:23PM

oh n/m, i found it. But i think this does add fuel to the price-dropping fire.

jrmtz @ Aug 6th 2008 4:16PM

Thats an awesome deal. If you don't have one, i think its worht getting. I doubt the rumored price cuts will drop the Elite to $299, especially not with 2 games included.

Shadow-MKII @ Aug 6th 2008 4:23PM

That is an awesome deal for you lot in the US that works out at £154 over here in the UK which is cheaper than what the Arcade sells here :D

Oh Chronicus Pr1me you have to click on customize > buy now > add to shopping cart.

Tucker @ Aug 6th 2008 4:28PM

Damn, if I had a few extra bucks lying around, that'd be mighty tempting to replace my non-HDMI launch pro console.... Sadly, I'm poor right now. :(

joey @ Aug 6th 2008 4:32PM

To bad everyone read this site already own at least one.

ryan @ Aug 6th 2008 4:55PM

too bad every one who reads this site doesn't have a friend or relative who might be interested in a 360.

joey @ Aug 6th 2008 5:41PM

My grandma might be interested in one.

ryan @ Aug 7th 2008 11:31AM

well there ya go then. good deal justified.

sifer2400 @ Aug 6th 2008 4:35PM

dam it makes me wish is didnt have a xbox360 god dam itttt

MC Double Def DP @ Aug 6th 2008 4:35PM

I totally had no plans on buying another 360 but now my house will have a 2nd 360!!!

Thank you dell and thank you 360fanboy!

Doll @ Aug 6th 2008 4:41PM

I wish i didn't have two standard ones already.

Aaron @ Aug 6th 2008 4:45PM

This is probably just Dell liquidating last years holiday bundle to make storage space for whatever bundle they'll have this year. That or some poor intern got the Elite and Pro reduce price buttons mixed up! Either way, Dude I'm getting a dell (insert '360' or 'cancellation notice' here)!

Davezorz @ Aug 6th 2008 4:45PM

Too bad it is not available in Canada... :(

Mauricio @ Aug 6th 2008 4:50PM

total came out to 323.67. Ebay anyone?

finchburg @ Aug 6th 2008 4:50PM

I'm very tempted, but this probably similar to the 20GB SKU price cut... just trying to move product.

Does anyone know when we are going to see the Jasper Mobo?

totoro @ Aug 6th 2008 4:50PM

with custom Carbon and Hotrod faceplates: $299
with no custom faceplates: $349 :p

MC Double Def DP @ Aug 6th 2008 4:58PM

the sad thing is, this is probably just a pricing mistake. Someone who puts in the prices was suppose to drop the 20 gig to $299 like all stores have, but instead they selected the 120 gig model. WHOOPS! I know dell.com had a similar problem with the 40 gig PS3 a month ago or so.

Most likely these orders will get cancelled, but man I sure hope I get mine! :-D

ZEBRA NINER @ Aug 6th 2008 5:08PM

I'm so tempted to buy this... just because it's cheap, not because I need one. Restraint... exercise restraint.

craig64 @ Aug 6th 2008 5:09PM

I don't need a new 360 yet.... but that is an insane price! I'd be all over this if mine crapped out any time soon (though I'm sure they'd be gone by this time).

el sworodo @ Aug 6th 2008 5:10PM

damn i wish i had $300 laying around to buy a second 360.

Swamp Donkey @ Aug 6th 2008 5:35PM

Sweet, got one, free shipping too, and no tax in NH. Quite a deal.

Matthew @ Aug 6th 2008 5:48PM

It's legit. I just did an online chat with a Dell sales representative (named Armand), and he confirmed that it's a brand new (not refurb) Elite bundle. I asked why the price was so low, and I just got the "this is the current promotional price" answer. Buy away!

marklar @ Aug 6th 2008 6:54PM

Sweet - thanks for the info

Reviler @ Aug 6th 2008 5:55PM

Price is showing up as $450 now

msusig @ Aug 6th 2008 5:55PM

It was a misprint..Site now shows the bundle at $449

AG @ Aug 6th 2008 5:55PM

Looks like it was too good to last. Price is back at $449.

NinjaMajik @ Aug 6th 2008 5:55PM

Ah, if I had gotten in a few minutes faster.......it's right back up to 450 bucks.

sp4rt4n029 @ Aug 6th 2008 5:59PM

gone :(... i missed it :(

Mike @ Aug 6th 2008 6:00PM

yeah same here i see 450 now

gmo21 @ Aug 6th 2008 6:11PM

dang i'm lucky i got my order in right before they corrected the price! i just hope they don't cancel my order due to their mistake...

Jay @ Aug 6th 2008 6:18PM

Does anybody know for certain if this particular bundle (which was meant for Christmas '07) specifically had the Hard Drive Data Transfer Cable?

I'm gonna hate tracking one down just so I can transfer data from my 20GB to this one.

gmo21 @ Aug 6th 2008 6:33PM

microsoft will send you a free data migration kit as long as you provide serial #s for both xboxs...

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/systemuse/xbox360/console/datamigration.htm

http://assets.xbox.com/en-us/support/MigrationKit-OrderForm.pdf

spartan029 @ Aug 6th 2008 6:44PM

All orders for xbox 360 gonna be cancelled. Chat log with a dell agent. I guess no one gets the deal :-\

3:38:00 PM Agent E&A_Erickson we resolve the issue of the wrong posting of the discount
3:38:24 PM Agent E&A_Erickson we apologized for that
3:38:36 PM Customer Me what about the orders that were received before you guys fixed the issue?
3:39:45 PM Agent E&A_Erickson yes we were canceling the orders of the XBox
3:39:55 PM Customer Me ok
3:40:01 PM Customer Me Thanks!

Swamp Donkey @ Aug 6th 2008 6:57PM

Someone on CAG talked to a Dell rep and they said all successful orders will be honored. It was not a mistake, just a limited time offer. I got mine.

marklar @ Aug 6th 2008 7:00PM

whew...

spartan029 @ Aug 6th 2008 7:04PM

i guess one of them (agents) is just talking out of his ass

gmo21 @ Aug 6th 2008 7:12PM

i hope so because that woulda been a real disappointment if dell cancelled all orders...

Levon @ Aug 6th 2008 7:04PM

damn it! why do all the deals end before i get home from work? i want a 60gb, but this would've be a sick deal. oh well, just get the 60gb jasper for $300 in a couple months if that's the case...

custer @ Aug 6th 2008 8:37PM

Well, it looks like Dell is trying to get their money back on these $120 3-month XBox Live Gold Cards

warlock7 @ Aug 6th 2008 8:39PM

The cake is a LIE!!!

SoCoolCurt (PSN: KillaKornbread) @ Aug 6th 2008 10:52PM

i was all set to 'Jump In', even paid for it, but the deal must have ended just before i hit the 'Checkout' button. i called and cancelled, but the money is still out of my account.

do you think that they are actually sold out or do you think they just realized the mistake and pulled the deal? cause i would gladly add a 360 to my arsenal at that price (its the only system i dont have, console or handheld).