dircom said:IS this just for Buffalo University?
can anyone do this deal?

thanks

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my Dell has all the illegal copies of like 3ds max, photoshop, word....do you think if I'd get busted if I send it to sony?

batmanoflove said:my Dell has all the illegal copies of like 3ds max, photoshop, word....do you think if I'd get busted if I send it to sony?

That and all your questionable porn will be your undoing

batmanoflove said:my Dell has all the illegal copies of like 3ds max, photoshop, word....do you think if I'd get busted if I send it to sony?

I think you are already busted now . Can't you erase them?

QUICKAVE said:
why has the $500 deal not been listed eariler..

It has come up several times. The problem is that the deal only works on Sony's generally overpriced/somewhat outdated BX line and that you need to jump through a bunch of hoops. Having to get and mail in an old Dell (with accessories and OS) and hope they accept the trade is a deal killer for many people. Most people tend to jump on the things like the $499 Toshiba dual core with burner. It costs more money, but less risk and arguably a better laptop.


Sony's do tend to keep their resale value a bit higher though. They have a following based more on style then anything else.

vickh said:mcwhitman said:k00k said:
Or you could just install a linux distro on it and then send it in.

They told me it had to be some flavor of MS windows. You need a coa and either a restore disk, original windows cd or some other way for them to reinstall windows on the computer. Basically no cracked copies.

The newer dells have the coa glued to the bottom, but for the older ones you may be SOL.

can I send in an original windows 98 CD without a COA? Do they actually try to install it? What do they really do with the old laptop??


I think they really do a clean install. That is the impression I got when I talked to them. They told me they needed a COA. I deleted Windows 2000 from my cpi and put on '98 because that was what the coa I had was for. You don't actually have to have windows installed (they need to be able to install it) I just put it back on to hopefully speed the system checkout process. I think of it as a $500 rebate

nikie707 said:I have a TOSHIABA laptop, the lcd and the power cord is broken but the laptop still workng,do u think sony will let me trade in?

thank you


No...the broken lcd is the deal killer. Everything (but the battery) must be functioning according to Market Velocity.

galaeth said:Staples online has the VGN-BX540-B03 for 1299.98. do you think a PM would be possible or even worthwhile? 10% of the price difference is roughly equal to the tax i'd have to pay at Staples.

I doubt Staples will pricematch a college computer store.

I think they really do a clean install. That is the impression I got when I talked to them. They told me they needed a COA. I deleted Windows 2000 from my cpi and put on '98 because that was what the coa I had was for. You don't actually have to have windows installed (they need to be able to install it) I just put it back on to hopefully speed the system checkout process. I think of it as a $500 rebate

website says to remove windows (see my post above) Wonder if they care if the coa matches the windows cd i'm sending them (95 vs 98). wonder why're they making a big deal about the COA???

vickh said:wonder why're they making a big deal about the COA???

My guess is M$ sue happy lawyers and the fact that Sony has a big M$ oem contract with them. Sony is trying to drum up new business, not upset M$.

As per your other question. They won't be able to do a clean install if the OS disk you give doesn't match the COA.

This is why this deal is hard for some. It is more complicated then a rebate and a lot more $ at stake.