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Bargain Hunter: The Best Xbox Slim Deal?

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5:00PM June 29, 2010 | David Wildgoose

The new, slimmer Xbox 360 console goes on sale in Australia on Thursday. Looks like Harvey Norman has the best deal on it.

Retailers are still only showing preorder prices right now, so if you just walk into a store on Thursday it might be a different story.

But for now, Harvey Norman’s preorder price tag of $398 – that’s $51 under the RRP – is the best we’ve seen.

If you’ve spotted anything better, let us know in the comments.

[Thanks Chuloopa!]

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  • Andrew Burdusel

    June 29, 2010 at 5:19 PM

    Fishpond has it for $400 with free Australian shipping

  • Dire Wolf

    June 29, 2010 at 5:23 PM

    Can the new Xbox be put on its side because it doesn’t look like it can be?

  • BlueMaxima

    June 29, 2010 at 5:27 PM

    I just want to know how much EB Games will give me for my old Xbox 360 + Red Dead Redemption so I can get one of the new ones – I don’t need two 360s do I?

    • Andrew Burdusel

      June 29, 2010 at 5:45 PM

      I was told I would get $130 off as well as RDR if I traded in my 40 gig PS3. That’s the same price you would probably get for trading in an elite 360.

    • Craig Oats

      June 29, 2010 at 5:52 PM

      BlueMaxima, $120 for a $120 GB elite, more for a $250 GB. And if trading it in for a slim, you also get a free copy of Red Dead Redemption OR $50 towards any pre-order. (Obviously the pre-order $50 would be better for you.)

    • Matthew Buckner

      June 29, 2010 at 6:04 PM

      Search about 12-15 pages back through Kotaku posts and you will find a story that Mr. Wildgoose posted last week with all the trade values. Off the top of my head it was from around $60 for an arcade up to $180 for a 250gb elite.

      GAME have a better deal though. You pay $199 for the new Xbox 360 if you trade a 120gb elite or 80gb PS3.

    • Mr Waffle

      June 29, 2010 at 6:14 PM

      I’m pretty sure that was covered in a previous article, it was some absurd amount from like 20-70 bucks depending on the model?

    • Mitchell

      June 29, 2010 at 7:10 PM

      http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/06/bargain-hunter-wanna-trade-up-to-the-new-xbox/#more-400061

      I imagine that they probably would pay about 20$ for Red Dead. Just a guess though.

      • Strand0410

        July 1, 2010 at 10:45 PM

        It’s actually $60 for RDR, I traded my one in last week for Transformers, it’s actually quite generous.

        The guy at EB said a 360 will go for around $130-150, so that’s halfway there.

    • jp

      June 29, 2010 at 7:44 PM

      we tried to trade in a new xbox 360 2 controllers and ten games including halo red dead and cod mw2 and we only got offered like 290

  • Michael Barnes

    June 29, 2010 at 5:31 PM

    Wow $398? I thought the best was GAME’s online price with $10 off rrp. I hope Big W come out with one like that price with a few games or something to warrant me getting one.

    • Matthew Buckner

      June 29, 2010 at 6:05 PM

      Don’t count on it just yet. Big W have their big Toy Sale starting this Thursday and there is no mention of the new Xbox 360 anywhere in their 100+ page catalogue

  • hristinho18

    June 29, 2010 at 6:06 PM

    Jb Hi-Fi $399 on shelf, no soft bundles specified yet but they may change.

  • Gemma Purdy

    June 29, 2010 at 6:07 PM

    I know that GAME will give me $100 for my old 06 360 so that’ll knock the price down to about $350 for me ’cause they’re apparently selling it for $450.
    Wouldn’t mind going in on Friday and saying “Harvey Norman is selling it for cheaper than that” so it’ll knock the price down even more for me if I trade-in.

  • Jay

    June 29, 2010 at 6:17 PM

    I’m 99% certain Big W and Kmart will have a bundle with games that is at least around the $398 mark. Just like they did when the Elite became the standard and ODST was released.

    However if not this week when it launches, in the next few weeks. Big W and Kmart would have a harder time getting rid of their current stock compared to EB or Game or JB.

    I dont think Kmart or Big W have even lowered the price. They probably don’t know anything about it. But I will hold off for a great bundle down the track.

  • JBGirl

    June 29, 2010 at 6:27 PM

    JB has it for $399! For those who don’t mind spending that extra $1…

  • Chuloopa

    June 29, 2010 at 6:34 PM

    Yay i’m useful!!! :D

    ..also fishpond may have it for $400, but fishpond also have a fairly bad reputation for all sorts of things. Their customer service is also close to non existent. Plus when it comes to getting a new 360, many people wouldn’t be happy having it shipped to them.

    I’ve seen first hand how many couriers (let alone posties) handle packages, even with fragile stickers, and i would never trust them with an xbox

  • Steve

    June 29, 2010 at 6:47 PM

    Dick Smith have a catalogue starting this saturday, and I believe that it has the console, and 3+ games for $398.

  • Nicholas

    June 29, 2010 at 6:54 PM

    GAME have recently made an addition to their trade-in offer – you now get a bonus 3 months XBL.

  • Wootsauce

    June 29, 2010 at 7:11 PM

    I hear $408 at bigw, and if you walk into the right one and get the right (ignorant) staff member, they’ll even sell you one right now, haha!

  • Damohooch

    June 29, 2010 at 7:18 PM

    JB has it for $399

  • Adrian Lee

    June 29, 2010 at 8:13 PM

    I rung DSE, JB, GAME & EB today.

    JB are having the console for $399, they are withholding if they are doing a bundle until Thursday.

    DSE will have the console + Forza, Pure Football, Halo: ODST & Rainbow Six Vegas 2 for $449

    GAME have it for $439 and have to wait till Thursday to see if there are any bundles

    EB said they are just having the console by itself for $449…

  • Mark Giles

    June 29, 2010 at 9:04 PM

    Best deal in my opinion would be Game, but that’s only with tradeins.

    Trade in a xbox Elite, pay 199.

    http://www.game.com.au/TradeUp has the full details.

    (This is great for people who want a new one but have a perfectly good one, like me =P )

  • Peter Richards

    June 29, 2010 at 10:29 PM

    It has been on sale at my local BigW since saturday, I picked up one for a mate of mine yesterday.

  • Kevin Burfitt

    June 29, 2010 at 10:37 PM

    JB Hifi are going to be selling it at $399 – at least thats what they told me in the store tonight

  • Gamer

    June 30, 2010 at 12:28 AM

    JB Hifi doin it for $396! Can’t wait!

  • Grant Oxtoby

    June 30, 2010 at 1:12 AM

    At my work (JB hifi) we’re doing it for $399, damn, beaten by a dollar.

    *shakes fist in air* HAAAAARRRRVVVYYYYYYYY!!!!

  • Thomas Thongvilu

    June 30, 2010 at 1:48 AM

    we should list some more trade in deals that are found

  • Matt

    October 14, 2010 at 11:55 AM

    Don;t trade in console’s with Eb LOL. I would have been offered no more than $200 off with my ps3 gear, and instead sold them individually by posting on cyber gamer, and got $560 all up. So now, i can buy the slim and STILL get extra games! Haha.
    Also, EB are selling the slim by itself for $449, however they are also doing a bundle with MW2 for the same price.
    I’m not sure whether i should go to EB and demand a price match with Harvey, or just go for the $449 one with COD mw2…

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