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Get greater value for your trade-in dollars when you trade in your old SGI workstations, servers or visualization servers for qualified Sun x64 products.

  • Get the maximum standard trade-in allowance when trading in your SGI products for qualified Sun x64 servers and workstations - regardless of the age of the equipment.
  • Get up to 15% off the list price of new Sun x64 systems when using Sun's Upgrade Advantage Program.
  • You can upgrade to Sun's newest x64 technologies and have Sun dispose of your old server and/or workstation.
  • There are many qualified SGI products and qualified x64 servers in this program. SGI qualified trade-in systems include; Altix, Onyx, Fuel, and more.

Use the Sun Trade-In Calculator to determine the trade-in savings Sun offers for your SGI product.

Here are just some of the sample savings:

SGI Altix 450 UPGRADE TO Sun Fire X4100 M2*
Upgrade From:
Altix 450
Upgrade To:
Sun Fire X4100 M2 with 2 X AMD Opteron Model 2220 processor, 4 x 2GB memory and 2 X 146GB Drives

Part number: A86-FPZ2BH8GKBA
List Price:
$7,745
Trade-in Allowance Savings:
$929 (12%)
Price After Trade-in Savings:
$6,816

SGI Altix 350 UPGRADE TO Sun Fire X2100 M2*
Upgrade From:
Altix 350
Upgrade To:
Sun Fire X2100 M2 with 1 AMD Opteron Model 1218 dual core processor, 4 x 1GB memory and no Drive

Part number: A84-GGZ1-H-4GB-JL8
List Price:
$2,105
Trade-in Allowance Savings:
$210 (10%)
Price After Trade-in Savings:
$1,895

Fuel Workstation UPGRADE TO Sun Ultra 20 M2 Workstation*
Upgrade From:
Fuel Workstation
Upgrade To:
Sun Ultra 20 M2 Workstation with 1 AMD Opteron Processor Model 1218 dual core processor, 2GB memory and 1 250GB drive

Part number: A88-GGZ1-AA-2GBGA
List Price:
$2,245
Trade-in Allowance Savings:
$225 (10%)
Price After Trade-in Savings:
$2,020

For more trade-in offers and qualified SGI and Sun products use the Sun Trade-In Calculator.

For more information on returning your SGI products visit SunReturns.

For UAP Terms & Conditions, please visit http://www.sun.com/tradeins/terms.jsp.

*All offers, pricing and specifications are based on US list prices, are provided as examples only, are subject to change without notice, are available only while supplies last, and are subject to cancellation without notice.

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