ATi has a trade up program for older video cards. They do not even have to be ATi cards. The ATi site has finally been updated to offer RADEON (PCI or AGP) cards in the trade up program. Applies to US and Canada only as stated in the
FAQ.
US order form here
Canadian order form here
The cards are:
US: $185 - $30 rebate + $10 s/h + 8.25% tax if you live in California.
Canada: $280 - $50 rebate + $10 s/h + assorted taxes.
The rebate forms come with the new video card. You are required to send an old card back afterwards or you may be charged the full suggested retail price for your new RADEON. You pay the shipping on the old card to be sent to ATi.
As near as I can tell this is a bad deal. The current US retail price for both PCI or AGP RADEON cards is $200 - $30 rebate. To compare the deals:
Retail Card: $200 - $30 rebate + $10 s/h = $180
Trade-up: $185 - $30 rebate + $10 s/h + $10 s/h on your old vid card = $175
For US$5 more you get to skip the hassle of sending in your old video card, to keep your old card for multiple monitor use and as a backup video card.
US retail prices were taken from
MacMall. $10 was used as an estimated shipping cost except for the ATi trade-up RADEON shipping cost which is set to $10 by ATi. Trade-up prices, taxes, and shipping costs are from the linked order forms.
[This message has been edited by reader50 (edited 01-18-2001).]
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