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LAN Party Forums => General Discussion => Started by: nitro237 on September 29, 2009, 09:57:18 PM

Title: windows 7 oem pricing because i know you want to know
Post by: nitro237 on September 29, 2009, 09:57:18 PM

newegg will reportedly be selling windows 7 as follows

Home Premium for $100 retail price is $200
Professional $135 retail price is $300
Ultimate $175 retail price is $320

And as of now newegg will not require the purchase of hardware as is usually necessary by Microsoft in order to sell its software.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116762 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116762)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116760 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116760)

Title: Re: windows 7 oem pricing because i know you want to know
Post by: sully! on September 30, 2009, 01:21:59 PM

Even if they did, you just buy the cheapest piece of anything you can find (a $0.99 cable for example) and you still make out way ahead.

Title: Re: windows 7 oem pricing because i know you want to know
Post by: Dwg115 on October 02, 2009, 07:07:37 AM

Is there a big difference between ultimate and professional?

Title: Re: windows 7 oem pricing because i know you want to know
Post by: decepticon on October 02, 2009, 07:51:29 AM

oops...nvr mind.  :hitself:

Title: Re: windows 7 oem pricing because i know you want to know
Post by: Agent4054 on October 02, 2009, 08:06:02 AM

Quote from: Dwg115 on October 02, 2009, 07:07:37 AM

Is there a big difference between ultimate and professional?

Nothing huge. (From my standpoint anyway)

Ultimate just adds these features:

    * AppLocker.
    * BitLocker Drive Encryption
    * BranchCache Distributed Cache
    * DirectAccess
    * Multilingual User Interface Pack
    * Virtual Hard Disk Booting

Title: Re: windows 7 oem pricing because i know you want to know
Post by: Czar on October 02, 2009, 10:06:41 AM

I may pick up a pro copy if my other plan doesn't work out.. <ahem>

Title: Re: windows 7 oem pricing because i know you want to know
Post by: .:F3ar0n:. on October 02, 2009, 12:11:37 PM

Yeah what he said... Lol

Title: Re: windows 7 oem pricing because i know you want to know
Post by: decepticon on October 02, 2009, 12:12:45 PM

Well, if the version I get from conference is 64bit or has the ability to install 64bit then there's my copy.

Title: Re: windows 7 oem pricing because i know you want to know
Post by: Agent4054 on October 02, 2009, 12:29:55 PM

If it's anything like the RTM disc, it should. They didn't make separate versions for 32/64-bit.

Title: Re: windows 7 oem pricing because i know you want to know
Post by: Broken on October 24, 2009, 10:52:44 PM

Finally have 7 installed. The upgrade was pretty smooth, and it sure is pretty o.O

I did have to kill a few programs from Asus to get rid of some error messaging, but I never used them anyway...

Title: Re: windows 7 oem pricing because i know you want to know
Post by: Agent4054 on October 25, 2009, 07:48:43 PM

My copy should get here by the 27th. Though, I prolly won't install it right away.

Title: Re: windows 7 oem pricing because i know you want to know
Post by: Broken on October 26, 2009, 08:00:50 AM

One thing i did notice that kinda bugs me, Firefox launches slower then it did under vista. Vista it was very quick and faster then I.E. Under Windows 7 its a good second or 2 before it pops while I.E. is launching as fast as firefox used to. I call Microsoft conspiracy!