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Title: Windows 7
Post by: wallzy on October 16, 2009, 08:59:02 AM

Cheapest way to get windows 7?

Title: Re: Windows 7
Post by: Czar on October 16, 2009, 09:01:39 AM

OEM?

Title: Re: Windows 7
Post by: _!Rathe!_ on October 16, 2009, 09:13:39 AM

newegg?  they have home premium 32 or 64 bit OEM for $99.99

Title: Re: Windows 7
Post by: wallzy on October 16, 2009, 09:26:28 AM

Quote from: Czar on October 16, 2009, 09:01:39 AM

OEM?

One that i can use. i am not picky. Still using Xp & was thinking of upgrading soon....maybe. not looking forward to installing everything again

Title: Re: Windows 7
Post by: The Nstuff on October 16, 2009, 09:50:59 AM

student discount:  http://www.win741.com/ (http://www.win741.com/)  (home premium for $30).

Title: Re: Windows 7
Post by: wallzy on October 16, 2009, 09:55:52 AM

Quote from: nstuff on October 16, 2009, 09:50:59 AM

student discount:  [url]http://www.win741.com/[/url] ([url]http://www.win741.com/[/url])  (home premium for $30).

not unless someone can give a college email address

Title: Re: Windows 7
Post by: Czar on October 16, 2009, 09:59:28 AM

Im checking if my HACC email will work. excellent price and i was looking at the comparison chart for the different editions. I think this Premium ed would do what I need it to.

I assume a quad core is still 1 physical CPU, right?

Title: Re: Windows 7
Post by: Czar on October 16, 2009, 10:01:35 AM

This is an upgrade edition, according to the box. Hmm. Wonder if it`ll play nice with my `version` of XP.

Title: Re: Windows 7
Post by: decepticon on October 16, 2009, 10:36:59 AM

Also, is it a 32bit or 64bit version?

Title: Re: Windows 7
Post by: Czar on October 16, 2009, 10:44:24 AM

does both i believe. according to the edition chart found on wikipedia

Title: Re: Windows 7
Post by: Agent4054 on October 16, 2009, 11:02:22 AM

Yeah most copies of windows 7 have installs for both 32 and 64. All of the retail ones anyways.

Title: Re: Windows 7
Post by: sully! on October 16, 2009, 11:25:19 AM

Should have pre-ordered it back in July. There was a pretty nice discount going on then.

Title: Re: Windows 7
Post by: The Nstuff on October 16, 2009, 05:27:20 PM

I went the technet route.  Gives me access to Win7, all the various server OS', Office 2010 when it comes out, etc.  Good stuff for the price.

Title: Re: Windows 7
Post by: zx2slow on October 16, 2009, 11:06:07 PM

You can get MSDNAA access and get win7 downloads and keys.  You need to be a student, theres some ways around that though.

Title: Re: Windows 7
Post by: sully! on November 11, 2009, 10:43:00 PM

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=1533 (http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=1533)

Title: Re: Windows 7
Post by: triggerhappy on November 11, 2009, 11:14:44 PM

Torrent it or find a buddy w/ an MSDN account. College students get Windows 7 Professional for free so you could always approach a friend. Some might have both 64 and 32 bit keys.