Pricing on Windows 7 Stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Page 3

JimTram · 06-27-2009, 09:05 PM

yep... and the masses continue to put up with it. IMO if you purchased Vista, W7 should be free!

Quote:

Originally Posted by bjadams44

I got that email from Microsoft offering to sell me a pre-release W7 for $49 as an appreciation for my participation in the evaluation of the product. Imagine my surprise when I see the same pre-release offered by Costco at $44. Microsoft really does suck.

**CrowdAds** · [Remove Advertisement]

polonyc2 · 08-09-2009, 12:56 PM

anyone know when the OEM versions of Windows 7 will become available?...will it be on the same day (October 22) as the retail release or on a later date?...will I be able to pre-order an OEM version prior to release?

fvbounty · 08-09-2009, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by polonyc2

anyone know when the OEM versions of Windows 7 will become available?...will it be on the same day (October 22) as the retail release or on a later date?...will I be able to pre-order an OEM version prior to release?

I was thinking the same thing, I want a oem of W7 ultimate, I've looked around but haven't seen any pre sales!

syncmaster_abx · 08-09-2009, 01:29 PM

I do not bother with Win7 , as I did with Vista .

Yes it will gain one market share , as Vista will be erased from the market of new systems.

But the large amount of the XP based systems will remain as is .
We did pay for the XP 132 EUR as OEM version, we will keep it for Looooong time.

We learned by the hard way all this years , that OS its not a magical item .

I own three XP Pro Licenses , and two XP home.
And currently own two desktops and a laptop.
And everything works fantastic , thanks God ..

fvbounty · 08-09-2009, 01:35 PM

I didn't ever have Vista, but I've been running W7 for months now, and Love it, I have 2 HD's one with XP Pro and this one with W7, I only boot into XP for 1 program....everything else its W7....

syncmaster_abx · 08-09-2009, 01:45 PM

There is no major love and hate issues , when we referring to OS.

Its all about quality and speed of operations , plus a new learning curve ,
at using them , and tweaking their settings .

I am too old to loose time tweaking and learning something , that it does not offer anything new , or worthwhile .

I prefer to spent the money getting something new for other needs of my , than getting an Win7 license .

WolfSoul · 08-11-2009, 10:44 AM

Ok there are better sites for this Im sure but this is one that made sense to me so for Europe...

Techworld.com - No rip-off for European users says Microsoft

PaulJK · 01-25-2010, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by syncmaster_abx

I prefer to spent the money getting something new for other needs of my , than getting an Win7 license .

Absolutely agree. If i had $300 to spend, i'd spend it on new hardware upgrades and keep WinXP. OR I'd buy Win7 Home + a new CPU instead of Win7 top-of-the-line

fvbounty · 01-26-2010, 09:09 AM

I got Windows 7 Pro oem for $129 on sale and you get anytime for $139, Home Premium oem for $105 at Newegg any day of the week, I have it running on 3 machines could never go back to XP, plus TRIM is working automatic on my Intel SSD to perfection and you can't do that with XP!

*PeterT* · 01-26-2010, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fvbounty

I got Windows 7 Pro oem for $129 on sale and you get anytime for $139, Home Premium oem for $105 at Newegg any day of the week, I have it running on 3 machines could never go back to XP, plus TRIM is working automatic on my Intel SSD to perfection and you can't do that with XP!

FV,
Did you ever try doing an in-place upgrade (from Vista) with the Win7 OEM disc? If so, did it allow you?
If I choose to do an in-place upgrade instead of a clean install on my main rig, I will have to use Win7 Ultimate because it has Vista Ultimate on it. Trying to determine if I can buy the OEM disc or if I have to buy the upgrade. Searched online, but haven't found a definitive answer...

TIA

fvbounty · 01-27-2010, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

FV,
Did you ever try doing an in-place upgrade (from Vista) with the Win7 OEM disc? If so, did it allow you?
If I choose to do an in-place upgrade instead of a clean install on my main rig, I will have to use Win7 Ultimate because it has Vista Ultimate on it. Trying to determine if I can buy the OEM disc or if I have to buy the upgrade. Searched online, but haven't found a definitive answer...

TIA

No I haven't tried the upgrade, one thing I went to W7 from XP, never had Vista. One thing is I've seen W7 Ultimate has low has $169.

*PeterT* · 01-28-2010, 07:34 AM

OK. Thanks FV.

***Sylar*** · 01-30-2010, 10:55 AM

The pricing on windows 7 I would say is reasonable there were many early offers.

*PeterT* · 01-31-2010, 11:01 AM

Still trying to find a reasonably priced in-place upgrade path for my 2 Vista Ultimate 64 rigs. I have Win 7 Home Premium Upgrade, but unfortunately can't use that to upgrade from Vista Ultimate.

Found this:
WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE RETAIL PRODUCT KEY

Is this legit?
It is only the key. Could I use my Win 7 Home Upgrade disc to do the in-place upgrade and then use this Ultimate key to activate?
If not, where to download a legit (unaltered) Win 7 Ultimate 64 ISO?

If this is legit and works, I could upgrade 2 PCs for $40!

Anyone? TIA.

edit: Here's another one, "Elecsurf_PC":
Windows 7
This one is $99. Seems more realistic.

I couldn't find either one of these merchants on "Reseller Ratings.com"

*PeterT* · 01-31-2010, 06:07 PM

Well, I gave it a try and IT IS LEGIT!

I got the product key and a Microsoft download link. The download worked. I burned an ISO and it appears to be OK. I called Microsoft, gave them the key and they confirmed that it is a valid, unused Win 7 Ultimate Retail key. No problem!
I just ordered a second one and this time got a download link for the 32 bit version, just in case I ever want that.

Get 'em while you can, for $25:
WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE RETAIL PRODUCT KEY

I am going to try the in-place upgrade on both of my Vista Ultimate rigs... one at a time, of course.
Wish me luck!

08-09-2009, 12:56 PM	#32
polonyc2 Banned? Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 8,196	anyone know when the OEM versions of Windows 7 will become available?...will it be on the same day (October 22) as the retail release or on a later date?...will I be able to pre-order an OEM version prior to release? __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula (X38) *** XFX GTX 260 Black Edition Core 216 896MB Intel E8400 * Noctua NH-U12P G.Skill 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 * Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB WD6401AALS Lian Li PC-A70B (black) * Corsair HX850W AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 * Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers Sony Optiarc AD-7240S-0B * Sony GDM-F520 21' CRT monitor (19.8' viewable) Vista Business 64-bit w/SP2 * standard 3.5" floppy drive Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 *** Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 (Black)
(Offline)

08-09-2009, 01:29 PM	#34
syncmaster_abx Moto Rider Honda AX-1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Greece - Europe - Planet Earth Posts: 2,036	Re: Pricing on Windows 7 Stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I do not bother with Win7 , as I did with Vista . Yes it will gain one market share , as Vista will be erased from the market of new systems. But the large amount of the XP based systems will remain as is . We did pay for the XP 132 EUR as OEM version, we will keep it for Looooong time. We learned by the hard way all this years , that OS its not a magical item . I own three XP Pro Licenses , and two XP home. And currently own two desktops and a laptop. And everything works fantastic , thanks God ..
(Offline)

08-09-2009, 01:35 PM	#35
fvbounty Eat Wild Pacific Salmon Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Alameda Ca Posts: 5,861	Re: Pricing on Windows 7 Stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't ever have Vista, but I've been running W7 for months now, and Love it, I have 2 HD's one with XP Pro and this one with W7, I only boot into XP for 1 program....everything else its W7.... __________________ Asus P5E3 Deluxe Wi-Fi - Intel QX9650 - CORSAIR TWIN3X2048-1600C7DHXIN 6GB PC3-12800 - Sapphire HD 5870 Vapor-X 1 gig - 160GB Intel X25-M SSD W7 Pro 64 bit - 300 gig VelociRaptor Data and Games - Corsair HX 620 watt PS - Creative X-Fi Titanium PCI-Express - Altec Lansing ADA885 THX 4.1 Speakers - Silverstone Temjin TJ03B case with side window - 2 x Dell 2405FPW lcd monitors!
(Offline)

08-09-2009, 01:45 PM	#36
syncmaster_abx Moto Rider Honda AX-1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Greece - Europe - Planet Earth Posts: 2,036	Re: Pricing on Windows 7 Stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is no major love and hate issues , when we referring to OS. Its all about quality and speed of operations , plus a new learning curve , at using them , and tweaking their settings . I am too old to loose time tweaking and learning something , that it does not offer anything new , or worthwhile . I prefer to spent the money getting something new for other needs of my , than getting an Win7 license .
(Offline)

08-11-2009, 10:44 AM	#37
WolfSoul Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 520	Re: Pricing on Windows 7 Stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok there are better sites for this Im sure but this is one that made sense to me so for Europe... Techworld.com - No rip-off for European users says Microsoft __________________
(Offline)

01-26-2010, 09:09 AM	#39
fvbounty Eat Wild Pacific Salmon Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Alameda Ca Posts: 5,861	Re: Pricing on Windows 7 Stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got Windows 7 Pro oem for $129 on sale and you get anytime for $139, Home Premium oem for $105 at Newegg any day of the week, I have it running on 3 machines could never go back to XP, plus TRIM is working automatic on my Intel SSD to perfection and you can't do that with XP! __________________ Asus P5E3 Deluxe Wi-Fi - Intel QX9650 - CORSAIR TWIN3X2048-1600C7DHXIN 6GB PC3-12800 - Sapphire HD 5870 Vapor-X 1 gig - 160GB Intel X25-M SSD W7 Pro 64 bit - 300 gig VelociRaptor Data and Games - Corsair HX 620 watt PS - Creative X-Fi Titanium PCI-Express - Altec Lansing ADA885 THX 4.1 Speakers - Silverstone Temjin TJ03B case with side window - 2 x Dell 2405FPW lcd monitors!
(Offline)

01-28-2010, 07:34 AM	#42
PeterT CUSL2...GA-EP45-UD3P...? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunny Florida, USA Posts: 2,935	Re: Pricing on Windows 7 Stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OK. Thanks FV. __________________ Proud Member: Team-CUSL2 - 'The Old School Crew' Asus Eee PC 1000HE, 1x2GB Corsair DDR2 667 GA-EP45-UD3P, Q9550, 4x2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800, EVGA 9800GTX+ 512MB GA-EP45-DS3L, E7200, 4x2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800, Asus EAH4850 TOP 512MB GA-EP45-UD3P, E6600, 4x1GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 1066, EVGA 8800GTS 512MB P5B-D in a box at the moment P4P800-D, P4 2.4C, 4x512MB Mushkin DDR 400, ATI AIW X800XT 256MB TUSL2C, P3-S 1.4, 2x256MB Corsair XMS150, ATI 9800PRO 128MB, TB Santa Cruz CUSL2, P3 1.0, 1x256MB & 2x128MB Corsair PC133, Asus V7700D 32MB, SB Live! * Please join ABXZone and participate *
(Online)

01-30-2010, 10:55 AM	#43
*Sylar* Administrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northwest England, UK Posts: 1,157	Re: Pricing on Windows 7 Stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The pricing on windows 7 I would say is reasonable there were many early offers. __________________ Windows 7 rocks Microsoft! Vista was good too so don't knock it people!
(Offline)

01-31-2010, 11:01 AM	#44
PeterT CUSL2...GA-EP45-UD3P...? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunny Florida, USA Posts: 2,935	Re: Pricing on Windows 7 Stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Still trying to find a reasonably priced in-place upgrade path for my 2 Vista Ultimate 64 rigs. I have Win 7 Home Premium Upgrade, but unfortunately can't use that to upgrade from Vista Ultimate. Found this: WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE RETAIL PRODUCT KEY Is this legit? It is only the key. Could I use my Win 7 Home Upgrade disc to do the in-place upgrade and then use this Ultimate key to activate? If not, where to download a legit (unaltered) Win 7 Ultimate 64 ISO? If this is legit and works, I could upgrade 2 PCs for $40! Anyone? TIA. edit: Here's another one, "Elecsurf_PC": Windows 7 This one is $99. Seems more realistic. I couldn't find either one of these merchants on "Reseller Ratings.com" __________________ Proud Member: Team-CUSL2 - 'The Old School Crew' Asus Eee PC 1000HE, 1x2GB Corsair DDR2 667 GA-EP45-UD3P, Q9550, 4x2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800, EVGA 9800GTX+ 512MB GA-EP45-DS3L, E7200, 4x2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800, Asus EAH4850 TOP 512MB GA-EP45-UD3P, E6600, 4x1GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 1066, EVGA 8800GTS 512MB P5B-D in a box at the moment P4P800-D, P4 2.4C, 4x512MB Mushkin DDR 400, ATI AIW X800XT 256MB TUSL2C, P3-S 1.4, 2x256MB Corsair XMS150, ATI 9800PRO 128MB, TB Santa Cruz CUSL2, P3 1.0, 1x256MB & 2x128MB Corsair PC133, Asus V7700D 32MB, SB Live! * Please join ABXZone and participate * Last edited by PeterT; 01-31-2010 at 01:19 PM..
(Online)

01-31-2010, 06:07 PM	#45
PeterT CUSL2...GA-EP45-UD3P...? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunny Florida, USA Posts: 2,935	Re: Pricing on Windows 7 Stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well, I gave it a try and IT IS LEGIT! I got the product key and a Microsoft download link. The download worked. I burned an ISO and it appears to be OK. I called Microsoft, gave them the key and they confirmed that it is a valid, unused Win 7 Ultimate Retail key. No problem! I just ordered a second one and this time got a download link for the 32 bit version, just in case I ever want that. Get 'em while you can, for $25: WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE RETAIL PRODUCT KEY I am going to try the in-place upgrade on both of my Vista Ultimate rigs... one at a time, of course. Wish me luck! __________________ Proud Member: Team-CUSL2 - 'The Old School Crew' Asus Eee PC 1000HE, 1x2GB Corsair DDR2 667 GA-EP45-UD3P, Q9550, 4x2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800, EVGA 9800GTX+ 512MB GA-EP45-DS3L, E7200, 4x2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800, Asus EAH4850 TOP 512MB GA-EP45-UD3P, E6600, 4x1GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 1066, EVGA 8800GTS 512MB P5B-D in a box at the moment P4P800-D, P4 2.4C, 4x512MB Mushkin DDR 400, ATI AIW X800XT 256MB TUSL2C, P3-S 1.4, 2x256MB Corsair XMS150, ATI 9800PRO 128MB, TB Santa Cruz CUSL2, P3 1.0, 1x256MB & 2x128MB Corsair PC133, Asus V7700D 32MB, SB Live! * Please join ABXZone and participate *
(Online)

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode