Windows 7 Pre-orders at 50% Off
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 by Island Dog | Discussion: Personal Computing
Windows 7 is scheduled for general release on October 22nd. Pricing for Windows 7 has also been revealed for full and upgrade versions. They have also started an upgrade program for people wanting to buy a new PC now, and will enable them to receive Windows 7 for free or at a significant discount.
Anyone who buys a PC from a participating OEM or retailer with Windows Vista Home Premium, Business or Ultimate on it will all receive an upgrade to the corresponding version of Windows 7 at little or no cost to customers. The Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program will be available until January 31st, 2010 – and is global! For more information on taking advantage of the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program, visit www.windows.com/upgradeoffer.
The retails upgrade prices for Windows 7 are:
- Windows 7 Home Premium (Upgrade): $119.99
- Windows 7 Professional (Upgrade): $199.99
- Windows 7 Ultimate (Upgrade): $219.99
Full versions are:
- Windows 7 Home Premium (Full): $199.99
- Windows 7 Professional (Full): $299.99
- Windows 7 Ultimate (Full): $319.99
The best part is a special limited-time offer in which you can preorder Windows 7 for 50% off the upgrade pricing. That means you can grab Windows 7 for as low as $49! This will only go on for a couple of weeks, so you need to grab these before July 11th.
Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade - $49.99 from Amazon
Windows 7 Professional Upgrade - $99.99 from Amazon
Sources: Windows 7 Team Blog
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Reply #22 Wednesday, July 1, 2009 2:55 PM
I'm guessing that the upgrade versions are only for people who bought vista?
It will upgrade XP too.
It requires a clean install though, right?
It would be nice to save 100 bucks though...
Is there really a difference between the pro and home premium versions for a gamer who just wants the higher RAM cap by going 64bit?
Reply #23 Wednesday, July 1, 2009 11:45 PM
They have to charge you full price so they can change the spelling on words like color.......
What, so they can put the U back in words where it belongs over there in the States? 
Reply #24 Thursday, July 2, 2009 12:39 AM
You mean where it belongs in French? Just because the brits were too lazy to actually make a new language instead of just mashing everything together, doesn't mean the yanks are wrong for actually changing something to be more efficient.
Reply #25 Thursday, July 2, 2009 3:04 AM
Thanks a lot EU and MS...
Thank the EU entirely, they are ones who keep haggling MS about it.
...And thanks to Opera!
Even i am not big fan of EU Commission, they didn't require Windows 7E-version, nor clean install, etc.
That Windows Team Blog is full of happy customers, NOT 
Reply #26 Thursday, July 2, 2009 11:23 AM
So if i can get it from the U.S. i can go from Vista home pre to win 7 pro.......with just the upgrade package.....?($99.00)
is this for shure
Reply #27 Thursday, July 2, 2009 11:52 AM
Yes, you can do this via the 'Upgrade Anytime' function in Windows Vista when Win 7 goes gold... otherwise (if you're in the US), you can take advantage of this pre-order deal and save yourself some cash.
So if i can get it from the U.S. i can go from Vista home pre to win 7 pro.......with just the upgrade package.....?($99.00)
is this for shure
If you're in the US or Canada, yes on the pre-order discount... otherwise you can go via the 'Upgrade Anytime' option in Vista when Win 7 is released, at the going price... or alternatively, purchase a retail copy when they hit the stores.
Reply #28 Thursday, July 2, 2009 1:16 PM
Well that's great........
cos the way i was reading it you could only upgrade to win 7 home premium from Vista home premium.....?
Reply #29 Thursday, July 2, 2009 5:44 PM
Of course the Bullshit is that there is not discount for the Ultimate Edition. Those of us that got Vista Ultimate (several copies in fact) should get some serious love from MS for the giant letdown that was Vista Ultimate.
Reply #30 Thursday, July 2, 2009 6:30 PM
I'm waiting for the OEM builder packages.
Thanks ID
Reply #31 Thursday, July 2, 2009 7:05 PM
No, you can upgrade to Win 7 Ultimate or Professional from any Vista version. 
Reply #32 Thursday, July 2, 2009 7:25 PM
If you purchase the upgrade, you will not have to do a clean install. I'm not sure if a clean install will be possible from the upgrade disks or if you will just be able to use your XP/Vista disk for verification. You should run the upgrade compatibility tool first, especially if your come from XP. It can be download from MS.
If your main concern is gaming, you could probably save your money and just get home premium. It's doubtful that any new game or app will be able to make use of 16 GB of RAM any time soon, and even further away to make use of PRO's 192 GB.
Reply #33 Thursday, July 2, 2009 7:28 PM
It won't.
Reply #35 Thursday, July 2, 2009 9:41 PM
That's like music to my ears... 
if i have vista 32bit can i update to Win 7 64bit as well or is that asking toooo much...
Reply #36 Thursday, July 2, 2009 10:14 PM
It requires a clean install though, right? It would be nice to save 100 bucks though... Is there really a difference between the pro and home premium versions for a gamer who just wants the higher RAM cap by going 64bit?
If you purchase the upgrade, you will not have to do a clean install. I'm not sure if a clean install will be possible from the upgrade disks or if you will just be able to use your XP/Vista disk for verification. You should run the upgrade compatibility tool first, especially if your come from XP. It can be download from MS.
If your main concern is gaming, you could probably save your money and just get home premium. It's doubtful that any new game or app will be able to make use of 16 GB of RAM any time soon, and even further away to make use of PRO's 192 GB.
I ran the tool and it told me i was good for both the 32 and 64 bit versions, but it told me a "custom installation" would be necessary and then that i should back up my apps before i started. I wouldn't need to back up anything if it was an upgrade-in-place. And by "Custom instalation" i assume it means clean install. I don't see how it will work uprgrading from XP if the upgrade versions do not do what microsoft says they need to do
Reply #37 Thursday, July 2, 2009 11:04 PM
If you want to go that way, yes. I know the full versions of Win 7 Professional and Ultimate have both 32 and 64 bit versions on the installation disc, but I'm not sure if upgrade copies do... you'd have to check that at point of purchase.
Reply #38 Thursday, July 2, 2009 11:21 PM
I won't....it's the best OS MS has ever released.....the RC appears to be rock-solid. [so far] ...
Reply #39 Thursday, July 2, 2009 11:36 PM
Bet you it's not near as solid as OSX 10.6...
(Apples and oranges yes I know...)
Reply #40 Friday, July 3, 2009 2:46 AM
(Apples and oranges yes I know...)
Can't skin OS-X 10.6 with ObjectDesktop, though.
I've not used OS-X 10.6 so can not comment on its reliability/performance, but I can categorically state that Win 7 is rock solid (even in RC) and is definitely the best OS Microsoft has put out... ever! It's on my PC shopping list... at the top, though it's only just ahead of an OCZ Vertex 120gb SSD drive.
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Reply #21 Wednesday, July 1, 2009 2:02 PM
This link should be helpful for those on the fence: Do you need more than Windows 7 Home Premium?