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 #2 Tuesday, June 30, 2009 9:02 AM
I believe both 32 and 64 are included in the box.
Reply #3 Tuesday, June 30, 2009 9:09 AM
Seems you get both 32 and 64 bit versions on the disk.
Reply #4 Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:21 PM
My OEM Vista Ultimate DVD had both 32/64 versions, selectable at first power-on of the laptop that came with it. I'd expect similar from Win7.
But since I've not been as active in tracking Win7 development as I had been with prior OS releases (I installed some beta months ago, but used it for about 11 minutes), I am intently curious to know if the only differences between Ultimate and Pro versions are what's indicated in the product comparision charts I've seen, such as the one found here:
That indicates to me it's just bitlocker and localizations that differ (neither feature are necessary, or even desired, by me). But I've been burned by overly-generalized comparison charts before, so if there are more detailed / accurate comparisons, I'd appreciate a link if available (top-of-the-head summaries work too).
Reply #5 Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:27 PM
I'm gona buy the OEM version when MY RC's run out on both my desktop and laptop... upgrades are nice but a pain.
Reply #6 Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:28 PM
I already pre-ordered my Windows 7 Professional at Newegg. I still have XP Professional and figured it was a good time to upgrade.
Reply #7 Tuesday, June 30, 2009 2:00 PM
... So im getting a new pc soon... so should i just transplant my xp to my new pc and preorder windows 7...? I aint wait for a new pc until october... what should I do?... 
Reply #8 Tuesday, June 30, 2009 4:00 PM
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Reply #10 Wednesday, July 1, 2009 12:42 AM
So what's this about needing an XP compatibility mode? And what's this about it only being available in Pro and above?
Reply #11 Wednesday, July 1, 2009 1:03 AM
Pro is the only way to fly anyway. Not having domain support is nutty, the home editions have always sucked monkey nuts.
Reply #12 Wednesday, July 1, 2009 9:00 AM
Thank the EU entirely, they are ones who keep haggling MS about it.
Reply #13 Wednesday, July 1, 2009 9:45 AM
As I read it, It will have Virtual PC with a copy of XP.
Reply #14 Wednesday, July 1, 2009 9:57 AM
If you made the mistake and bought Vista Ultimate. The only way to do an in place upgrade to Windows 7 is to use Windows 7 Ultimate. There is no 50% discount on Windows 7 Ultimate. And you can only downgrade to Windows 7 Pro or Home if you do a clean install. 
Reply #15 Wednesday, July 1, 2009 10:49 AM
Ok then if i have Viste home pre.... Can i update to Win 7 pro.....?
Reply #16 Wednesday, July 1, 2009 12:01 PM
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.
Sadly, that 50% deal isn't extended to Oz, so Win 7 Ultimate full edition will cost upwards of AUD $450+, and we'll be paying around AUD S350 - $370 for Win 7 Home Premium.... well that's what the guy at my local PC store is saying. Could be more, but hopefully less. Oh well, if I want it.....
Reply #17 Wednesday, July 1, 2009 12:34 PM
They have to charge you full price so they can change the spelling on words like color....... 
ordered 2 copies of Pro from newegg 
Reply #18 Wednesday, July 1, 2009 12:50 PM
I'm guessing that the upgrade versions are only for people who bought vista?
Reply #19 Wednesday, July 1, 2009 1:52 PM
I pre-ordered the Premium upgrade last night.... what a great price. I switched over to 64-bit on the RC 7100 and I'm doing good with it, so I imagine I'll keep using 64-bit.
This guy had some answers to upgrade questions that I found helpful:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10274963-56.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody
Reply #20 Wednesday, July 1, 2009 1:57 PM
It will upgrade XP too.
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Reply #1 Tuesday, June 30, 2009 8:44 AM
Can you find anywhere on the amazon page for the Professional upgrade where it states 32 bit or 64 bit?