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Windows Which Version of Windows 7 to Pre-order

Discussion in 'Software' started by Promethus, 12 Jul 2009.

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  1. Paradigm Shifter

    Paradigm Shifter de nihilo nihil fit

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    I just pre-ordered two copies of Home Premium and one of Professional. One of the HP copies will go to family, and the other two are destined for my laptop and desktop respectively.
     
    Paradigm Shifter, 15 Jul 2009
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  2. Zoon

    Zoon Hunting Wabbits since the 80s

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    Home Premium, £44.97, thanks Amazon...
     
    Zoon, 15 Jul 2009
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  3. hodgy100

    hodgy100 Minimodder

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    are they 64-bit versions though?

    or have microsoft just made it so you select which version to install :p
     
    hodgy100, 15 Jul 2009
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  4. azrael-

    azrael- I'm special...

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    You supposedly get both a 32bit and a 64bit disc.
     
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  5. philheckler

    philheckler Used to be a pc enthusiast

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    We can thank the EU for all this non upgrade win7 goodness , i'm sure some copies will be pre-ordered now and sold on at a profit when normal prices hit after release ...

    just need to remember to put a copy of firefox on my memory stick between now and oct .. :):)
     
    philheckler, 15 Jul 2009
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  6. bdead

    bdead rawk.

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    Insane! Amazon have ran out of HP and Ultimate (?!?):eeek: You can still buy Pro though :thumb:

    Glad I ordered at 00.02AM now
     
    bdead, 15 Jul 2009
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  7. hodgy100

    hodgy100 Minimodder

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    hope there are still enough left when my parents get home so I can pre-order it :D
     
    hodgy100, 15 Jul 2009
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  8. kenco_uk

    kenco_uk I unsuccessfully then tried again

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    kenco_uk, 15 Jul 2009
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  9. The_Pope

    The_Pope Geoff Richards Super Moderator

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    I ordered from Play. Sorted :)
     
    The_Pope, 15 Jul 2009
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  10. bdead

    bdead rawk.

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    Now we just have to wait till October. :sigh:
     
    bdead, 15 Jul 2009
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  11. philheckler

    philheckler Used to be a pc enthusiast

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    Ultimate was never there for sale in the first ...

    Suprised that they've sold out of home premium already though... So it really was a limited deal.... I wonder if they are just releasing the stock in blocks...

    Starting to make up my mind now , I'll probably cancel my home premium pre-order and just get pro.
     
    philheckler, 15 Jul 2009
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  12. bdead

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    I think Amazon had put Ultimate for pre-order but it wasn't at a reduced price could be wrong though. 200+ quid is insane for like 2 more features which don't affect performance.
     
    bdead, 15 Jul 2009
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  13. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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    Microsoft did not put a special on Ultimate edition Upgrade. In reality it's only 20$ US difference between the Pro and Ultimate.
     
    GoodBytes, 15 Jul 2009
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  14. bdead

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    Suppose thats not too bad then, still don't think I would buy it after buying Vista Ultimate (what a joke that was..)
     
    bdead, 15 Jul 2009
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  15. mystvearn

    mystvearn any-may

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    I wanted to buy W7 HP E from Amazon. Out of Stock! How can something which you can duplicate loads of time go out of stock... Out of stock in less than 1 day...


    I got mine from Play.

    What is this W7... E thing. What is E? E=Europe? E=no explorer? "E=Ediot":p?

    I hate the EU for not including a web browser as standard. This is the most stupidest reason not to include a web browser in a product...
     
    mystvearn, 15 Jul 2009
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  16. Paradigm Shifter

    Paradigm Shifter de nihilo nihil fit

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    'E' for 'Eviscerated'. :hehe:

    Although I think it's supposed to be 'Europe' edition or something. ;)
     
    Paradigm Shifter, 15 Jul 2009
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  17. Ficky Pucker

    Ficky Pucker I

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    yeah E stands for Europe, i pre-ordered two copies of home premium :)
     
    Ficky Pucker, 15 Jul 2009
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  18. mystvearn

    mystvearn any-may

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    If I'm not mistaken you can install one copy on 6 machines. Correct if I'm wrong
     
    mystvearn, 16 Jul 2009
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  19. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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    Oh nonononono!
    - 1 product key per computer. You are confusing XP retail, where you can install it 6 times before Activation will fail and you need to call Microsoft, once it ended every 3 months a 1 time activation will appear.

    - If you install Vista/Win7 on a second computer, the first computer will loose the activation soon after it access the net, and would need to be activated (so you will need to switch like that).

    There will be Family package in North America (I don't know about other places), where you can buy 3 copies of Home Premium and save... but I don't think you will save over the current offer. At worst it should be come to the same price as the current special now (ie: 3X 50$)
     
    GoodBytes, 16 Jul 2009
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  20. bdead

    bdead rawk.

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    At least you get a nice box..... :thumb:
     
    bdead, 16 Jul 2009
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