BestBuy.com to presell Windows 7 upgrades starting 6/26, starting at $49.99 Engadget has what it says is a leaked internal memo that says Best Buy will be "preselling" Windows 7 upgrades between June 26th and July 11th on bestbuy.com
I woud wate, don't buy a Laptop or deastop tell after June 26th you will get Windows 7 upgrade for free. Best Buy may be the first but every one will follow in a day or two. But Your upgrade will not work intell mid Oct.
Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade: $49.99 Windows 7 Professional upgrade: $99.99
To ship in late October when Windows 7 is released.
These 'presell' prices are quite a bit lower than what Windows Vista and XP retail upgrades cost... and, AFAIK, snowballs still melt in hell, and pigs are still bound to the ground, so I cannot imagine Microsoft actually lowering their MSRP's that much. Last I heard, Windows 7 retail pricing was to be the same as Vista.... but no lower-cost "Basic" version, so home users will have to buy the more expensive "Home Premium" edition.
Note: the memo reads as though other retailers might also be doing something similar; but dunno who or if prices would be the same.
Additionally, the memo confirms Best Buy's participation in the 'free' upgrade option when purchasing a new Vista-powered PC; but also that free upgrades will be available to those who purchase Vista separately from them as well (both during the period of 6/26 to Windows 7 general availability in October)
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Presell pricing is available starting 6/26, and running till 7/12 at several stores. The price will be the same at all three outlets, but Amazon should be tax free compared to the other two options. Items: $49.99 Shipping & Handling: $4.98 Super Saver Discount: -$4.98 Pre-order Guarantee: -$0.00
Total Before Tax: $49.99 Estimated Tax: $4.37 <==Amazon charges tax to some states.
Contrary to the title of this thread, there is no student discount currently active via MSDN AA.
Hold off on buying a Laptop or deastop tell after June 26th, you will get Windows 7 upgrad for free. At Best Buy And More....
ANightShopper
Silly Member
posted: Jun. 12, 2009 @ 9:28p
Thanks, OP.
Zenoicus
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Jun. 12, 2009 @ 9:34p
ANightShopper said:Isn't we discussed this a few days ago?The other thread--which generated way more discussion than this one--was actually the repost.
airtommy
Senior Member - 7K
posted: Jun. 13, 2009 @ 8:35p
Skulles said:I heard if you buy a pc almost anyplace after the 26th you'll get windows 7 for free when it is released.
I assume you have to buy it from a reputable pc place. WRONG, as is clearly stated in the title of this thread, you can buy it at BestBuy.
BigAlan
Member
posted: Jun. 13, 2009 @ 9:26p
airtommy said:Skulles said:I heard if you buy a pc almost anyplace after the 26th you'll get windows 7 for free when it is released.
I assume you have to buy it from a reputable pc place. WRONG, as is clearly stated in the title of this thread, you can buy it at BestBuy.
If you can buy it at BestBuy, show me the link to it at BestBuy.com
eb3604
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 13, 2009 @ 9:51p
sort of off topic, but does anyone know if microsoft is going to have another promotion like the powertogether one? prob not, but it was nice getting vista and office for like $12
FrugalFreak
Teh d00d
posted: Jun. 15, 2009 @ 11:40p
Anyone tell me in simple terms why Winders 7 is going to be better than XP or Vista? Did they add fax back in all versions? More trusted computing & DRM as mandated by MPAAFIA,RIAAFA or are they finally serving the buyer base they created the products for?, Did they delete the "MS knows best" security user account control, Did they restore the easy to add desktop custom toolbars, speedy performance, Easy changeable Custom Themes, Did they stop trying to be security provider, mommy, cop, etc...all in one?
Simple math; Winders 7 + new needed PC hardware = $$$$$$ for MS & Manufacturers. It means YOU LOSE!
ANightShopper
Silly Member
posted: Jun. 15, 2009 @ 11:59p
FrugalFreak said:anyone tell me in simple terms why Windows is better than XP or Vista? did the add fax back?To me, the best fax application with answering mashine was talk works 3.0 by symantec. The build in fax in Vista as well as in Windows are both crap. I can not learn how to send a fax in them and no voice support.
airtommy
Senior Member - 7K
posted: Jun. 15, 2009 @ 11:59p
FrugalFreak said:anyone tell me in simple terms why Windows is better than XP or Vista? XP is BETTER
This is very poorly written, to the extent that they actually lie (I think accidentally):
there's nothing complicated about the final results, which showed that "any illusions about Windows 7 somehow being leaner or more efficient than Vista can now be thrown out the window." Sure, there was some speedup -- 7 was 60 percent faster than Vista during the dual-core workflow tests -- but overall, 7's just slower on dual- and quad-core hardware than XP. W7 is faster than Vista, as is demonstrated in the analysis they link at the end of the article.
As for XP, I agree with you. I'll keep using it as long as possible.
Ahnold
Ancient Member
posted: Jun. 16, 2009 @ 12:50a
W7 is nice but I'll probably stick with xp so my printer, scanner and tv recorder still work.
brotherhpj
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Jun. 16, 2009 @ 7:51a
Is Microsoft still going to cut off support for XP in June2009?
I recall <$100 prices for vista Ultimate Upgrades around the time of launch. Then later CompUSA had them for ~$100 again when vista sp1 install discs came out and they were trying to shift the Ultimate (non sp1) Signature edition upgrade boxes.
thekub
New Member
posted: Jun. 16, 2009 @ 8:15a
FrugalFreak said:Anyone tell me in simple terms why Winders 7 is going to be better than XP or Vista? Did they add fax back in all versions? More trusted computing & DRM as mandated by MPAAFIA,RIAAFA or are they finally serving the buyer base they created the products for?, Did they delete the "MS knows best" security user account control, Did they restore the easy to add desktop custom toolbars, speedy performance, Easy changeable Custom Themes, Did they stop trying to be security provider, mommy, cop, etc...all in one?
Simple math; Winders 7 + new needed PC hardware = $$$$$$ for MS & Manufacturers. It means YOU LOSE!
TPM is not solely used for DRM. Its a multipurpose tool used in security and encryption.
UAC is a GOOD THING for the 90% of average-joe users. Yes, its a change and can be annoyance to an experienced user, but it takes all of 10 seconds to disable if desired.
Also, your benchmarking article is from January, which could very likely be outdated.
RGrizzzz
Member
posted: Jun. 16, 2009 @ 9:35a
brotherhpj said:Is Microsoft still going to cut off support for XP in June2009? Yes.
vcarpio
Happy Member
posted: Jun. 16, 2009 @ 9:48a
FrugalFreak said:Did they stop trying to be security provider, mommy, cop, etc...all in one?
You forgot to add (or maybe it's implied) MS also decides when our perfectly working hardware setup is now "obsolete".
secstate
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Jun. 16, 2009 @ 10:12a
RGrizzzz said:brotherhpj said:Is Microsoft still going to cut off support for XP in June2009? Yes.
Actually I guess it depends on what you mean my support. My understanding is that security patches and other critical updates will be released until April 2014 (http://keznews.com/4375_Microsoft__June_30_not_end_of_Windows_XP_support). This is just one link that says the same. So sure you might not get IE10 on you XP box but you should have no problem to continue using it securely for some time to come.
handyguy
Senior Member - 10K
posted: Jun. 16, 2009 @ 10:26a
brotherhpj said:Is Microsoft still going to cut off support for XP in June2009?
What about those new Netbooks that come with XP?
osv1
Ancient Member
posted: Jun. 16, 2009 @ 10:39a
i just finished up a big video editing job, including making the dvd master, on this win7 beta, and it worked perfectly... stability is paramount.
even if win7 is a tiny bit slower than xp, it's irrelevant, because advances in hardware more than make up for it.
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