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Public Forum => Pc Help/Tweak Page => Topic started by: Fraggle79 on October 23, 2009, 08:39:46 PM

Title: Windows 7 student deal
Post by: Fraggle79 on October 23, 2009, 08:39:46 PM

http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/10/21/windows-7-s-big-day-tomorrow-new-offers-announced.aspx


"Windows 7 Student Offer: If you are a student (an .edu email address is required), you can upgrade to Windows 7 at the LOWEST PRICE offered, $29.99 in the U.S. This offer runs through January 3rd, 2010 for US, Canada, France, Germany, Korea, Mexico and UK and March 31st, 2010 for Australia.

UPDATE: For more information on the Windows 7 Student Offer, click here. "

Title: Re: Windows 7 student deal
Post by: V.I.P. on October 23, 2009, 10:13:06 PM

I already bought it and have Home Premium installed, 64 bit of course.  I love it so far, try opening up task manager and when you see about 10 processes it makes it feel more efficient.  I've not had a single program freeze up yet and I like the UI too.  Good things so far...

Title: Re: Windows 7 student deal
Post by: crazydog on October 24, 2009, 03:20:36 AM

If you don't have a 64-bit processor, apparently there's issues with installing the student version.

Title: Re: Windows 7 student deal
Post by: V.I.P. on October 24, 2009, 07:42:07 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/64-bit

who doesn't have 64 bit processors by now?

Title: Re: Windows 7 student deal
Post by: crazydog on October 24, 2009, 03:26:42 PM

Plenty of people. :P

Title: Re: Windows 7 student deal
Post by: Hitman Smurf on October 24, 2009, 09:50:22 PM

Wish I had a dot edu e-mail so I could get it on the cheap  :crybaby:

Title: Re: Windows 7 student deal
Post by: Luggage on October 26, 2009, 11:20:04 AM

So, do they mail you an install CD or do you have to download the OS?

Reason I ask is that have a buddy in school so could get him to buy it for me but needs to be transferable to me in person...

Title: Re: Windows 7 student deal
Post by: crazydog on October 26, 2009, 01:21:40 PM

It's a download.

Title: Re: Windows 7 student deal
Post by: V.I.P. on October 26, 2009, 04:26:45 PM

For an extra 13$ they will mail you a CD.

Title: Re: Windows 7 student deal
Post by: Mustard on October 26, 2009, 07:14:34 PM

Ha, suckers! I'm in the CIT program at my school, I got it free months ago.

/gloating

Title: Re: Windows 7 student deal
Post by: V.I.P. on October 27, 2009, 08:01:10 AM

Well can you hook me up with another copy?  I just bought a 500gb hd from Crazydog and I need an OS to put on it for a movie/song storage comp =)

Title: Re: Windows 7 student deal
Post by: Hitman Smurf on October 27, 2009, 09:43:52 AM

This is why I'm against buying an OS...$300 for everyone except if your in school you get it for $30 (which is what it's really worth)

Title: Re: Windows 7 student deal
Post by: V.I.P. on October 27, 2009, 09:46:19 AM

Get Linux!

Title: Re: Windows 7 student deal
Post by: Mustard on October 27, 2009, 02:03:30 PM

I don't know, if I had known how good it was I would have been willing to shell out at least $200 for it. It's a major MAJOR upgrade over XP, which is what I was using before this.

Sorry VIP, I only get one license. I have to remember the site, I'll try thinking of it, but there's a MS run site where you can get it cheap. It's for students of course, but I doubt it'd be too hard to fake that.

Title: Re: Windows 7 student deal
Post by: V.I.P. on October 27, 2009, 08:10:34 PM

I've already got one of the student versions...I want another for my laptop and extra comp XD I'm greedy