Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 30th Sep 2009 21:36 UTC
Windows 7 will be released October 22, and the pricing information for both the full and upgrade versions have been known for a while. However, as most of us geeks will know, there's a third variant you can buy, apart from upgrades and full versions: OEM or system builder releases. NewEgg has leaked the pricing information for these releases too.
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2006-12-05
I have to admit, I've been running Windows 7 on my new Dell machine (well, actually it's from 2007, but just recently became mine), and I have to admit... I like it. It does still have some flaws (what does Microsoft put out that doesn't?), but for the most part, the OS itself is nice and clean by default. Assuming I'm able to buy it, it'll be my first Windows since... XP (though I don't intend to use it as a main OS). Oh, whoopty-doo... only two releases ago, but that's actually what, a 8-year-old OS? Hell, I'm on a 9-year-old PC that came with ME (quickly replaced with XP ASAP, though running Linux currently) right now.
The problem is, it's expensive (IMO, overpriced). 300 bucks for a Full, Professional version. Why full, professional? Two reasons: to make it future-proof (Home Premium doesn't support more than 16GB memory, even on 64-bit machines) and to avoid having to hold on to a Windows XP CD. It drives me nuts that to this day, I have to keep track of a Windows 98 disc just in case I decide to re-partition or install Windows on a new partition. Otherwise, I run into the equivalent of a brick wall, unable to get any further... and not much is more annoying than that.
Edited 2009-10-01 06:33 UTC