A very important information has just been revealed: Windows 7 OEM pricing. And why is it important? Simply because this money will make the difference when you try to buy a laptop with Windows 7 included.
We’ve talked before about the Windows 7 pricing, so here’s a quick reference to compare it with OEM:
|
Full |
Upgrade |
OEM |
| Home Premium |
$ 200 |
$ 120 |
$ 110 |
| Professional |
$ 300 |
$ 200 |
$ 140 |
| Ultimate |
$ 320 |
$ 220 |
$ 190 |
OEM pricing it is extremely important to computer builders, and of course users. But there are some considerations:
- OEM versions are only licensed to one machine. Period. You don’t get the chance to use the same license on a separate machine, even if you don’t have it installed in the original machine.
- Also is required for OEM, clean installations of the operating system. You cannot upgrade any existing installation, you must clean your hard drive first.
Even though the pricing has only been revealed for three versions, we assume that these versions (Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate) will be the selected ones for any computer manufacturer to use. Specially the Home Premium version (yes, I know, I do not like it either).
We’ve announced a few days back about the pre order offer (US and Canada) in Windows 7 for the Home and Professional versions, well, today is the last day where you get the chance to take this offer.
The pricing in this offer includes a 50% discount in the Windows 7 versions mentioned above, that are even cheaper than the Vista versions without the discount:
- Windows 7 Home Premium: $50.00
- Windows 7 Professional: $100.00
The sites involved where you can get it and also get free shiping options are:
Even more, here are other on-line stores selling the:
There has been a lot of speculation about this for a long time, but Microsoft announced officially the pricing that is related with Windows 7 in retail and upgrade versions. And guess what? It will be cheaper than Vista.
The difference isn’t all that much with the original pricing in Vista, but still the operating system is different and I’m sure you won’t regret the money invested in this OS as you may regretted with Vista. Here’s the detailed pricing:
Retail Versions
- Windows 7 Home Premium – $199.99 – [Vista Home Premium - $249.99]
- Windows 7 Professional – $299.99
- Windows 7 Ultimate – $319.99 – [Vista Ultimate - $319.99]
Upgrade Versions
- Windows 7 Home Premium – $119.99 – [Vista Home Premium - $129.99]
- Windows 7 Professional $199.99
- Windows 7 Ultimate – $219.99 – [Vista Ultimate - $219.99]
But wait, there’s more. There are some more good news about pre-ordering Windows 7 and getting 50% discount over the pricing mentioned above.
Amazon and other sites are offering discounts for those that purchase their Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional versions before July 11th:
- Windows 7 Home Premium – $50.00
- Windows 7 Professional $100.00
Check Amazon Windows 7 site.
