Windows 7 Pre-orders at 50% Off

Published on June 30, 2009 By Island Dog In Personal Computing

Windows 7 is scheduled for general release on October 22nd. Pricing for Windows 7 has also been revealed for full and upgrade versions. They have also started an upgrade program for people wanting to buy a new PC now, and will enable them to receive Windows 7 for free or at a significant discount.

Anyone who buys a PC from a participating OEM or retailer with Windows Vista Home Premium, Business or Ultimate on it will all receive an upgrade to the corresponding version of Windows 7 at little or no cost to customers. The Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program will be available until January 31st, 2010 – and is global! For more information on taking advantage of the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program, visit www.windows.com/upgradeoffer.

The retails upgrade prices for Windows 7 are:

Windows 7 Home Premium (Upgrade): $119.99
Windows 7 Professional (Upgrade): $199.99
Windows 7 Ultimate (Upgrade): $219.99

Full versions are:

Windows 7 Home Premium (Full): $199.99
Windows 7 Professional (Full): $299.99
Windows 7 Ultimate (Full): $319.99

The best part is a special limited-time offer in which you can preorder Windows 7 for 50% off the upgrade pricing. That means you can grab Windows 7 for as low as $49! This will only go on for a couple of weeks, so you need to grab these before July 11th.

Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade - $49.99 from Amazon

Windows 7 Professional Upgrade - $99.99 from Amazon

Sources: Windows 7 Team Blog

Comments (Page 2)

starkers

on Jul 01, 2009

Ok then if i have Viste home pre.... Can i update to Win 7 pro.....?

Yes, you can do this via the 'Upgrade Anytime' function in Windows Vista when Win 7 goes gold... otherwise (if you're in the US), you can take advantage of this pre-order deal and save yourself some cash.

Sadly, that 50% deal isn't extended to Oz, so Win 7 Ultimate full edition will cost upwards of AUD $450+, and we'll be paying around AUD S350 - $370 for Win 7 Home Premium.... well that's what the guy at my local PC store is saying. Could be more, but hopefully less. Oh well, if I want it.....

Lantec

on Jul 01, 2009

Sadly, that 50% deal isn't extended to Oz,

They have to charge you full price so they can change the spelling on words like color.......

ordered 2 copies of Pro from newegg

CaptainAanderson

on Jul 01, 2009

I'm guessing that the upgrade versions are only for people who bought vista?

Anthony R

on Jul 01, 2009

I pre-ordered the Premium upgrade last night.... what a great price. I switched over to 64-bit on the RC 7100 and I'm doing good with it, so I imagine I'll keep using 64-bit.

This guy had some answers to upgrade questions that I found helpful:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10274963-56.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody

Nitro Cruiser

on Jul 01, 2009

I'm guessing that the upgrade versions are only for people who bought vista?

It will upgrade XP too.

Nitro Cruiser

on Jul 01, 2009

This link should be helpful for those on the fence: Do you need more than Windows 7 Home Premium?

CaptainAanderson

on Jul 01, 2009

Nitro Cruiser

reply 20

I'm guessing that the upgrade versions are only for people who bought vista?

It will upgrade XP too.

It requires a clean install though, right?

It would be nice to save 100 bucks though...

Is there really a difference between the pro and home premium versions for a gamer who just wants the higher RAM cap by going 64bit?

starkers

on Jul 01, 2009

Sadly, that 50% deal isn't extended to Oz,

They have to charge you full price so they can change the spelling on words like color.......

What, so they can put the U back in words where it belongs over there in the States?

psychoak

on Jul 02, 2009

You mean where it belongs in French? Just because the brits were too lazy to actually make a new language instead of just mashing everything together, doesn't mean the yanks are wrong for actually changing something to be more efficient.

ThePhantasma

on Jul 02, 2009

Island Dog

reply 12

Thanks a lot EU and MS...
Thank the EU entirely, they are ones who keep haggling MS about it.

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/19&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

...And thanks to Opera!

Even i am not big fan of EU Commission, they didn't require Windows 7E-version, nor clean install, etc.

That Windows Team Blog is full of happy customers, NOT

http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/06/25/announcing-the-windows-7-upgrade-option-program-amp-windows-7-pricing-bring-on-ga.aspx

Robbie_Boy

on Jul 02, 2009

So if i can get it from the U.S. i can go from Vista home pre to win 7 pro.......with just the upgrade package.....?($99.00)

is this for shure

starkers

on Jul 02, 2009

Robbie_Boy

reply 1

So if i can get it from the U.S. i can go from Vista home pre to win 7 pro.......with just the upgrade package.....?($99.00)

is this for shure

If you're in the US or Canada, yes on the pre-order discount... otherwise you can go via the 'Upgrade Anytime' option in Vista when Win 7 is released, at the going price... or alternatively, purchase a retail copy when they hit the stores.

Robbie_Boy

on Jul 02, 2009

Well that's great........

cos the way i was reading it you could only upgrade to win 7 home premium from Vista home premium.....?

Spartan

on Jul 02, 2009

Of course the Bullshit is that there is not discount for the Ultimate Edition. Those of us that got Vista Ultimate (several copies in fact) should get some serious love from MS for the giant letdown that was Vista Ultimate.

ShelbyGT_The_Car

on Jul 02, 2009

I'm waiting for the OEM builder packages.

Thanks ID

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