Cheapest place to pre-order Windows 7??? (For home)

[reecec]

Hi,
I am looking to find the cheapest place to pre-order windows 7 for my laptop, as I have been looking around and I am trying to find the best deal!!. I think I would go for pro as it has the XP mode unless anybody thinks it would be better to get the home edition???
Thanks
Reece

[steveg]

Argos has windows 7 home premium for £49.99 delivered, which seems pretty reasonable to me. Not sure about the best place to get a pro version.

Steve

[reecec]

Thanks Steve, I will have a look.

[EduTech]

PC World UK Computer Superstore - Buy cheap computers, laptops, desktop PCs, printers, LCD TVs, sat nav, digital cameras and more..

Prices seem pretty reasonable.

[srochford]

Prices seem pretty reasonable.

Would once have said that "reasonable" and "PC World" don't belong in the same sentence! Not always true now, but that price is £20 more than Argos which is quite a difference (ie 40% more expensive!)

[EduTech]

Suppose.. cheaper than Amazon and Play though hehe which is where i expected it to be cheaper.

James.

[Sylv3r]

Suppose.. cheaper than Amazon and Play though hehe which is where i expected it to be cheaper.

James.

I pre-ordered my copy from play.com a couple of weeks ago for £49.99 but it has since gone up.

[SpuffMonkey]

Mine was £44 from Currys of all places - though prices have gone up now

[flyinghaggis]

Just to resurrect this thread is there anywhere else still selling Windows 7 for under £65? Amazon seems to be the cheapest place for it just now.

I also assume if I have a laptop with the 32-bit version of Windows Vista installed I'll still be able to upgrade it to the 64-bit version of Windows 7. I realise it obviously requires a format/full re-install but I take it there's nothing stopping me from doing it?

[AngryTechnician]

Yes, you can use the upgrade licence to go from pretty much any version of Vista to any version of 7, including crossing the 32-bit/64-bit divide. As you rightly state, in your case you have to go the 'custom install' route rather than it being a true in-place upgrade.

A few places are selling it a few pence cheaper, but nothing substantially less than Amazon's price AFAIK.

[synaesthesia]

Pants. Was just about to post Tesco, with a freely available voucher, £45 including delivery.
Has just expired though

(was http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/47899...-full-version/ )

[bertster]

Misco prices are:

Pre-order Windows 7 today from under £65 inc VAT at Misco.co.uk

Home - £56.51
Pro - £130.42
plus vat

Both full versions not upgrades

[painejake]

£65.99 at Overclockers

Going to order mine later this evening

[Dos_Box]

I've pre-ordered 3 copies from play.
2 Home Premiums (laptop and media PC) and an Ultimate. Saves a bucket load by doing it this way.

[painejake]

Mhm im considering pre-ordering ultimate for the extra features :/