The differences between the Pro and the Home Premium doesn't seem to be significant to me. So far the virtualization of XP doesn't solve any of the incompatibilities I have experienced with the Release Candidate. I've pre-ordered directly from Microsoft. Hopefully I won't regret my switch back from OSX.
Theresa
My Computer
At a glance
windows 7i76 GB triple channelSapphire 4870 512MB
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
home built
OS
windows 7
CPU
i7
Motherboard
Gigabyte EX58-UD4P
Memory
6 GB triple channel
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire 4870 512MB
Sound Card
889a
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 25"
Hard Drives
Western Digital Black 1TB
Western Digital 750MB
PSU
don't remember
Case
Antec HTPC Remote Plus (not sure of the exact model name)
I ordered as soon as I saw the email! The 64.99 price is for Canada. Still a good deal if you ask me. Anyone know if they will be packaging the 64bit version with the 32bit version?
Snarks
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4 ghz4 GBNvidia Quadro 7700x
I ordered as soon as I saw the email! The 64.99 price is for Canada. Still a good deal if you ask me. Anyone know if they will be packaging the 64bit version with the 32bit version?
Does anyone know if one of these retailers accepts PayPal? I checked all of them and from what I can tell everyone wants a credit card, which I don't have. There were three or four that didn't have the pre-order on their sites yet...unless one of them accepts PayPal it looks like I'm out of luck.
PayPal will take money from a checking or savings account. Though some websites that 'accept' PayPal will only let you use it for a credit card payment and not an e-check.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Build 7229 x64Intel Core2 Duo T5250 @ 1.50GHz2GB DDR2Moble Intel 965 Express
PayPal will take money from a checking or savings account. Though some websites that 'accept' PayPal will only let you use it for a credit card payment and not an e-check.
Does anyone know if one of these retailers accepts PayPal? I checked all of them and from what I can tell everyone wants a credit card, which I don't have. There were three or four that didn't have the pre-order on their sites yet...unless one of them accepts PayPal it looks like I'm out of luck.
So if you buy the "upgrade" disc to get a good price, and have W7 build on, do you have to reinstall the preinstalled Vista image that came with the machine just to show it to the W7 install disc?
One thing MS decided to was take out some of the extra weight seen when piling extras into the OS when deciding what to do on 7! Since Vista overtook many by surprise of being much larger then XP they finally realized Windows was simply going to get bigger and too much with each newer version unless....? something like "7" came along!
The improved shadow copy feature for backup will be seen in the Ultimate being one thing to consider for the higher price however while not seeing all of the bloat of the progressively larger gui/core.
W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Bo...AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd r...Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper ...MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 o...
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom builds = 2
OS
W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Boot - Main PC W7 Remote PC Micro ATX W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd remote pc
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4-Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
Memory
Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper X Fury 8gb 2nd
Graphics Card(s)
MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 on mini tower
Sound Card
Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio P - Realtek onooard 2nd case
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VW199T-P 19" HP 2082a Main-HP 2082a 20" remote pc
Screen Resolution
Asus 1440x900 - HP 1600x900
Hard Drives
WD Black 1TB HD per OS W7, W10, and pending W11 presently on 500gb OS Drive - Pending Triple 1TB HDs for Spanned Storage/backup volume
Single 2TB external USB enclosure, single 1TB System 7 Host/Boot drive, Pending 8TB external HD for system image b
PSU
Corsair 750TX - primary / Corsair CX600 - second
Case
Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible / NZXT Vulcan mini tower
I imagine you would the exact same method used for a VIsta upgrade disk to see a full install of 7 since both are very close in methods there. Clean Install From Upgrade Vista - Vista Forums
W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Bo...AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd r...Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper ...MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 o...
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom builds = 2
OS
W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Boot - Main PC W7 Remote PC Micro ATX W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd remote pc
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4-Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
Memory
Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper X Fury 8gb 2nd
Graphics Card(s)
MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 on mini tower
Sound Card
Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio P - Realtek onooard 2nd case
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VW199T-P 19" HP 2082a Main-HP 2082a 20" remote pc
Screen Resolution
Asus 1440x900 - HP 1600x900
Hard Drives
WD Black 1TB HD per OS W7, W10, and pending W11 presently on 500gb OS Drive - Pending Triple 1TB HDs for Spanned Storage/backup volume
Single 2TB external USB enclosure, single 1TB System 7 Host/Boot drive, Pending 8TB external HD for system image b
PSU
Corsair 750TX - primary / Corsair CX600 - second
Case
Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible / NZXT Vulcan mini tower
It appears all those that have been trying Windows 7 RC get the special upgrade deal too. I received an email saying.
"You've been using Windows® 7 for a while now, and we hope you've been enjoying a simpler PC experience. Because you've been a loyal Windows customer, we're offering you the Windows 7 upgrade at a great introductory price* - only $49.99 for Home Premium or $99.99 for Professional. It's our way of saying thanks for trying it out. To take advantage of this deal, pre-order your copy while supplies last."
