Leaked Win7 Upgrade Pricing

Was that a Dell model? Following Vista's disappointed response Dell started offering the choice of which OS you wanted installed including the option for Linux. "Give me 7 or give me nothing!" You ordered a blank drive. Good one!!!

Night Hawk said:

Was that a Dell model? Following Vista's disappointed response Dell started offering the choice of which OS you wanted installed including the option for Linux. "Give me 7 or give me nothing!" You ordered a blank drive. Good one!!!

I looked into a Dell, but it turns out they won't sell you one without an OS (ba*****s).

~Lordbob

Dump the hard drive first thing and put in a blank one! That way you can also see a larger drive to start off with rather then running out of space once you have 7 going. (besides getting rid of all that Dell crud they stick on)

Night Hawk said:

Dump the hard drive first thing and put in a blank one! That way you can also see a larger drive to start off with rather then running out of space once you have 7 going. (besides getting rid of all that Dell crud they stick on)

I ordered mine from here, CyberPower Inc. - UNLEASH THE POWER - Create the PC of your dreams, and purchased with a bigger, blank HDD. Decided not to go with the Dell, because I could get a better laptop from here for about the same price.

I spent $1250 on this:

• Notebook: MSI MS-1722 Notebook 17" Widescreen WSXGA+ 1680x1050 Pixels w/ NVIDIA GeForce GO 9600M-GT 512MB Video, 2.0 Mega Pixels Webcam, HDMI Port, Intel Penryn, & Intel 5300 802.11a/g/n Wireless
• DISPLAY LCD: 17" WSXGA TFT Display 1680x1050 Pixels Resolution LCD
• CPU: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Mobile T9550 Dual-Core Processor @ 2.66GHz 1066FSB 6MB L2 Cache
• MOTHERBOARD: Mobile Intel PM45 + ICH-9M Chipset Mainboard
• MEMORY: 4GB (2x2GB) PC6400 DDR2-800 SODIMM Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
• VIDEO CARD: Built-in NVIDIA GeForce Go 9600M-GT 512MB DDR Video
• HARD DRIVE: 320GB 7200RPM SATA150 HARD DRIVE
• OPTICAL DRIVE: 8X DVD Rewritable Drive
• SOUND: BUILT-IN AC 97 SOUND
• SPEAKERS: BUILT-IN STEREO SPEAKERS SYSTEM
• NETWORK: Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps Network Card
• Internal Wireless Network Card: Intel WiFi Link 5300 a/b/g/n Wireless Adapter
• Bluetooth: Built-in MS-6837D Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
• Flash Media Reader: Built-In 4in1 Media Reader
• BATTERY: 6-cells Li-Ion Battery Pack 4400mAh (MS1722)
• VIDEO CAMERA: Built-in 2.0 Mega Pixel Webcam
• OS: NONE - FORMAT HARD DRIVE ONLY

As opposed to $1600 on this from Dell:
PROCESSORIntel® Core™ 2 Duo T9550 (2.66GHz/1066Mhz FSB/6MB cache)
OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Service Pack 1 64 BiteditOFFICE SOFTWAREMicrosoft® Works 9editWARRANTY AND SERVICE2Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote DiagnosiseditHD DISPLAYBright, Hi Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch RGB LED display (1920x1200)editMEMORY4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHzeditHARD DRIVESize: 320GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)editVIDEO CARD256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650editOPTICAL DRIVE8X Slot Load CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)editBATTERY OPTIONS85 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell)editWIRELESS CARDSIntel 5150 Wimax, Wireless-N combo cardeditBLUETOOTHDell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Internal (2.1)editINTEGRATED WEBCAMIntegrated 2.0M Pixel WebcameditSOUND OPTIONSHigh Definition Audio 2.0
~Lordbob

Good for you! MSI has some good ones to choose from!

smooth1212 said:

Question: I have windows XP Pro. Full version. on top of XP Pro I have windows Vista upgrade addition. Can I now up grade windows 7 premium on top of of the vista upgrade?

neowlchaz said:

so I'll need to reinstall my OEM vista backup disc that came with my laptop -groan-not cool.

Deemo said:

I recall taking an OEM HP install with x86 and installing x64 from a torrent for a clean install.
I called MS to get the licence key and there was no issue at all.
I was nervous about them rejecting it though.

Is it possible to just call them for a licence key with the old Vista key so that you can upgrade?

Especially important as ....of course.....i have already installed 7 over the x64 Vista

One simple answer! "Clean Install"! That's it folks!