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Last day for Windows 8 cheap upgrade price

Discussion in 'Trucking Electronics, Gadgets and Software Forum' started by Dieselboss, Jan 31, 2013.

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  1. Jan 31, 2013 #1
    Dieselboss

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    Just an FYI if you are like me and have been holding off on doing a Windows 8 upgrade thus far.

    After today the price goes from $39.99 to $199.99 (for the Pro Version) and $119.99 for the normal version.

    You can also buy and download the installer to a DVD or flash drive and not actually have to install it now.

    CNET link for info: http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-5...windows-8-upgrade-now/?tag=nl.e404&s_cid=e404


    Disclaimer: I have no dog in the hunt whatsoever on this. I just know that eventually I'm going to upgrade at least one computer to Win 8 and I only want to pay $40 bucks for it.

    - Don
     
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  3. Jan 31, 2013 #2
    rainny

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    cheapestr bestbuy lists is $70. and it's an upgrade kit. where you seeing for $40.

    on a side note. you can buy system builders usually $100 cheaper then retail. system builders are full fledged instalations that don't come with packaging or tech support.

    i never do upgrades. they dont work as good as a full fledged clean installation.

    and if you boughrt a pc with win7. you're actually eligible for $14.99. which expires TODAY.
     
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  4. Jan 31, 2013 #3
    NewNashGuy

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    I wouldn't use Windows 8 even if they paid me.
     
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    123456

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    I think win7 is ok.

    Maybe in 10-15 years, I'll upgrade again.



    hate to rush into things....
     
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  7. Jan 31, 2013 #5
    dloving8915

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    I just bought a new laptop that came with windows 8. Honestly I do not like it and will b looking to roll back to windows 7.
     
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  8. Jan 31, 2013 #6
    Roadmedic

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    I did not upgrade to Vista until about 3 years ago. Will be a very long time before I see Windows 8.
     
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    John Miles

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    From what I've heard there is a very sharp learning curve going from 7 to 8. Wife has 7 on her puter but I'm still on Vista ... if it ain't broke .... why fix it?
     
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  10. Jan 31, 2013 #8
    PressureRup

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    Lol this sounds like me back in the day, refusing to give up on DOS to go to that toy Windows 3.1, to ffunny. I d\l'd the 8 and will certainly give it a look for that kind of money. Good post Dieselboss.
     
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    wsyrob

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    My wife gave me a new laptop for Christmas that has windows 8 on it. I hated it at first but it is growing on me. It boots up much faster than my 5 year old Vista machine. Took a while to figure out where some stuff was relocated. There is a desktop tab on the home screen that gets you to a standard computer look. My machine does not have a touchscreen so the tablet like home page doesn't get used much.
     
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  12. Feb 1, 2013 #10
    rainny

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    if you put vista on your 8 machine it would boot up faster on that machine also. becuase it's a faster machine. quad cores now vs. single core. and quadruple the memory these days.

    i have yet to see a operating system boot up faster then another. when i tried 8 beta. it was slower then 7. on the same machine.

    the operating system itself takes up 8 times more hard drive space then vista.
     
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