Is there any difference between the regular Windows 7 and the student Windows 7?
Apr.07, 2010 in
Student Discounts
I have a Dell laptop with Microsoft Windows Vista as the operating system on it and I am a student. I want to get Windows 7 with the student discount for $29.99. Is there any difference at all between the full priced Windows 7 for like $200 or the student discount Windows 7 for $29.99? I just want to make sure that the huge discount doesn’t cost me later down the road with something else and that it is worth it.
April 7th, 2010 at 5:04 am
windows 7 for students have education programs but the full priced windows 7 are much much better
April 7th, 2010 at 5:33 am
Here are the Windows 7 versions compared. Just look at what each offers and decide if you need any of the options that aren’t available on the one you want to get. For the most part, an average user can do fine with the Home Premium version.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/compare/default.aspx
April 7th, 2010 at 5:58 am
No, there is no difference.
However, if your College has an MSDN AA (Microsoft Developer Network Academic Alliance) account, you can get it for free. The only stipulation is that it is for “Academic” use only, meaning you can’t use it to run a business or something.
But the “Ultimate Steal” you are talking about is a perpetual license (it lasts forever).
Yeah, definitely go ahead and get it. You won’t be disappointed.
Enjoy!
April 7th, 2010 at 6:39 am
No. The only real “catch” is that you get a download version for $29.99, and if you want a disc you have to pay about $13 extra (and even then I don’t think you get the fancy plastic-wrapped box). You also have to pick 32-bit or 64-bit from the start and you get only one — in the store you’d get both discs and could choose later.
And if it matters, they only sell the “upgrade” versions — meaning you have to have a prior XP or Vista Windows install, and they can’t go to a blank hard drive like the full versions. Otherwise there’s no difference, and you can choose to do a clean install or an in-place upgrade.
And if you do the Home Premium upgrade verson, it’s actually only the $119 equivalent. And if you’d done one of the family 3-packs or one of the individual pre-orders, well, each license there works out to be $50, and you get the disc included.
So anyway, they’re really just extending their upgrade deals a bit longer and more broadly for students, and you’re not getting a fancy box or both 32-bit and 64-bit discs.
Do keep in mind that you might qualify for the software even free if you’re a qualifying student (like in tech studies) and your school is part of MSDNAA, too.