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Where's cheap place to buy Windows XP Home Ed?

  • 14-01-2004 05:35PM
    #1
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    I need to buy a copy of Windows XP Home edition (full version).

    I have looked on a few of the obvious sites like Amazon.

    The best so far was Komplett at €267 euro.

    Seems expensive to me.

    Anyone know somewhere cheaper?


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  • #2
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 94,366 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    It seems expensive because that's what M$ price it at.

    You could get an old OEM copy of windows off an old PC and upgrade it - unlike OEM the upgrade can be moved (not copied) to a different PC. If you are a student then you can get it at academic price.


  • #3
    dazberry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,152 ✭✭✭dazberry


    Unless you want to upgrade an existing OS, have XP coexist with another (MS) OS, or want the box and manual - just buy the OEM version for about 120ish.

    I've never had a problem buying OEM versions, although I will admit that these have been for PCs that I've built from scratch, so AFAI(care) they were OEM installs.

    D.


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