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Whats the Difference?

  • 05-08-2007 3:32pm
    #1
    mad m
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,016 ✭✭✭


    Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SB-Version €85.60

    MS Windows Vista home premium 64bit Englisch €94.28

    These are on hardwareversand.de

    Obviously the price difference but any major changes in either to justify the price difference.


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  • #2
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    mad m wrote:
    Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SB-Version €85.60

    MS Windows Vista home premium 64bit Englisch €94.28

    These are on hardwareversand.de

    Obviously the price difference but any major changes in either to justify the price difference.

    I assume the SB stands for System builders. The only difference is that the SB version would be used by people building a computer.


  • #3
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    AlmightyCushion wrote:
    I assume the SB stands for System builders. The only difference is that the SB version would be used by people building a computer.
    Which may effect the level of after sales support you get from Microsoft.


  • #4
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    aidan_walsh wrote:
    Which may effect the level of after sales support you get from Microsoft.

    Ah balls. I forgot about that. :o


  • #5
    mad m
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,016 ✭✭✭mad m


    So would be better to go for the dearer one then even if I am ordering a complete system to build with it?


  • #6
    mathias
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,174 ✭✭✭mathias


    Which may effect the level of after sales support you get from Microsoft.

    Who honestly thinks thats worth anything ? Hanging around listening to drivel on the phone while they get you connected to india is hardly worth paying for.

    Any help you need with windows can be got on the net , save the money and get the cheaper one ,

    Thats assuming of course SB does mean system builder and is not some language code.


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  • #7
    kaizersoze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,042 ✭✭✭kaizersoze


    Both versions in question are SB (OEM). The cheaper of the 2 is the German version. XP had the same price difference between the German and English versions.
    The only other versions of Home Premium are the upgrade and the full versions. The upgrade is around €200 and the full is around €300.


  • #8
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,604 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    With OEM you get NO support from Microsoft unless you pay.

    With the full retail version of end user products you can ring up a number, and talk to a non-microsoft employee of the company that put in the best tender for the outsourced support.

    Google is your friend.

    Don't forget you can't ever move the OEM copy of windows to another motherboard.


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