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Windows 7 upgrade eligible?

  • 06-09-2009 9:48am
    #1
    Ricky91t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,281 ✭✭✭


    Hello all,
    I've noticed there are laptops now showing as "Windows 7 upgrade eligible" just wondering is the upgrade free?Do you have to pay a reduced price?Shipping etc,Can anyone help please..?

    Thanks :)


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  • #2
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,260 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    Ricky91t wrote: »
    Hello all,
    I've noticed there are laptops now showing as "Windows 7 upgrade eligible" just wondering is the upgrade free?Do you have to pay a reduced price?Shipping etc,Can anyone help please..?

    Thanks :)
    Any computer bought since june/july (iirc) is eligible for a free upgrade to the appropriate Windows 7 version. Just pay for shipping as far as I know.


  • #3
    Ricky91t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,281 ✭✭✭Ricky91t


    Jonathan wrote: »
    Any computer bought since june/july (iirc) is eligible for a free upgrade to the appropriate Windows 7 version. Just pay for shipping as far as I know.

    Brilliant,Thanks for the help Jonathan


  • #4
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Jonathan wrote: »
    Any computer bought since june/july (iirc) is eligible for a free upgrade to the appropriate Windows 7 version. Just pay for shipping as far as I know.

    That's not necessarily true, i know with Dell anyway that it was only specific computers that had the win 7 upgrade. I know because i bought a pc which didn't have an upgrade to 7 in July....


  • #5
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,260 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    Hence the iirc....


  • #6
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,286 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    Vista Home Premium or higher since 16th June qualifies for upgrade.
    Note- many manufacturers shipped laptops prior to this date with HP, and then switched to HB after this date- so as not to have to give out upgrades- there were very few Home Basic machines available prior to June- now there are rakes of them.......


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  • #7
    JessicaD42
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭JessicaD42


    Ricky91t,
    If you purchase a computer between June 26th, 2009 and January 31st, 2009 from a participating reseller you will be elligable for a FREE Windows 7 Upgrade. To learn more about this program please go here: http://tinyurl.com/ktd67r
    Jessica
    Microsoft Windows Client Team


  • #8
    Ricky91t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,281 ✭✭✭Ricky91t


    JessicaD42 wrote: »
    Ricky91t,
    If you purchase a computer between June 26th, 2009 and January 31st, 2009 from a participating reseller you will be elligable for a FREE Windows 7 Upgrade. To learn more about this program please go here: http://tinyurl.com/ktd67r
    Jessica
    Microsoft Windows Client Team

    Thanks for registering to tell me that Jessica!

    And thanks everyone else too


  • #9
    ShaneU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,024 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    Anyone know when laptops will come pre-installed with Windows 7?


  • #10
    kaizersoze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,042 ✭✭✭kaizersoze


    ShaneU wrote: »
    Anyone know when laptops will come pre-installed with Windows 7?

    22nd/23rd of October I presume.

    When Vista was launched the first Vista pc's appeared on the Dell US website on launch day and the Irish site the day after.


  • #11
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,286 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    kaizersoze wrote: »
    22nd/23rd of October I presume.

    When Vista was launched the first Vista pc's appeared on the Dell US website on launch day and the Irish site the day after.

    They've already shipped the release to OEM partners- so there is no reason they shouldn't be available from the launch date.


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