Microsoft have launched a stunning pre-order deal on Windows 7 as a “token of our appreciation” for the feedback and help given by users.
You can pre-order Windows 7 from just £49.99 for the Windows 7 Home Premium E. That is a staggering £100 of the standard pricing. If you want the Windows 7 Professional then it’ll cost you just £99.99, an even bigger saving.
Now there’s two reasons not to hang around; this offer is only available from July 15th until August 9th 2009, and the Microsoft site says that “quantities are limited”.
After 9th August the Windows 7 prices will return to £149.99 for Home Premium E, £219.99 for Professional E, and £229.99 for Ultimate E.
Although Microsoft say that technical requirements may change, here are the current minimum recommended specifications:
- 1GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
- 1GB RAM (32-bit) / 2GB RAM (64-bit)
- 16GB available disk space (32-bit) / 20GB (64-bit)
- DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Here in the UK, Windows 7 will not come complete with a browser - not just IE8, but any browser! So remember you will need to have a browser saved to a CD/DVD or USB memory plug-in before you start installing a Windows 7 upgrade.
Browser-less versions of Windows 7 have names ending in a capital “E” to distinguish them from the rest of the world versions.
Here are the release dates for Windows 7
