If you are in the UK and about to go to university, you are in luck as Microsoft is offering a cut-price deal on Windows 7 for students.
Essentially this means you will be able to get the software for an extremely low price of £30.
Student discount
The offer is on until 3 January 2010. After this you will have to pay the normal price for Windows 7.
To be eligible for the offer, all you need to do is log on to www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/studentoffer/default.aspx, enter your a valid .EDU email address (an email address given by the college or university, eg name@leeds.ac.uk) and away you go.
£30 is a bit of a bargain for an OS which is compatible with touch screen technology. Other features of Windows 7 include remote media streaming, improved gaming experience, enhanced security and integration of Windows Media Centre for more central and convenient management of music, movies and photos.
To find out more about the software, point your browser to www.microsoft.com/windows. Windows 7 official release date is 22 October.
UPDATE
Microsoft has informed us that the student deal is live right now.
In a statement the company has said: "The offer gives students the chance to purchase either Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade OR Windows 7 Professional Upgrade from a special website (http://www.ultimatesteal.co.uk) with both versions available for the discounted price of £30 each.
"For those students requiring the full packaged product (FPP) they can opt to receive a boxed version, by post, for an additional cost of £9."
It almost makes you want to return to student life again. Almost.
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deeban
October 7th 2009
9. @lovlid: lol! thats exactly what i was thinking. or maybe he hasnt been given his student loan?
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lovlid
October 3rd 2009
8. @ abc.
This article is for students who want windows 7, cheap, so I ask this question. Are you a student, or are you a tweed wearing linux fanboy who just likes to get his condescending point of view about his - not really that relevant - operating system into any article about Microsoft?
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abc
October 1st 2009
7. £30 is nice, but I think I will stick with my UBUNTU as I am happy with it.
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dude3009
October 1st 2009
6. best news i've heard all year. Best thing Microsoft has done!
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caimbeul
September 30th 2009
5. so what about students who dont have uni e-mail addresses?
Whap pabout open university students?
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beyondcontent
September 22nd 2009
4. At software4students.co.uk, you only need student ID for Adobe software. You can purchase any other software like Microsoft Office if you have a student in the family.
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stoopid_snot
September 18th 2009
3. XP or 7.... XP or 7?????
hhhmmm... £30 is not to bad
will see....
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tech89
September 18th 2009
2. You can get Microsoft Office Enterprise (which has every single office app - more than student version) for £35 from software 4 students - which is a microsft partner as long as your at a uni with a uni email.
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watcherzero
September 17th 2009
1. Noooo, I dont have a college email address :P
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