[UPDATE 2] Updated with Asus’ upgrade program.
[UPDATE] Updated with information on Dell’s upgrade offer.
As we all know by now, Windows 7 will be made generally available (GA) come Oct 22nd this year, which is only a couple of months away, and yesterday Microsoft revealed the pricing for the latest and greatest of Microsoft’s operating systems, both for upgrading from Vista and XP, and also the full retail pack. Click here for the Windows 7 microsite which talks about the upgrade pricing. In summary, here is the pricing scheme (note: pricing is for US only, and will likely differ in each country):
- Windows 7 Home Premium (Upgrade): $119.99
- Windows 7 Professional (Upgrade): $199.99
- Windows 7 Ultimate (Upgrade): $219.9
The price of the full retail pack is:
- Windows 7 Home Premium (Full): $199.99
- Windows 7 Professional (Full): $299.99
- Windows 7 Ultimate (Full): $319.99
Source (official Windows team blog). There will be special offers during a pre-order period when the price will be much lower than quoted above – check here for details. The pre-order prices are: Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade for $49 or a Windows 7 Professional Upgrade for $99.
A quick check on the local Microsoft Malaysia website did not show any indication of any special pricing nor special pre-orders for Windows 7. Perhaps this will come later. If a media representative from Microsoft Malaysia would like to drop a line regarding what’s happening in Malaysia, I’d appreciate it.
Also, this pricing is in stark contrast to what Apple is charging for its latest operating system, called “Snow Leopard” due soon – US$ 29 for upgrades, and US$ 129 for full retail packs. I guess that if much of your revenue comes from software you have to charge more for it compared to the competition, and this is what Microsoft is probably doing.
Finally, HP became the first major name manufacturer to announce that all PCs bought from June 26th to October 22nd will qualify for free upgrades to Windows 7 when it is available. Click here for details (for Malaysia). Not all models are covered, here is a list as of today, from HP’s website:
Notebooks & Tablet PCs
Consumer Notebooks
- Compaq Presario CQ20
- Compaq Presario CQ40
- Compaq Presario CQ45
- Compaq Presario CQ60
- HP HDX X16
- HP HDX X18
- HP Pavilion dv2
- HP Pavilion dv3600
- HP Pavilion dv3700
- HP Pavilion dv4
- HP Pavilion dv5
- HP Pavilion dv6
- HP Pavilion dv7
- HP Pavilion tx2
- HP Touch Smart tx2
- HP Pavilion dv3
Business Notebooks
- HP EliteBook 8730w Mobile Workstation
- HP EliteBook 8530w Mobile Workstation
- HP EliteBook 8530p Notebook PC
- HP EliteBook 6930p Notebook PC
- HP EliteBook 2730p Notebook PC
- HP EliteBook 2530p Notebook PC
- HP ProBook 6445b Notebook PC
- HP ProBook 6545b Notebook PC
- HP Compaq 6730b Notebook PC
- HP Compaq 6530b Notebook PC
- HP Compaq 6735b Notebook PC
- HP Compaq 6535b Notebook PC
- HP ProBook 4710s Notebook PC
- HP ProBook 4410s Notebook PC
- HP ProBook 4411s Notebook PC
- HP ProBook 4510s Notebook PC
- HP ProBook 4415s Notebook PC
- HP ProBook 4416s Notebook PC
- HP ProBook 4515s Notebook PC
- HP ProBook 4310s Notebook PC
- HP Compaq 2230s Notebook PC
- HP550 Notebook PC
- HP540 Notebook PC
- HP541 Notebook PC
- Compaq 510 Notebook PC
- Compaq 511 Notebook PC
- Compaq 610 Notebook PC
- Compaq 515 Notebook PC
- Compaq 516 Notebook PC
- HP Probook 5310 Notebook PC
- HP mini 5101 Notebook PC
- HP mini 1101 Notebook PC
Desktop & All-in-One PCs
Consumer Desktops
- HP TouchSmart IQ528d PC
- HP TouchSmart IQ518d PC
- HP Pavilion Elite m9491d PC
- HP Pavilion Elite m9492d PC
- HP Pavilion p6150d PC
- HP Pavilion Slimline s3681d PC
- HP Pavilion Slimline s3881d PC
- HP Pavilion Slimline s5189d PC
- Compaq Presario SR5780D PC
- HP Pavilion p6145d PC
- HP Pavilion a6665d PC
- HP Pavilion Elite m9698d PC
- HP Pavilion Elite m9788d PC
Business Desktop
- HP Compaq dx2390 MicroTower PC
- HP Compaq dx2310 MicroTower PC
- HP Compaq dx2355 MicroTower PC
- HP Compaq dx2810 MicroTower PC
- HP Compaq dx2810 Small Form Factor PC
- HP Compaq dx7510 MicroTower PC
- HP Compaq dx7510 Small Form Factor PC
- HP Compaq dc5800 MicroTower PC
- HP Compaq dc5800 Small Form Factor PC
- HP Compaq dc5850 MicroTower PC
- HP Compaq dc5850 Small Form Factor PC
- HP Compaq dc7900 MicroTower PC
- HP Compaq dc7900 Small Form Factor PC
- HP Compaq dc7900 UltraSlim Desktop PC
Personal Workstations
Personal Workstation
- HP xw4600 Workstation
- HP xw9400 Workstation
- HP xw6600 Workstation
- HP xw8600 Workstation
- HP Z400 Workstation
- HP Z600 Workstation
- HP Z800 Workstation
And here’s the offer from Dell:
And here’s Asus’ upgrade program. Pity only two eeePC models are covered – the 1101HA and 1105HA.
dad ,
in order to get cheaper rate for win 7 , what should we do
1. preorder – buy from malaysia , sg , or online ? how to do ?
2. upgrade – how to do it , send back the original xp or what is the procedure…
currently , all my xp is come with desktop or notebook.
please advise…would like to get a copy , since window 7 is look promising and better vista.
is time to have new os ,since xp is 10 year back product.
still running in our latest netbook , nb and computer
thank
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Da Alpha Dog Reply:
June 27th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
@andy, still no details on Malaysia pre-order or pricing yet. I will update when there is.
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d@b3Ar Reply:
November 2nd, 2009 at 6:51 am
Go to this post…somebody is selling it…
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=122839281&hl=
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Da Alpha Dog Reply:
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:14 pm
@d@b3Ar, yes, do go to LYN for the best deals. Since I can’t verify anyone here, I’ve removed your link, no free advertising allowed on this site!
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