In fact, the version without the Tech Guarantee coupon is $10 more you would actually spend more money not to get the Win7 upgrade coupon. It's a little less convenient, you're stuck with a copy of Vista you may never use, and your Windows 7 version is an upgrade rather than a full install, but you save ten bucks.
For an indeterminate period of time, Newegg has slashed $20 off the OEM price of the Vista Home Premium SKU, marking it down to $89.99 and leaving the free Windows 7 Tech Guarantee upgrade coupon attached.
That's half the price of the MSRP for the full retail edition, and four cents more than a retail upgrade package.īut that's still not the least expensive option. 1 Limited offer, expected to end October 20.Ģ Comes with free Tech Guarantee Windows 7 upgrade coupon.ģ MSRP from Microsoft for sale October 22, pre-order prices may be lower.Īs quoted by, September 29, 2009, 11:30 am EDTĪ little over three weeks until global availability (GA) day for Windows 7, major software retailers have heavily discounted pre-orders for the OEM full-installation editions (minimal packaging), with Newegg offering the Home Premium SKU at $99.99.
