For a limited time only, the folks over at The Rice Company (a site hosted on behalf of Microsoft), is offering Windows 7 to students for only $30 USD. You must have a valid student e-mail address to take advantage of the special pricing, but the offer seems very legitimate.
Note: If you are a student, but don’t have a university-provided e-mail address, you can provide other acedemic credentials, such as a photocopy of your student ID, a class list, or proof of course payment.
This is an excellent way to get a jump on Microsoft’s new OS without spending a lot of money. While the rest of the world will be paying $119 for Windows 7, a price-conscience student can save almost $90. I don’t know about you, but $90 is a lot of money to me… and when you are a college student, it seems like even more.
It’s worth checking out. Here is the link: http://www.win741.com
As a rule of thumb, if your computer is currently running Vista, it will run Windows 7 even better. Although we are advising most people to wait for Microsoft to work the bugs out Windows 7, this student-exclusive offer is too good to pass up. If you do want to play it safe, you could purchase Windows 7 now, but wait a few months to upgrade your system. Doing this will allow you to download all of the hotfixes, patches and updates immediately after the Windows 7 installation.
At the time of this writing, we are highly recommending a “clean install” for people ungrading to Windows 7 from Windows Vista or Windows XP. A “clean install”, in computer-speak, means that you back up your data, format your hard drive, and then install the new operating system.
Why do we recommend a clean install? From our latest testing on the Microsoft Windows 7 Release Candidate, a clean install produces a faster booting, faster running and much more stable operating system. This means less waiting, less crashing, and a more enjoyable experience overall.
If you need help backing up your files, formatting the hard drive, or installing your new Windows 7 operating system, give me a call.
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