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| Thread ID: 76017 | 2007-01-17 23:05:00 | Vista OEM pricing....Ultimate edition NZ$348 | Master_Frost (9951) | PC World Chat |
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| 517083 | 2007-01-22 20:26:00 | Correct, you dont even have to input a serial key during installation! The installation application will simply warn you that if you've selected the wrong version for your key that when you go to enter it later on within the next 30 days, it'll ask you to format so you can use the _correct_ version for your key... | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 517084 | 2007-01-22 21:23:00 | Geesh I bet all you clowns going "Vista sucks" were all going "XP Sucks" about 5 years ago... Anyhoo... Getting to the point... Thanks heaps for the link there Master_Frost. I found it useful if no-one else did. I was running a PC that I was gifted with an illegal XP on it so installed the Vista RC1, and liked it enough that I will probably be buying it before the RC runs out. So CHEEEERS! |
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| 517085 | 2007-01-22 22:40:00 | Does anybody know the price of vista home edition. | Hitech (9024) | ||
| 517086 | 2007-01-23 01:58:00 | www.pricespy.co.nz Home basic = $155 Home premium = 165 |
somebody (208) | ||
| 517087 | 2007-01-23 02:19:00 | . pricespy . co . nz/cat_14 . html?g=197" target="_blank">www . pricespy . co . nz Home basic = $155 Home premium = 165 Home premium at $165 is Academic upgrade Microsoft Windows XP Media Centre SP2, 3 Pack, for x86 (32-bit) systems, OEM $602 . 78 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Academic, Upgrade, DVD $174 . 90 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, Upgrade, DVD $229 . 43 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Upgrade, DVD $305 . 71 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate, Upgrade, DVD $559 . 47 |
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| 517088 | 2007-01-23 02:56:00 | Oh ok... so more expensive then - should have investigated further before posting. | somebody (208) | ||
| 517089 | 2007-01-25 01:50:00 | A pricing thread, by it's nature, is encouraging people to buy a product, and encouraging people to buy vista is doing your fellow pc users a huge disservice. From ajbright: By Microsofts own admission, the HDCP (high definition content protection) DRM imbedded in Vista will 1/Significantly slow the OS down, requiring expensive investment just to maintain the same speed your PC had under Windows XP. 2/Reduce the resolution of all video output to 640x480 if the system "thinks" you are attempting to play "pirated" high def movies. 3/Will not play high definition movies at all if you don't have the required HDCP video card and the supporting monitor - which means purchasing a non-existant HDMI supporting monitor, only overpriced LCD TVs have this input. 4/If the system detects voltage fluctuations, it will cease all video output, e.g. if your video card alters its power requirements as it churns out more intensive graphics it will effectively stop whatever movie you are watching, requiring you to wait for the hardware to be re-initialised and then press play again throughout the movie. 5/Will not support HD audio to any current audio chipset, standard audio outputs and spdif will not be supported, you will require HDMI style HDCP or the use of the extemely rare HDMI compatible sound receiver. And that's just the stuff we know about. Microsoft say they must do this in order to continue to get Hollywood's support and content. They claim that new laws will eventually require all operating systems to include these resource limiting and processor intensive DRM functions in place. -------------------- and if you're STILL considering buying Vista, make sure you have at minimum a 3000+ processor and 2gb of ram. |
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