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Oct. 22, 2009 Paul Thurrott | Paul Thurrott's Supersite for Windows

From Microsoft: Together with its partners, Microsoft is introducing a time-limited series of offers known as "7 Days of Windows 7." This includes amazing deals on hardware, upgrades, support and other options. Watch for new offers to be released daily on Windows.com.

Day 1 — Top New Offers for "Simplify My Life"

Best Buy

  • PC Home Makeover - Full home technology remodel, handyman included. HP laptop, netbook, desktop and monitor package with Windows 7. Geek Squad wireless home network with router and new PC setup included. $1,199.00  (Details:  HP Slimline desktop (model s5212y), an 18;.5-inch monitor, HP mini Netbook, a "media-savvy" laptop (model G60-535DX) along with a Netgear 802.11-G router and in-home setup of each of the components.)
  • Dell Studio XPS 13  — All the speed you'll need - Simply put, everything you do on your PC will be easier with a fast, high-performing laptop. $999.00
  • Acer AZ5610-U9072 23-Inch Touch All-in-One (Windows Touch) - Touch and all-in-one elegance - This stunning, all-in-one PC with Windows Touch incorporates intuitive multitouch technology for exceptional HD entertainment at your fingertips. An elegant, integrated PC and monitor brings exceptional HD entertainment to your fingertips. $899.00

Also Available Today

Windows 7 Family Pack is now available while supplies last. Consumers can buy three upgrade licenses of Windows 7 for one low price. Participating countries include: US, Japan, Canada, Germany, UK, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, Luxembourg and Sweden.

Buy a PC, Get A Discounted Upgrade, in which customers can buy a new Windows 7 Home Premium PC and upgrade an existing Windows PC with a discounted box copy of Windows 7. This runs through Jan. 2. Participating countries include: Germany, UK, Czech, Greece, Slovakia, Poland, Latvia, Hungary, US, Canada, Denmark, France, New Zealand and Australia.

Student Offer begins today. For a limited time, the Windows 7 Student Offer gives college and university students in the U.S. and select markets worldwide the opportunity to purchase Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade or Windows 7 Professional Upgrade for $29.99 in the U.S. This offer runs through January 3rd, 2010 for US, Canada, France, Germany, Korea, Mexico and UK and March 31st, 2010 for Australia.

Discuss this Article 31

panache1023
on Oct 22, 2009
sweet
EricoF3
on Oct 22, 2009
Fuccccckkkk!! I preorder Windows 7 at FuturShop for 64$ but I could get It at 29$ as a student... D'oh!!!!!! I hate when I do stupid thing like that!!!!
gfryesc1
on Oct 22, 2009
hey erico, you paid the microsoft tax for your stupidity!
EricoF3
on Oct 22, 2009
@gfryesc1: yes but YOU pay Apple Tax to get a computer that is look like a toaster so...
subzerohitman721
on Oct 22, 2009
I'll gratefully pay taxes to Microsoft than be ripped off my Apple. $1699 for a Core i7 with a 27" screen? That's an absolute joke. And I really though my jokes were bad. Windows users have had 30" monitors for years now. Still playing catch up Apple.
EricoF3
on Oct 22, 2009
@subzerohitman721: you are right!!
panache1023
on Oct 22, 2009
subzero, you said you could build a core i7 for 1K or under and i asked you to post a link or the parts because that's exactly what i want. you haven't responded.... well? can you help or no?
mikegalos@msn.com
on Oct 22, 2009
Themes announced so far for the "7 days of Windows 7 savings" Thursday: Simplify your life Friday: More media, more places Saturday: Power Gaming Sunday: Work from anywhere Monday: Safeguard your work Tuesday and Wednesday haven't been announced yet. The page is at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/offers/7-days/ And the RSS feed for offers is http://www.microsoft.com/windows/offers/rss.xml
gfryesc1
on Oct 22, 2009
whoa fellows, who said I paid any apple tax? you suckers are doing it all wrong, you need to get your microsoft software for free like Paul does.
lotsamystuff
on Oct 22, 2009
"Windows users have had 30" monitors for years now. Still playing catch up Apple." I expected better from you, "subzero". You're always partisan, but usually you're at least accurate. Apple's had a 30" monitor since its introduction in June 2004. Ten seconds of research, WinJihadist.
panache1023
on Oct 22, 2009
subzero (or anyone else here)... Subzero claimned he could build a core i7 for 1K or less...can someone help me do that? Im in the market for a new PC and im looking to spend 1K... any help?
whiplash55
on Oct 22, 2009
panache Its possible but it really depends on what your doing with it. I put mine together for around 1500 a few months ago so knocking 500 off should be doable. The 920's are still around and perform amazing mines Oclocked to 3.1GHZ and it runs totally stable with stock cooling. The Core i5's are a great deal if you don't do a lot of video rendering or other tasks that take advantage of hyperthreading and the mobo's are cheaper. The 920s are 279 on Newegg I got mine at Microcenter for 189 on sale so if you can wait they do go down periodically. The MSI 1366 Pro board is pretty good can be found for 189 if you look around. Video cards: Nvidia is way behind the latest ATI 5870 and should have a dramatic price cuts soon, buy that last. Seagate's 7200.12 series are fast and cheap 500 gigs will run around 59 bucks. A cheap Cooler Master Case from Microcenter under their PowerSpec brand can be found as low as 39 if you wait its a great case and I prefer to some of the more expensive ones I've tried. DDR3 ram has come way down a 6GB kit is what you want for now Newegg has 6 Gigs of OCZ for 80 bucks after the rebate, similiar deals can be had from Crucial and others. have fun
de Silentio
on Oct 22, 2009
"Subzero claimned he could build a core i7 for 1K or less...can someone help me do that?" If you're serious, I built my boss a Core i7 machine for $1k. It's not that hard on Newegg.
panache1023
on Oct 22, 2009
whiplash, Thanks! I'm going to have to get cracking.
panache1023
on Oct 22, 2009
de Silentio, I'm serious about it. I only ask because 1) The last i looked it wasn't easily doable, but that was much earlier (this year? I don't remember when) 2) I'm a bit lazy and I know a bunch of you guys on this board are knowledgable about this stuff.
whiplash55
on Oct 22, 2009
mobile core i7s now available at Dell for $999 Studio 15 not bad
JustDavid
on Oct 22, 2009
panache1023 - $799.99 for an i7 barebones system at TigerDirect http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?Edp...
crankenstein
on Oct 22, 2009
I'm loving Win 7.... BTW...gfryesc1 lives in a fantasy world, get out of your moms basement and get a job...
panache1023
on Oct 22, 2009
justdavid, Thanks, but that link says that the mobo doesn't have integrated video (which i don't want anyway) and that i would need to buy a separate vid card... knowing me, im going to be bumping up that system to close to over 1500... I guess what i want for 1K isnt' really availabel yet.. sorry for typis..one hand is in a brace....yuck
whiplash55
on Oct 22, 2009
Win 7 Pro 64, core i7, doesn't get any better than that.
whiplash55
on Oct 22, 2009
panache LGA 1366 mobo's don't have integrated video, a ATI 4850 can be had for 119.00 a 4870 for 150. The 4850 is fine for anything short of the most demanding games. If you shop around and buy carefully it can be done.
redunion1940
on Oct 22, 2009
Panache here is your 1K i7 machine and all the links are from new egg. Inlcudes Win 7 Pro 64 bit DVD burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289 case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119203 HDD 500 GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320 GPU AMD 5770 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102858 PSU 750 WT 80+% effeiciency http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006 6 GB of DDR3 1333 mem http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231223 1156 MOBO http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186174 Core i7-860 2.8GHZ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115214 MS Win 7 Pro x64 OEM disc http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116758 extra Sata II cable http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812123169 Total Cost: $1,065.90 After Shipping my address: $1,091.37
whiplash55
on Oct 22, 2009
MicroCenter has the i7 920 with hyperthreading for 199 again, 189 if you sign up for their email alerts (once a week). The 850 is a great part having 8cores though somewhat future proofs you. If you don't have a store near you, you may be out of luck though. I don't think the offer is good online.
redunion1940
on Oct 22, 2009
i7 920 and i7 860 are pretty much the same, except the 860 is faster has 4 actual cores and 4 virtual cores like the 920 and runs on the mainstream 1156 MOBO, instead of the soon to be retired 920's MOBOS
whiplash55
on Oct 22, 2009
LGA 1366 boards aren't going anywhere, some benchmarking finds the 920 still faster others find the 860 running faster. the 1156 boards are cheaper though so on a budget machine may be a better choice. Overclocking either is so easy it takes about 5 minutes and with a water cooled CPU cooler getting 3.6 or more isn't unheard of. It just sends your power usage threw the roof. Either processor is great.
DaveyJ
on Oct 22, 2009
Careful with the student $29 offer. The files did not work and customer support at digital river was unapologetic and unhelpful. Ended up having to buy the family pack at office max and wasted my $29 on a worthless file.
de Silentio
on Oct 22, 2009
1 COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Item #: N82E16811119068 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy -$5.00 Instant $49.99 1 Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive Item #: N82E16822136218 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy $69.99 1 PNY VCG941024GXEB GeForce 9400 GT 1GB 128-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card - Retail Item #: N82E16814133269 $49.99 1 BFG Tech GS-550 550W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V V2.8 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply - Retail Item #: N82E16817702010 $49.99 1 SUPER TALENT INTAIN1MCR All-in-one Card Reader - Retail Item #: N82E16820609298 $9.99 1 Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model CT2KIT25664BA1339 - Retail Item #: N82E16820148262 $79.99 1 GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Item #: N82E16813128375 $188.99 1 Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail Item #: N82E16819115202 Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy $288.99 1 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM Item #: N82E16832116752 $109.99 Subtotal: $897.91 Shipping: $28.67 Grand Total: $926.58 Find a monitor on sale ad your local computer store for $100 and your just a little over $1k
de Silentio
on Oct 22, 2009
Looks like I forgot a DVD burner. Add $30.
redunion1940
on Oct 22, 2009
See it isn't so hard to find a 1 K system, though I would advise getting the 64 bit edition of Windows 7, and the 5770 is way more powerful than a Geforce 9400 5770= 4870 in perfromance but has lower power draw and DX11 support.
panache1023
on Oct 23, 2009
wow guys! Thanks a lot! I'm going to take down what you guys suggested, do the "eg work" and will hopefully be ordering a new machine in a few weeks! Thanks for all the help...i knew putting out a request like that on this site would yield some great results.
redunion1940
on Oct 23, 2009
No trouble just let us know what you get.

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