Are you a student? You can get Windows 7 for $30.

Posted November 5th, 2009. Categorized under Computers. 16 Comments

As you may well know, Windows 7 — Microsoft’s newest operating system — is now out, and there’s been quite a lot of buzz about it! Windows 7 was designed to fix up many of the most common complaints about Windows Vista, and it’s done a spectacular job.

Having used Windows 7 for a couple of months now, I can say that I love it. It looks a lot sleeker, it runs more smoothly, and everything is more simple to access and change. Microsoft did a great job.

Normally operating systems cost quite a bit — Windows 7 Home Premium costs $120 brand new, but if you’re a college student, you can upgrade for only $30!

How can I get Windows 7 for $30?

If you have a valid .edu e-mail address (which almost every college and university will give you), you can probably upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium for $30. Simply go here, type in your e-mail address twice. You’ll be sent an e-mail with a link to purchase Windows 7.

From there, simply purchase the item like you would anything else online. Then follow the instructions and your computer will be upgraded!

You also might want to make a DVD of your new operating system, in case things go wrong. Simply follow these steps to burn Windows 7 onto a DVD.

Should I upgrade to Windows 7?

While $30 for an operating system is a great deal, I think deciding whether or not to upgrade depends more on how much you care about your computer and how much time you spend on it.

First of all though, you should make sure your computer can handle an upgrade by using Microsoft’s Upgrade Advisor Tool. Then, make your decision!

If you’re very casual about your computer and basically just use it to browse the Internet, type essays, and instant message people, you’re not really going to get much out of an upgrade. Although Microsoft has done a great job in making this upgrade rather pain-free, you could still run into trouble.

However, if you spend a lot of time on your computer and like to do a multitude of things — ranging from Photoshop to heavy gaming — you’ll find an upgrade to be worth the time and money. Your computer will run smoother, you’ll like the look better, and so forth.

Special thanks to Anonymous Prime for informing me of this deal!

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16 Replies to “Are you a student? You can get Windows 7 for $30.”

Comments:

1. david from mini laptops

November 7th, 2009 2:26 am

OMG, I am no more a student. I just finished my studies two years ago. But my brother is a student lol :)
I will ask him to buy a version for me. Thanks Paul for sharing this info.

2. Charles from Las Vegas Homes

November 7th, 2009 9:16 pm

A couple of my friends downloaded the beta version and both of them loved it. It will run smoothly on an older machine (1.3 ghz, 512 of memory). Doesn’t seem to be the resource hog that Vista was. Thinking about upgrading all of my home pcs to it. Have to ask my friend at the college if she can get me a discount!

3. Matt from teeth whitening

November 9th, 2009 11:04 pm

As you can probably see in the logs, I am using windows 7. I must say they have done a good job of making an eyecandy OS. The windows+tab function really rocks, I will even rate it better than Apple’s coverflow. BTW, is this for an upgrade from Vista? I had bought a Vista based PC one month ago and got free upgrade.

4. Paul

November 10th, 2009 1:04 pm

@Matt: If you bought Vista recently, you can upgrade for free, but if you bought it farther back, you can use this. I believe this lets you upgrade from XP or Vista to Windows 7, but if you burn it to a DVD you can probably install it on any computer.

5. Batterycentury

November 11th, 2009 12:36 am

I don’t wanna install windows 7 for the present, because my computer’s hardware cannot run it well.

6. Ali Jiwani

November 11th, 2009 7:53 pm

Windows 7 not available in pakistan/india and other asian countries

7. Ron from OCD in Children

November 12th, 2009 2:12 pm

My college isn’t listed :o(
I contacted them to see if it could be added though ~ wish me luck.
Thanks for the great deal!

8. Paul

November 12th, 2009 3:25 pm

@Ron: What you need primarily is a .edu address. The listed colleges, I believe, are the ones that don’t give you a .edu email, but are still eligible.

9. pat testing

November 13th, 2009 3:12 am

Not sure about using windows 7, I didn’t really like windows vista that much seemed slow, I find windows XP a much better operating system.

10. Ron from OCD in Children

November 13th, 2009 12:09 pm

Oh OK thanks Paul.
I’ll give it a try next week when I get paid.
I do have an .edu email so we’ll see.

11. Gene from Windows

November 14th, 2009 9:45 pm

I wonder how long it will take for people to start selling student email addresses to qualify for the discount.

12. Android Phone News

November 15th, 2009 8:44 pm

WIndows 7 look so cool, I’m using vista but I’ve just upgrade for $100
What a pity

13. Bollywood News

November 15th, 2009 11:14 pm

This is good news to me because i am a student and top of it i am using windows vista. Actually i am planning to upgrade to windows 7 and your article helped me a lot. Thank You for the article wish to see more from you.

14. Anonymous Prime

November 17th, 2009 8:02 am

And in case you haven’t noticed, Microsoft is also offering Office 2007, to students, for $60 bucks through this same program.

cheers

15. Kim

November 18th, 2009 8:11 am

The Office offer has worked out saving me money too so this looks like it is worth doing. This sounds like a good, fairly inexpensive way to get away from Vista also.

16. Jesse from Schools101

April 12th, 2010 11:14 am

Wow that is a super great deal on Windows 7 and I really appreciate this news. And thanks to the comment about Office 7 too. This blog has saved me some serious money. You rock.

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