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Re: What do you believe is better? [message #442394 is a reply to message #442235] |
Sun, 09 January 2011 17:35 |
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JohnDoe
Messages: 1416 Registered: May 2006
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is that the only reason photoshop people prefer macs? i really wouldn't know as I got a macbook for completely unrelated reasons, personally don't care about platform debates and only joked around in this thread.
but if graphical artists don't need macs anymore, there are still the recording studios and film studios that rely on osx pretty much exclusively.
lol
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Re: What do you believe is better? [message #442540 is a reply to message #442235] |
Wed, 12 January 2011 13:09 |
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slosha
Messages: 1540 Registered: September 2008 Location: North Dakota FTW
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I'd rather pay $200 once rather than $100 each time I replace some hardware. If Windows 7 turns out anything like XP, chances are I'll upgrade at least once, so why not buy retail? You're taking a real gamble with OEM copies.
The road I cruise is a bitch now, baby.
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Re: What do you believe is better? [message #442548 is a reply to message #442540] |
Wed, 12 January 2011 16:20 |
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nikki6ixx
Messages: 2545 Registered: August 2007
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Glock wrote on Wed, 12 January 2011 14:09 | I'd rather pay $200 once rather than $100 each time I replace some hardware. If Windows 7 turns out anything like XP, chances are I'll upgrade at least once, so why not buy retail? You're taking a real gamble with OEM copies.
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Windows 7 OEM is tied to the motherboard. So it's fine with any other upgrades. I've gone through two motherboards, two CPU's, and several graphics cards, and not a fuss was made.
When I RMA'd my motherboard, and got an exact replacement, all Windows did was ask for online re-activation, which took all of twenty seconds.
However, it seems that MS' people are pretty reasonable, and if you phone them up, they'll give you a new code in case you get a different motherboard. Just say it broke.
Renegade:
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Re: What do you believe is better? [message #442558 is a reply to message #442235] |
Wed, 12 January 2011 22:17 |
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slosha
Messages: 1540 Registered: September 2008 Location: North Dakota FTW
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I was under the impression that you could absolutely had to buy a new license if you changed motherboards.
The road I cruise is a bitch now, baby.
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Re: What do you believe is better? [message #442563 is a reply to message #442560] |
Thu, 13 January 2011 00:52 |
_SSnipe_
Messages: 4121 Registered: May 2007 Location: Riverside Southern Califo...
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Gen_Blacky wrote on Wed, 12 January 2011 22:52 | I got a free copy of win 7 ultimate from my professor. I can also get win 7 ultimate for $40 from the college book store.
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Most be a good book store, everything at mines is way over priced, but hey, that's California.
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Re: What do you believe is better? [message #442694 is a reply to message #442693] |
Sat, 15 January 2011 00:22 |
_SSnipe_
Messages: 4121 Registered: May 2007 Location: Riverside Southern Califo...
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Gen_Blacky wrote on Fri, 14 January 2011 22:09 |
(SSnipe) -BLU3Y3Z- wrote on Thu, 13 January 2011 01:52 |
Gen_Blacky wrote on Wed, 12 January 2011 22:52 | I got a free copy of win 7 ultimate from my professor. I can also get win 7 ultimate for $40 from the college book store.
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Most be a good book store, everything at mines is way over priced, but hey, that's California.
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Student discount I think its normally $70
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I think its normal price but with student discount 10% off
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Re: What do you believe is better? [message #443032 is a reply to message #442275] |
Fri, 21 January 2011 00:31 |
_SSnipe_
Messages: 4121 Registered: May 2007 Location: Riverside Southern Califo...
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cmatt42 wrote on Thu, 06 January 2011 19:30 | I got 7 Professional 64-bit OEM for free via MSDNAA. You should be able to contact your school's computer science department head or one of the instructors for a form you can fill out to get into the MSDNAA.
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I owe you a huge thank you, I finally got hold of the guy in charge of the MSDNAA at my school (at two other computer professors said we did not have it) and got two copies of windows 7 one for me and one for my mom
thank you =]
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