Students to get Windows 8 upgrade discount

Fear not, starving students who want to upgrade to Windows 8. Microsoft has a plan to let you upgrade your older Windows systems for much less than the standard upgrade price.

As Microsoft's ridiculously low price for upgrading older Windows systems to Windows 8 comes to a close tomorrow, the company has revealed a plan to let students upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for less than half the standard rate.

Read more at source:
Students to get Windows 8 upgrade discount | Windows 8 - CNET Reviews
 
$69.99 isn't to bad, maybe a weeks work at "Mickey D's" will do the trick. . .:party:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8, (VM win7, XP, Vista)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion p1423w
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3330 Ivy Bridge
    Motherboard
    Foxconn - 2ADA Ivy Brige
    Memory
    16 GB 1066MHz DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5450
    Sound Card
    HD Realteck (Onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Mitsubishi LED TV/Montior HD, Dell 23 HD, Hanspree 25" HD
    Screen Resolution
    Mit. 1980-1080, Dell 2048-115, Hanspree 1920-10802
    Hard Drives
    1 SanDisk 240Gig SSD, 2 Samsung 512Gig SSDs
    Case
    Tower
    Cooling
    Original (Fans)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Keyboard 2000
    Mouse
    Microsoft Optical Mouse 5000
    Internet Speed
    1.3 (350 to 1024 if lucky)
    Browser
    Firefox 19.1
    Antivirus
    MSE-Defender
$69.99 isn't to bad, maybe a weeks work at "Mickey D's" will do the trick. . .:party:

Something like that.

And some students who take technology classes may be entitled to access to DreamSpark (formerly MSDN AA) and they can land a copy of Windows there for free.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8, Windows 7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Z210
    Internet Speed
    25mbps
JLyman, I have never seen any copy of Windows for free in dreamspark? Any details you can tell me about it? Is that something new?
I am glad that Microsoft continues to do Student discounts because in todays word being a student without a computer really sets you behind and it's an inconvenience. Even if you do have a computer then there is things like Office Suite which is the standard and most schools and offices only work with that.

In conclusion students NEED these discounts. Glad they continue to do so.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro 64-Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    N/A
    CPU
    AMD FX 6300
    Motherboard
    GYGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 Rev 3.0
    Memory
    24GB DDR3 (4GB/4GB/8GB/8GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire HD 6850
    Sound Card
    Integrated (Realtek HD Audio)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 X 19" monitors
    Screen Resolution
    4580 x 900
    Hard Drives
    WD 80GB
    WD 640GB
    WD 1,000GB
    WD 4,000GB
    PSU
    Rosewill Hive-650
    Case
    Antec 300 V2
    Cooling
    Stock Cooling
    Keyboard
    Saitek Eclipse II
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Internet Speed
    D: 60Mbps U: 5Mbps
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    I also have a hub for 6 extra usb port AC powered.
    Microsoft LifeCam 720P
    HP LaserJet Pro M1212NF
    2 x 8 Port GB Switches
    1 X Netgear Router Netgear WNDR3700 v2 W/ DD-WRT
    and Much more
JLyman, I have never seen any copy of Windows for free in dreamspark? Any details you can tell me about it? Is that something new?
I am glad that Microsoft continues to do Student discounts because in todays word being a student without a computer really sets you behind and it's an inconvenience. Even if you do have a computer then there is things like Office Suite which is the standard and most schools and offices only work with that.

In conclusion students NEED these discounts. Glad they continue to do so.

It depends on what agreement your school has with Microsoft. An old college I went to had everything Microsoft ever made in the last decade up for grabs.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8, Windows 7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Z210
    Internet Speed
    25mbps
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