Office 365 Personal or buy outright?

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Need office on my new windows 10 PC. But cant decide which route to take...

Options as far as I can tell are.

Pay £5.99 a month and get

Word
Excel
Powerpoint
OneNote
Outlook
Publisher
Access
OneDrive (1TB storage)


or pay £119.99 :eek: and get (forever) (but realistically it will have a lifespan)

Word
Excel
Powerpoint
OneNote


Now I only really use powerpoint and word at home. There are some very rare circumstances that I would use Publisher but I would never ever use excel onenote outlook or access. Really primarily 99% of the time I use powerpoint. The storage could be good I guess but I don't even currently fill up my free dropbox amount so no real need there.

Another point is that although I have the £120, I really could afford with not spending it right now (think I might have to buy a new PSU too). so of course the little £5.99 a month seems appealing.

What have you guys gone for?
 
I went the 365 route as you can use it on 5 PCs so shared it with the family.

You can normally find one year cards a bit cheaper than paying monthly and they stack too.
 
beany_bot said:
Need office on my new windows 10 PC. But cant decide which route to take...

Options as far as I can tell are.

Pay £5.99 a month and get

Word
Excel
Powerpoint
OneNote
Outlook
Publisher
Access
OneDrive (1TB storage)


or pay £119.99 :eek: and get (forever) (but realistically it will have a lifespan)

Word
Excel
Powerpoint
OneNote


Now I only really use powerpoint and word at home. There are some very rare circumstances that I would use Publisher but I would never ever use excel onenote outlook or access. Really primarily 99% of the time I use powerpoint. The storage could be good I guess but I don't even currently fill up my free dropbox amount so no real need there.

Another point is that although I have the £120, I really could afford with not spending it right now (think I might have to buy a new PSU too). so of course the little £5.99 a month seems appealing.

What have you guys gone for?
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Have a gander online like auction sites and you can get 365 personal for a year for ~ £25. makes it a no brainer for me. £2 a month for onedrive alone is amazing.
There was an issue with their system where you could upgrade to home just by buying 1 month of home after activating a year it would convert it all.
 
Thanks both. Fantastic info. Found it much cheaper than on Microsoft site now. Thanks again, you saved me a good deal of money!
 
Also worth checking if your employer is part of the MS Home User Programme; you can get the full version of Office 2016 for £9.99 if so.
 
Legit and work, usually come freedom various offers. They give them away on phones, tablets etc. So I assume company insiders just get a bunch.
 
nIckEl101 said:
on the auction site I see there is a years subscription for just under 30 quid, are these legit and where do they come from?
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I got 5 years worth of the 5 user codes on special offer for £40 each, retail boxed and sealed. They come up on special offer semi regularly.
 
Quick question Guy's i purchased 2 x pre-paid o365 personal from the buyer Hyburnate mentioned. I believe i have got the wrong product for my needs.

i want to register 1) a external email address not microsoft
2) i want to use an register/create an external domain with o365

is the above possible through personal ? or should i just get a refund from seller and approach a business license ?

Thank you
 
Option 3 is use office.com / Google Docs

I have access to a legit 365 account, but I just stick to Google Docs. Online, simple :D
 
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