Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Plus student version help please?

CAPTAINBUMFLUFF · 12 Jun 2010 at 03:58

Hi I can get the above from a well known site for students for £47.34, I am wondering will this be the exact same thing I would get as the link below from overclockers. Would it be boxed the same etc

All the site states is the below:
Office 2010 Product Key on back of media

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-135-MS&groupid=33&catid=124&subcat=

thanks any input appreciated

robinbredin · 12 Jun 2010 at 11:15

Hi I can get the above from a well known site for students for £47.34, I am wondering will this be the exact same thing I would get as the link below from overclockers. Would it be boxed the same etc

All the site states is the below:
Office 2010 Product Key on back of media

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...id=124&subcat=

thanks any input appreciated

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I have Office 2010 from that student service. The version I have is download, and you get the option for 32bit and 64bit. Though I do wish I had the hard version, because I download both versions, tried to install another 32bit on my lappy from the disc, but it would not install, had to download it again. The key is sent to you via email, and can be got also, by logging on to them and going into your account.

SiriusB · 12 Jun 2010 at 11:58

The Student offers tend to be a download - though there is usually an option to ask for a physic disc - usually for a few extra quid.

And yes, you should get the full Professsional suite.

james.miller · 12 Jun 2010 at 12:05

it's the full suite, same as 2007 was

robinbredin · 12 Jun 2010 at 13:15

it's the full suite, same as 2007 was

Everything you get in the retail version, you get the same in the student version.

james.miller · 12 Jun 2010 at 13:19

there is no student version of the software, it's one and the same. there is a retail licence and a student licence - that's the only difference.

well, actually thats not entirely true, because the software on that student site is the professional plus suite. The product linked to on the ocuk is the regular professional version. prefessional plus also has communicator, infopath and Sharepoint workspace.

CAPTAINBUMFLUFF · 12 Jun 2010 at 13:50

So are you guys suggesting that I will get the exact same box as the ones in the shops? (The nice yellow box) Download is an option but would like a hard copy

thanks

robinbredin · 12 Jun 2010 at 15:55

Well, when I got my from the software student company, they were only offering it as a download. But I have had software of them before, where I did get a disc, it came in dvd holder, not a box.

SiriusB · 12 Jun 2010 at 16:27

That is Retail packaging. If they offer to send a DVD it will just be a plain box as robin says.

HangTime · 13 Jun 2010 at 13:48

Cheaper option in theory might be to get 2007 via www.ultimatesteal.co.uk (£38.95) and then update it to 2010, allegedly you get a free upgrade to 2010 if you buy 2007 after 5th of March I think it is.

PistolPete · 13 Jun 2010 at 14:53

I got 2007 for my daughters PC from a student site linked to from MS directly.
They sent me a 2x CDs in Technet style DVD sleeves (black with ring binder holes) with the license key stuck to the back of the main disks sleeve.

Not heard of any that send out disk in retail packaging myself.