Windows 7 retail price

breadturbo · 7 Oct 2010 at 19:50

I was scanning win7 prices earlier as im about to change motherboard on my 2nd pc, it has win64 oem so im told it wont like it lol.

Im curious how folks on a well known auction site can offer win7 ultimate sealed for 75quid?
are these guys genuine? or frauds?

anybody used it?

FoxEye · 7 Oct 2010 at 20:33

wouldn't touch with a 10' pole. Bought software from ebay before and had cause to regret it, even when it was ony a few £ cheaper and seemed legit (ie, not an obvious con).

it often comes from india, russia, china, etc. even if it's a legit copy you often run into region locks, etc, which prevent you from using that software in the UK or US, for example.

breadturbo · 7 Oct 2010 at 20:36

yeh thats what i thought too, dont get stuff cheap without good reason

SiriusB · 7 Oct 2010 at 23:14

Not worth the potential hassle to be honest. Ultimate for £75? It's either knocked off or there is something wrong with it.

hash70 · 7 Oct 2010 at 23:19

scam mate

stoofa · 8 Oct 2010 at 01:00

Just spend your money on a copy of retail HP from a respected store.
HP is all that 99% of home users need and you know it will be legit.