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    Free upgrade to windows vista by dell?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by confusered, Nov 18, 2006.

  1. confusered

    confusered Notebook Enthusiast

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    I went to the dell website and there was this sentence which said 'Express upgrade to windows vista when you buy a new dell laptop within a limited period of time'.Is it true?Anyone bought a new dell laptop during this time? :confused:
     
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    My wifes laptop just arrived yesterday. It has the information on how to get the free upgrade. You can't order until late November, and it won't ship until its publicly available (read january).
     
    JeffreyDJ, Nov 18, 2006
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    It's true...many people have purchased laptops lately.
     
    vespoli, Nov 18, 2006
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    Well, when you select the current OS in the dell configurator, you get an option to select the version of Vista that you want. You have to explicitly select one.

    I think that you pay $10 for shipping if you upgrade to the comparable vista version. As already mentioned, they dont ship out till Vista is available for non business folks.
     
    shakyhands, Nov 19, 2006
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  5. JeffreyDJ

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    The real question will be, will I be offered (on my wifes) the ability to upgrade from XP Pro to Ultimate for a price. I'd pay extra to be able to upgrade to ultimate.

    Otherwise, she'll just have to be happy with Vista Business when it arrives.
     
    JeffreyDJ, Nov 19, 2006
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    i ordered mine in may. am i eligible for the upgrade? if not, is there any discount price for me?
     
    catennacio, Nov 19, 2006
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    No, and I don't know. Depends on local retailers and how generous MS is feeling in january.
     
    JeffreyDJ, Nov 19, 2006
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    My laptop gets here on Wednesday. It's coming preinstalled with MCE and a free upgrade to Home Premium once I pay the $10 S/H fee. I too hope there will be an option to upgrade to Ultimate at a discounted rate say in the $100~$150 range. If not, I'll stick with Premium.
     
    otacon, Nov 20, 2006
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    thamlyn, Nov 20, 2006
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