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chaskuss
03-16-2006, 03:47 PM
Has anyone purchased Windows (or other brand name software) from one of these online discounters, and not regretted it? I'm cheap, but I always remember my Dad saying, "if it sounds to good to be true, it is"!
Has anyone found a discount vendor they are happy with?
Charlie :confused:
BipolarBill
03-16-2006, 03:52 PM
That depends what you mean by "discounters". Anyone that undersells Newegg and ZipZoomFly deserves your suspicion. Their prices are as low as they can be.

You can try Ebay, but be sure that they guarantee that the original hologram CD is uncluded.
AllGamer
03-16-2006, 03:56 PM
they are Pirated 90% of them

so don;t be fooled, go to your local software store, and check the Bargain Bins

:t
chaskuss
03-16-2006, 04:17 PM
Bill,
I've only purchased software one time off of EBay. It was Norton SystemWorks. I got the original discs, but no box or manual. But at $23 per, I was happy. I see several items on EBay now.
Charlie
chaskuss
03-16-2006, 04:22 PM
Bill,
Thanks for the suggestion to check ZipZoomFly. I had never heard of them before. NewEgg gets a lot of my business, but they seem to be out of XP Pro (32 bit). ZipZoomFly has it for $139.99 Good deal! :p
Charlie
bubbalou32
03-16-2006, 05:33 PM
WinXP Home for $50 - no rebates 3-17/18.

That's about as cheap as I've seen it from a legitimate source. Making room for Vista, I suppose.

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?catid=18&threadid=591696&highlight_key=y&keyword1=win+xp