Pancake Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I need a new copy of XP as the amount of times i can re-activate my old copy has expired (thanks computer). But £200 for a new copy?? Are used ones safe? I mean wouldn't there be potential activation key issues if it'd be activated previously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Would you be better maybe getting a copy of Vista... (dare I suggest?) £70 for a new 64 bit oem copy Why has XP gotten so expensive, that's rubbish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 £200? You can get the OEM of XP for £50 on ebuyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 £200? You can get the OEM of XP for £50 on ebuyer. Oh. Damn amazon... i really should stop checking there first... They're really on the ball aren't they, charging £200 for something that's available for £50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadKill Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 well, even on ebuyer no doubt you can buy the retail expensive version. The OEM version is always much cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkatronics Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Whats OEM mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 It means it's a copy that a manufacturer (Dell, HP, ..) receives from Microsoft to install the OS on their hardware. It's generally cheaper, because it doesn't cost as much as the full OS. See OEM in computers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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