are these two windows 7's home premiums the same? or are they different?

[Cathal Brady]

here they are---->http://goo.gl/7ordEk and ----> http://goo.gl/qRYn3d.

i just build my new custom computer and im looking for a full windows 7 home premium 64bit. i have come across two home premiums on amazon and one is about 75 pounds cheaper than the other. i understand one comes with a disc and the other is the license key only. i am wondering are you actually paying 75 pounds more for just the disc or is there a difference? (im new to computers)

 

[Rune Olsen]

I think this will clarify your question :
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/whats-the-difference-between-windows-7-retail-and/4737adfe-8a76-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5

 

[Hawkeye22]

They look identical to me. Normally you would see a price difference between OEM and retail copies. I guess this price savings is just from the fact that they don't need to produce a disk, manuals, product boxes, or other informational sheets of paper.

 

[Hawkeye22]

I think this will clarify your question :
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/whats-the-difference-between-windows-7-retail-and/4737adfe-8a76-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5

Did you look at his links? Neither is listed as OEM.

 

[game junky]

License key only means you will have to use a separate OS installer disk. If you go that route, see the attached links:

This is to the iso file for win7 Home Premium x64:

http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24209.iso

This is a program that will allow you to create a bootable USB drive linked to the .iso you downloaded:

http://download.cnet.com/Windows-7-USB-DVD-Download-Tool/3000-18513_4-10972600.html

 

[alyoshka]

"here they are---->http://goo.gl/7ordEk and ----> http://goo.gl/qRYn3d.

i just build my new custom computer and im looking for a full windows 7 home premium 64bit. i have come across two home premiums on amazon and one is about 75 pounds cheaper than the other. i understand one comes with a disc and the other is the license key only. i am wondering are you actually paying 75 pounds more for just the disc or is there a difference? (im new to computers)"

Yup... That's exactly why there are such a lot of people who don't like MS.... they do charge excessively for the fancy DVD and cardboard box....
There is no difference between the two links... only a box, disc and added freight, where as the other version ( L.Key Only) comes via email, sms or single page postage.

 

[jitpublisher]

"here they are---->http://goo.gl/7ordEk and ----> http://goo.gl/qRYn3d.

Yup... That's exactly why there are such a lot of people who don't like MS.... they do charge excessively for the fancy DVD and cardboard box....
There is no difference between the two links... only a box, disc and added freight, where as the other version ( L.Key Only) comes via email, sms or single page postage.

This actually is quite common thing. Most packaged items you buy at a grocery store for instance, the price charged for the item is roughly 50% for packaging, promotional, and transportation costs, (some items this can be over 90% of the total price of the item) and 50% is for the actual product you are getting.
The price you pay for the OS, whether packaged or not, I think is actually pretty reasonable.