$30 Windows 7 For Students

If you’re a student with a valid .edu e-mail address (non US students see below), Microsoft is offering Windows 7 for $30 USD for a limited period. Microsoft also has a growing list of approved US institutions that don’t provide their students with e-mail addresses.

The price tag has been reduced from the lowest Windows 7 retail price of $120 (USD) for a Home Premium upgrade and the special promotional price can be obtained through win741.com, which was launched this week.

This is not a lightweight student version, it’s the full retail version and Microsoft recommends that anyone upgrading from Windows XP should perform a clean installation and recommends they purchase a backup Windows 7 DVD.

US students can pre-order their copy of Windows 7 now, and can download the OS from October 22nd (general availability).

Students in the UK can pre-order their copy beginning September 30th for download on October 22nd.

Students in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Korea, and Mexico can participate in this offer on October 22nd. In most markets, the offer ends on January 3rd, however in Australia the offer has been extended until March 31st.

Many college and university students can already get Windows 7 Professional for free through the MSDN Academic Alliance (MSDNAA) but this is offer is aimed at students without this access .