Cheapest legal way to get Windows 7 or Vista?

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategor...

Grab an OEM copy ^

http://www.microsoft.com/student/en-us/Deals/default.as...

Or if your a student ^ with a university email address

$100 is the cheapest?!  

If you are a student with a .edu e-mail, you should qualify for an academic license. $30 or so.

If you have a need for two or three licenses, there is a family pack which sells for $120 or so:
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Premium-Upgrade...

I would not bother with Vista.

Not actually legal with Windows 7.

Well, I'm a student... but not a college student  

Buy it , try Ebay $78.00 shipped
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Microsoft-Windows-7-Home-Premiu...

Newegg $100.00 shipped
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Last ditch resort, Craigslist your area

Amazons oems go for ~91$

alternatively, if your college has Dreamspark(previously known as msdnaa), you can get windows 7 professional for a small cost or free depending on the school


(you usually are entitled to be in at least one computer science or computer science related class to use such function)

Nice... anyone else?

Never buy microsoft software from an auction site!

why not?

http://reviews.ebay.com/Before-You-Buy-Understand-the-D...

chance that that key was stolen or it was a pirated key because we dont know for sure if the user is a microsoft authorized seller for OS

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

This is what you should buy ^

$79.99 with this coupon > EMCYTZT2082  

Great Deal on Newegg today ^  

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Screw legality! I'm not willing to pay $100 < This forum only deals in legal\genuine software.Sorry!!!!!!

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