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Windows 7 released the final retail price is cheaper than Vista
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Windows 7 Ultimate,[> With
Windows 7 into the RTM stage, the sale details and prices are announced,
Windows 7 has basically been the face of the dust has settled, and there will be no major changes, here we
Windows 7 will conduct a six standard version of the ultimate contrast to the six versions: Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise,
Windows 7 64bit, Ultimate.
in the version of
Windows 7, the six, only the Home Basic,
Office 2007, Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate version will appear in the retail market, and Home Basic only for developing countries and regions,
Office 2007 License, while the Starter Edition is available to OEM manufacturers pre-installed on netbooks, the Enterprise Edition Software Assurance only through volume licensing programs available to large enterprises customers, in exactly the same functions and Ultimate.
the sale of (North America):
Starter Edition
family Basic Edition
Home Premium Edition
Professional Edition
Ultimate
retail packaging
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online purchase
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full retail price
$ 199.99
$ 299.99
$ 319.99
upgrade price
$ 119.99
$ 199.99
$ 219.99
upgrade promotional price
$ 49.99
$ 99.99
new brand of pre-installed
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Windows Anytime Upgrade
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user interface features:
Starter Edition
Home Basic
Home Premium Edition
Professional Edition
Professional and Ultimate
basic user interface
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standard user interface
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Aero Glass user interface
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Aero Peek
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Aero Snaps
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Aero Shake
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Aero Background
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Windows Flip
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Windows Flip 3D
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task bar live preview
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Explorer Live Preview
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taskbar pop-up menu ( Jump List)
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Windows Search
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security features:
Starter Edition
Home Basic
Home Premium Edition
Professional Edition
Professional Edition and Ultimate Edition
more refined UAC
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Action Center (Action Center)
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Windows Defender
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Windows Firewall
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IE8 protected mode and DEP protection
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Windows Update
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Fast User Switching
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parental control
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performance Function:
Starter Edition
Home Basic
Home Premium Edition
Professional
Professional Edition and Ultimate Edition
ReadyDrive
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ReadyBoost
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SuperFetch
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64-bit processor support
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number of physical processors
1
1
2
2
2
processor cores
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
maximum amount of memory (32)
4GB
4GB
4GB
4GB
4GB
maximum amount of memory (64)
8GB
8GB
16GB
192GB
192GB
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