Dwayne
Well-known member
So, I am thinking of creating a new system and it will be Windows based. The old system has a Win7 license upgraded to Win10 when that was available. So, I don't plan on reusing the Win7/Win10 as I will sell it with the system it is on now.
Now comes the question/discussion. It will cost me north of $160 if I buy Windows 10 Pro from any retailer. But I see on eBay and other places that I can get a license and a "broken motherboard" for pennies (comparatively speaking). I have always bit the bullet and paid retail when I built a new system. I felt that it was less headaches in the long run, but perhaps I have been naive and I should check the other road.
From my minor Google search it seems that these resellers are skirting the terms and conditions, but staying within the just legal side of them.
Has anyone else utilized alternatives to retail for their own OEM system builds?
Here is an example:
https://www.kinguin.net/category/19429/windows-10-professional-oem-key/
And here is an extreme example:
GENUINE WINDOWS 10 PRO 32 / 64BIT OEM ORIGINAL LICENSE KEY- SCRAP PC | eBay
And this:
GENUINE WINDOWS 10 PRO 32 / 64BIT ORIGINAL LICENSE KEY SCRAP PC | eBay
Opinions? I can afford the retail price, but then I ask myself, why?
Now comes the question/discussion. It will cost me north of $160 if I buy Windows 10 Pro from any retailer. But I see on eBay and other places that I can get a license and a "broken motherboard" for pennies (comparatively speaking). I have always bit the bullet and paid retail when I built a new system. I felt that it was less headaches in the long run, but perhaps I have been naive and I should check the other road.
From my minor Google search it seems that these resellers are skirting the terms and conditions, but staying within the just legal side of them.
Has anyone else utilized alternatives to retail for their own OEM system builds?
Here is an example:
https://www.kinguin.net/category/19429/windows-10-professional-oem-key/
And here is an extreme example:
GENUINE WINDOWS 10 PRO 32 / 64BIT OEM ORIGINAL LICENSE KEY- SCRAP PC | eBay
And this:
GENUINE WINDOWS 10 PRO 32 / 64BIT ORIGINAL LICENSE KEY SCRAP PC | eBay
Opinions? I can afford the retail price, but then I ask myself, why?