# how much does Windows XP cost in USA? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 2, 2001, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-windows-xp-cost-in-usa/91193 "2001-11-02T21:03:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Niobium\_Knight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc8723/32.png) [@Niobium\_Knight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Niobium_Knight)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-windows-xp-cost-in-usa/91193/1 "2001-11-02T21:03:55Z")
it’s £90 here in UK is that a resonable price? ---
**Author:** ![Niobium\_Knight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc8723/32.png) [@Niobium\_Knight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Niobium_Knight)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-windows-xp-cost-in-usa/91193/2 "2001-11-02T21:29:45Z")
none of you know?? ---
**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-windows-xp-cost-in-usa/91193/3 "2001-11-02T22:19:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Niobium Knight \* > \*\*none of you know?? \*\* Nah, it’s just that most of us can look up pricing on the internet. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-windows-xp-cost-in-usa/91193/4 "2001-11-02T22:28:51Z")
It cost me $869 + tax. Of course, it came wrapped in a Sony Vaio. ---
**Author:** ![Tyklfe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Tyklfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyklfe)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-windows-xp-cost-in-usa/91193/5 "2001-11-02T22:59:04Z")
I’d say reguardless of the price, wait until the second service pack comes out. At that point it should be worth “Getting”… ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-windows-xp-cost-in-usa/91193/6 "2001-11-02T23:15:27Z")
My roommate works at “Office Max” and he says XP is selling (well, is _priced_) at the $200 range for the full home version. The upgrade is about $100. The full professional version is $300, while the upgrade professional version is $200. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-windows-xp-cost-in-usa/91193/7 "2001-11-02T23:21:55Z")
99 home version 199 pro version Most stores selling these have deals where you can get the equivalent $ in selected hardware free with a rebate after buying the package so your cost is effectively zero if the hardware is useful to you or cna be resold. Staples offered a Sony CD writer + CDs or Palm M100 + SW or Linksys Router\HUB +\_ cards or a 1.3 meg digital camera package. All were about 150 to 200 values that were free after rebates. One rebate package per purchase. [http://www.staples.com/Products/Themes/Special\_Offers/Staples/XP\_Pro/Default.asp](http://www.staples.com/Products/Themes/Special_Offers/Staples/XP_Pro/Default.asp) I got the pro version. It rocks although lots of old windows stuff will not work with the XP code base but if that’s the price for the (so far) bulletproof stability I’ll pay it. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-windows-xp-cost-in-usa/91193/8 "2001-11-02T23:25:39Z")
Oops that should be upgrades. 99 home version upgrade 199 pro version upgrade Even for a clean install for the $ 100 difference I can’t imagine that someone doesn’t have an old 98 or ME disk lying around to use for verification for the upgrade. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-windows-xp-cost-in-usa/91193/9 "2001-11-02T23:28:59Z")
Live Rates as of 2001.11.02 23:27:03 GMT. 90.00 GBP United Kingdom Pounds = 131.598 USD United States Dollars 1 GBP = 1.46220 USD 1 USD = 0.683899 GBP ---
**Author:** ![Niobium\_Knight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc8723/32.png) [@Niobium\_Knight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Niobium_Knight)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2001, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-windows-xp-cost-in-usa/91193/10 "2001-11-03T00:58:47Z")
the price i said in the OP was 90 pounds and that was for the home upgrade. so it looks like we in UK are paying 30% more than you guys ☹ ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2001, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-windows-xp-cost-in-usa/91193/11 "2001-11-03T15:37:37Z")
Yeah & when you call tech support in the US, it must be a fortune…Frankly, quite a lot of things cost more when you are on an island. ---
**Author:** ![Niobium\_Knight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc8723/32.png) [@Niobium\_Knight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Niobium_Knight)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2001, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-windows-xp-cost-in-usa/91193/12 "2001-11-03T16:04:01Z")
point is handy they shouldnt cost that much more. pure profiteering is what it is. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2001, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-windows-xp-cost-in-usa/91193/13 "2001-11-03T18:58:48Z")
Actually IIRC Handy a good deal of MS tech support is handled out of Ireland and they have found many US customers respond well to an Irish accent, I don’t know if British customers would have the same reaction however.