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Well, my Raptor on Comp#1 decided to go out today, so I'm taking this as my sign to upgrade my OS and hdd. I'm looking at a 120 or 128 gb SSD with Windows 7, but have 2 questions.

1) Can anyone find a better deal than the Corsair 128 GB SSD for $369? If not, does anyone know if TRIM is released for this drive?
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=10010571

2) I haven't had to purchase an OS in over a century due to my proximity to MS, but now I wish to buy Windows 7. I do not have any keys and have 4 computers. What would be the cheapest solution to get Windows 7 on all 4? If that's too pricey, what is the cheapest way to get it on 1 computer? I'm a little bit confused as to what the "system builders" editions actually offer. Can I buy those and put them on all 4 of my comps as long as I'm not expecting MS support?

Thanks a ton in advance.
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Well, my Raptor on Comp#1 decided to go out today, so I'm taking this as my sign to upgrade my OS and hdd. I'm looking at a 120 or 128 gb SSD with Windows 7, but have 2 questions.

1) Can anyone find a better deal than the Corsair 128 GB SSD for $369? If not, does anyone know if TRIM is released for this drive?
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=10010571

2) I haven't had to purchase an OS in over a century due to my proximity to MS, but now I wish to buy Windows 7. I do not have any keys and have 4 computers. What would be the cheapest solution to get Windows 7 on all 4? If that's too pricey, what is the cheapest way to get it on 1 computer? I'm a little bit confused as to what the "system builders" editions actually offer. Can I buy those and put them on all 4 of my comps as long as I'm not expecting MS support?

Thanks a ton in advance.

Unfortunately, all I'm here to contribute is some kind of an answer for #2: I think the cheapest solution is to get the Windows 7 Family Pack for 3 computers (I think it comes with 3 Product Keys and one disc), and then probably the Home Premium OEM disc. This way you'd be able to get 4 separate Product Keys and spend the least amount of money.

But the one problem I would probably have with the Home Premium edition is that it doesn't have the Group Policy Editor, nor does it have a hack to get it. You see, there was a hack to get it with the Home Premium edition of Vista, but it totally doesn't work with 7. Otherwise, Home Premium is a pretty premium edition of Windows, unlike Vista Home Premium.

Oh, and if you're concerned about the fact that the Family Pack is all Upgrade media, then I have good news: the Upgrade disc can do a full installation quite easily. I'd explain how, but I can save it for later.
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Unfortunately, all I'm here to contribute is some kind of an answer for #2: I think the cheapest solution is to get the Windows 7 Family Pack for 3 computers (I think it comes with 3 Product Keys and one disc), and then probably the Home Premium OEM disc. This way you'd be able to get 4 separate Product Keys and spend the least amount of money.

But the one problem I would probably have with the Home Premium edition is that it doesn't have the Group Policy Editor, nor does it have a hack to get it. You see, there was a hack to get it with the Home Premium edition of Vista, but it totally doesn't work with 7. Otherwise, Home Premium is a pretty premium edition of Windows, unlike Vista Home Premium.

Oh, and if you're concerned about the fact that the Family Pack is all Upgrade media, then I have good news: the Upgrade disc can do a full installation quite easily. I'd explain how, but I can save it for later.

Thanks for the input and I came to the same conclusion as you did after some reading. However, I have no idea what the Group Policy Editor is that you're speaking of. What exactly is it?

Btw, I've found OEM versions of Windows 7 for about the same price as the upgrades, so no biggie there. +Rep for the help
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Thanks for the input and I came to the same conclusion as you did after some reading. However, I have no idea what the Group Policy Editor is that you're speaking of. What exactly is it?

Btw, I've found OEM versions of Windows 7 for about the same price as the upgrades, so no biggie there. +Rep for the help

Oh, if you don't know what it is, then it's something you'll never use. I mean, it's just one of those things.
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There is no TRIM support right now for the P series. Corsair has stated that the X series will eventually have it. The best supported SSD's are OCZ. Their Vertex series has TRIM support now.
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