Wow, what an expert hint, clicked hereOriginally Posted by clocker
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Wow, what an expert hint, clicked here
I always wanted to know something:if I buy a genuine OEM Windows XP license,install it on a SSD and the SSD crashes to a point that it has to be replaced,can I re-install windows xp from the OEM disc on the new SSD ?
Last edited by Ludvig; 02-25-2009 at 04:27 PM.
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Yes.
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Ah,thank you,Clocker ! But I always thought that with that kind of OEM license,you could not install it more than once.So this is completely wrong or did I miss some subtilty here ?
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I don't know about that clocker. when I built my first pc I bought an oem copy of xp and installed it. A few months later I bought another hard drive for my system and reinstalled it. When I tried to activate it, it said that I had reached the maximum number of allowed activations. I had to spend 3 hours on the phone with several Indian technicians before they finally gave me a new license key.
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I've run OEM versions on a variety of PCs...the same copy even, and at worst, only had to phone activate.
And I've never been turned down on a phone activation.
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So Clocker, what do you think of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820167013
How's the price?
I'm willing to pay it if it's worthwhile.
I don't want to if the thing will only last a few months to 1 year though.
Or am I better off buying a couple of raptors and raiding?
For life, they should last much longer because their are no moving parts to burn out.
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pls no .. i just got a new 1 TB HDD
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I don't think longevity is the issue here but price might be.
You've picked from the creme de la creme of SSDs and are trying to compare to a fast but decidedly second tier old style drive.
Maybe consider a pair of these in RAID 0 instead.
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