Hey guys,
I will buy a new pc soon and i wonder wich version of windows 8 i should install. Because i can get Win8, Win8.1 and Windows 8 Pro for the exact same price.
I thought, the 'pro' versions would be much more expensive, but now i wonder if there is any flaw with it.
Secondly, is it correct, that i can upgrade from win 8 to win 8.1 for free?
So, wich version should I buy?
Thanks for your answers
All depends what you want.
I have Windows 8 Pro only because it was cheaper at the time, there are a few extra features in windows 8 pro but they are only really for more power users, for just gaming and stuff 8/8.1 is okay, I personally wont upgrade to 8.1.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows/compare is MS offical comparison between 8.1 and 8.1 pro
Yes you can upgrade to win8.1 for free if you get the Win8 version. Do note that some people have experienced problems with this after upgrading. Personally I haven't experienced anything like that but you never know.
As for Pro vs not pro, well the difference for the normal user isn't that great. I only choosed pro because I work with Hyper-V and I like playing around with it at home, but if you only want to play games and won't be using the computer for any kind of IT-proffession just go with the regular.
So with Pro perhaps being not useful enough I would go with Win8.1 from the get-go, just to avoid any bugs that might happen during an upgrade from 8 to 8.1