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Tired of both Vista and Mac fanboy jibba-jabba? Then don’t forget to pre-order your copy of Windows 7 at half price ASAP—we’re hearing murmurs from the mothership that supplies may already be running out. Here are the stories you need to read, if you haven’t already skipped over to your favorite online retailer to reserve your Windows 7 copy: • Where To Pre-Order Windows 7 • Windows 7 Pricing: The Full Story • Windows 7 Packaging (Now With Flair—and Flare) And, in case you’ve been living under a rock these past eight months: • Gizmodo’s Complete Guide to Windows 7 : All the new features and benefits, plus our experiences with the beta and release candidate

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Windows 7 Pre-Ordering: Where, What, How, Huh? [Roundup]

It turns out, even if you don’t weigh in all the slightly confusing Windows 7 upgrade deals , Microsoft’s latest OS is its least expensive to date, and a real bargain compared to Vista. Looking at full (non-upgrade) pricing of consumer Windows editions really tells the story: When you compare sticker prices, you can see that most editions hovered around the $200 mark, with a rare spike found in the $260 Vista Home Premium.

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Windows 7: Cheaper Than Vista (and Every Other Windows OS) [Microsoft]

We finally received the official word on Windows 7 pricing. For the most part, people itching to upgrade immediately or buy a new Win 7 machine are in luck. Odds are, you won’t pay the official prices, so I’m telling you the launch specials first

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Windows 7 Pricing: Good News, Mostly [Windows 7]