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Windows 10 USB drives can now be pre-ordered, shipping date is uncertain

If you are looking to order a Windows 10 USB drive and use Amazon, you can now pre-order a drive with the new OS on it starting today with delivery next month, according to the page.

Later this month, Microsoft will begin selling Windows 10 and if you are in need of a key for the OS and want physical media, Amazon has you covered. Starting today, you can now pre-order the OS, both Home and Pro, but there is a catch.

According to both the Home and Pro pages, the USB drive will not ship until August 16th. As expected the price for Home is $119.99 and the price for Pro is $199.99.

Of course, most users will be receiving Windows 10 via the free update for Windows 7 or 8.1, but we do know that there will be some users who need a new key or who simply prefer to have physical media over buying it digitally from Microsoft.

The delay of the release date is a bit peculiar as it could mean that there is a bit of lag in the production cycle to create the drives or it may simply be a place-holder date. Hopefully that date is only a placeholder and Microsoft will have the drives ready on July 29th, but until they update the page, assume that the drives will be shipping later.

Pre Order: Windows 10 Home | Pro

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