What is the difference between the business and retail versions?
1429264
Based on my experience, there is no difference. My coworker uses the same exact one at her desk.
686422
To be quite honest the only difference I can see is the packaging. The specs from Microsoft are the same for both. Retail packaging usually contains more information for consumers as business products are generally installed by IT professionals.Hotkeys can be programmed to open apps such as the calculator.the business may have a designated hotkey to open the calculator but again you can program hotkeys in your keyboard & mouse settings.
515020
The EULA says you cannot use the Educational edition for commercial purposes, ie sell the art you make. So if you like doing this for hobby and projects for personal reasons, the Educational one is the way to go. If you're selling artwork like commissions and stuff, or a professional - get the retail version. There is really no difference in performance or limitations between the retail and educational edition. Educational edition has a splash page during launch telling you this is the Academic/Educational edition.
1858262
there is no difference on versions. whatever you get you will use only the S/N. you have to download the current version (year) of the version you purchase. After that only thing to do is to activate. Enjoy it
2172378
I'm not sure that there is a difference. I have never purchased a residential version because I am purchasing for a commercial building. Sorry I couldn't help.
1629596
Yes it is the same camera same specs, the only difference is that this camera comes packed in a plain white box without installation cd, but do not worry, because this camera will self install in a few seconds just by plugging it to your pc. I own this business version two months ago and I have no complaints whatsoever.
486159
All I can tell is that Business comes with the batteries, and Retail does not.
30265
I had the same question when i puchased the babybliss version. The only reason that I did that, is because my wife loved the babyb series for her stuff. Best I can tell the only difference is in the packaging. No extra features or reason to purchase over the other item mentioned. Good luck.
1170885
There is no difference, they are the same unit, the V means it is for retail sales.
1803009
I want to know the same thing! On the MS site that shows all their products they say "same great product, packaged for business", not that that helps much. It seems like this do this for most of their products, and the price can change as well. I would like to know the difference though!
131953
You meant to ask, if it is1- OEM for builders2- Retail VersionAnswer is "1" the OEM Retail versions are bought only to attain some pathetic and useless Microsoft support incident.
1513444
I believe the non business version includes the mouse where as the business version does not.
1158839
Same version, you just don't get a CD. But I saw a comment that you can redownload from Amazon if you need to. Probably cheaper since no inventory required and no processing costs.
1471289
No, there is no difference. Best Buy is the only one of our retailers that sells this system.
809192
The main difference between Essential and Home, Office, Premium, etc are the connectivity options (e.g. USB2, firewire, etc). For a full breakdown of the options and their differences, see: http://www.wdmybook.com/en/editions/If you mean the difference between 1st and 2nd Essential Editions (smaller, lighter, no on/off switch, auto power on/off, etc), see this excellent review: http://www.amazon.com/review/RDNCGQ3WR72U6/ref=cm_cr_rdp_permI think I'm going to wait to get a 2nd Edition Essential as I've read too many HDD failure stories with the 1st edition which I'm hoping has been corrected with the 2nd edition. The main difference between Essential and Home, Office, Premium, etc are the connectivity options (e.g. USB2, firewire, etc). For a full breakdown of the options and their differences, see: http://www.wdmybook.com/en/editions/If you mean the difference between 1st and 2nd Essential Editions (smaller, lighter, no on/off switch, auto power on/off, etc), see this excellent review: http://www.amazon.com/review/RDNCGQ3WR72U6/ref=cm_cr_rdp_permI think I'm going to wait to get a 2nd Edition... » Read More The main difference between Essential and Home, Office, Premium, etc are the connectivity options (e.g. USB2, firewire, etc). For a full breakdown of the options and their differences, see: http://www.wdmybook.com/en/editions/If you mean the difference between 1st and 2nd Essential Editions (smaller, lighter, no on/off switch, auto power on/off, etc), see this excellent review: http://www.amazon.com/review/RDNCGQ3WR72U6/ref=cm_cr_rdp_permI think I'm going to wait to get a 2nd Edition Essential as I've read too many HDD failure stories with the 1st edition which I'm hoping has been corrected with the 2nd edition. « Show Less
1688016
No, it's identical to the full retail version. The difference is in the licensing and who is eligible for a student & teacher edition. If you qualify, you will be required to provide proof to Adobe. Also, the student & teacher edition does not include a license key. Instead, you must contact Adobe, furnish proof of your student or teach status, and they will provide you with a key. http://www.adobe.com/education/students/studentteacheredition/eligibility.html
824807
You can use either version. OEM versions are locked to your system configuration (the motherboard and CPU you are running) once installed; they cannot be transferred or used on any other build, which is why they are cheaper. Full retail versions of Windows 8 and 8.1 may only be used on 1 PC at a time, but may be deactivated and reactivated on a new or other build. Short answer: If you think a motherboard or CPU upgrade is possible in the future and don't want to buy 2 copies of Windows, get the retail version. Otherwise, you'll be fine with an OEM copy.