Buying MS Office - advice please

Cadiz Seagull

Grey bearded old man

Jul 7, 2003

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Between Haywards Heath and Trujillo, Extremadura,

• Dec 30, 2016

• #1

I need to buy a new copy of MS Office - to include Outlook.

I have loads of files going back several years that I still use regularly so it needs to be able to use these old files.

I don't need the latest version, and I really only need word, excel, outlook and possibly powerpoint, most of the main packages seem to include things like Access and Publisher which I don't need.

I don't really want to buy a subsciption, as far as I can see the only real advantage of this apart from short term finance is that I will allways have the latest versions but that's no advantage to me, I currently use 2013 and that does what I need. I'd prefer a one off payment for lifetime use. Some of the files I use predate this.

There are lots of sites offering MS Office products a good bit cheaper than Amazon or PC World, can anyone recomend one of these cheaper sites? I'm wary of using a site I don't kow that hasn't been recommended.

And I don't want to switch to anoth office program or use open office. I'm used to MS Office and roo old to change now!

Any suggestions much appreciated.

 

Simster

"the man's an arse"

Jul 7, 2003

54,188

Surrey

• Dec 30, 2016

• #2

I did something similar last week - went to eBay for a USB flash drive version of Windows 7, required for building a gaming PC.

It all worked and the OS is now installed, so all I can say is that eBay was worth it for me, but just check the sellers reputation before taking the plunge.

 

Titanic

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Jul 5, 2003

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West Sussex

• Dec 30, 2016

• #3

https://buymsoffice.co.uk/microsoft-office-home-business-2010.html#yt_tab_products1

This sort of thing?

 

Cadiz Seagull

Grey bearded old man

Jul 7, 2003

5,990

Between Haywards Heath and Trujillo, Extremadura,

• Dec 30, 2016

• Thread starter
• #4

These people look good to me https://buymsoffice.co.uk/download-microsoft-office-home-business-2013.html#yt_tab_products4

Has anybody used them? The same product is almost 200 quid on Amazon! That makes me nervous!

 

Cadiz Seagull

Grey bearded old man

Jul 7, 2003

5,990

Between Haywards Heath and Trujillo, Extremadura,

• Dec 30, 2016

• Thread starter
• #5

You beat me to it Titanic, have you used them?

 

portlock seagull

Why? Why us?

Jul 28, 2003

17,071

• Dec 30, 2016

• #6

You can't synch outlook with iPhone FYI. Spent days trying until top MS person told me and took apple expert hasn't spent hours on it too. Ow and a savvy computer engineer I know. Ow and another at an Apple approved business.

 

W.C.

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Oct 31, 2011

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• Dec 30, 2016

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I have a office 360 subscription. I know you said you don't need that but the 1tb cloud storage is great. And you can share it with another 4 people.(meaning they get the whole package too)

 

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tony2griff

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Nov 20, 2015

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• Dec 30, 2016

• #8

Try Ebay got a copy of MS office 2010 Business for £14.99 via download works great

 

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marlowe

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Dec 13, 2015

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• Dec 30, 2016

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I bought Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Plus for £31.87 nine months ago from Bonanza. Has worked fine. I cant find the same seller on Bonanza but this Bonanza seller has done 2616 transactions and has 100% feedback based on 182 user reviews. £32 is not a bad price.
http://m.bonanza.com/listings/Micro...ifetime-License-Code/419130913?st_id=40090328

 

Mattywerewolf

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Mar 7, 2012

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Saff of the River

• Dec 30, 2016

• #10

Cadiz Seagull said:

These people look good to me https://buymsoffice.co.uk/download-microsoft-office-home-business-2013.html#yt_tab_products4

Has anybody used them? The same product is almost 200 quid on Amazon! That makes me nervous!

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Be careful of them https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/buymsoffice.co.uk

Never used, thinking of getting it soon, but they look dodgy to me

 

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The Original

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• Dec 30, 2016

• #11

W.C. said:

I have a office 360 subscription. I know you said you don't need that but the 1tb cloud storage is great. And you can share it with another 4 people.(meaning they get the whole package too)

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Same here. On my third year O360 subscription now having been sceptical at first being used to Office 2007/2010 Professional for several years. Never pay full MS renewal prices, always purchase licence renewal key from other vendors e.g. Amazon (20-30% cheaper). Can share subscription across whole family (up to 5 accounts I think) and 1TB OneDrive storage means plenty of space for photos/backups etc.. Well worth it for £60/yr.

 

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Rowdey

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Jul 7, 2003

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Herne Hill

• Dec 30, 2016

• #12

Last week bought Office 365 from these guys. Couple days getting the email link from them (automated, but busy time of year, and kept in the loop) Install went fine and all good. £25

http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/up4tech?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2754

 

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Swillis

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Dec 10, 2015

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• Dec 30, 2016

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Microsoft office 365 for four years, £59.99 from Microsoft. It says it is only for students but I went all the way through to the purchase screen and it never asked for any sort of verification I was a student. Maybe worth a try?
At least you know it's genuine and won't be blocked one day.

https://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msuk/en_GB/pdp/Office-365-University/productID.260260600

 

W.C.

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Oct 31, 2011

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• Dec 31, 2016

• #14

The Original said:

Same here. On my third year O360 subscription now having been sceptical at first being used to Office 2007/2010 Professional for several years. Never pay full MS renewal prices, always purchase licence renewal key from other vendors e.g. Amazon (20-30% cheaper). Can share subscription across whole family (up to 5 accounts I think) and 1TB OneDrive storage means plenty of space for photos/backups etc.. Well worth it for £60/yr.

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Didn't know that, cheers!