If you have a .EDU email address or even your old college ID, you can buy Windows 7 Professional for just $30 here.

I originally called my old College Bookstore — the place where I used to buy expensive software for pennies — and tried to convince them to sell me (I’m not an active student nor alumni) a copy of Windows 7 for their price of $12. My flattery didn’t work.

So I found this website selling student discounted copies for $30 and low-and-behold, my college email is still active. It expires in December, so I just made the cut.

I also noticed that you can scan you college ID and send it to them, which was going to be my second option had my email not been active.

You can get either Windows 7 Home or Professional, both for the same price. It is a full-retail version and it’s downloadable. For $13 more you can have them ship a DVD to you as well, I did both.

I’ve been playing around with Win 7 for the past few hours and so far, I must say, I like it. Go get a copy and try it out, let me know what you think.