Went out and got it yesterday. Neato.

Really. Pretty cool.

Which version should I get? Can I really get it for 30$ since I'm a college student?

Is it buggy? I've heard it's bad in that regard. Like really, really buggy.

I heard it had a pretty solid release, and most reviews I've read are glowing.

But then again, you're from Australia, Vance. And that place tends to twist technology. :P

It swirls the opposite direction, yes.

Milkshake: Depends on your computer specs. Primarily your RAM. And I don't know anything about the $30 deal. Cost me $119.

I haven't noticed any bugs. Then again I'm just a casual user, I'm not running it through the circuits.

All the reviews I saw were very positive and I'm enjoying it so far.

There's a deal going on until January where Canadian university or college students can upgrade to any version of Windows 7 for $39.99. That's what I'll be going over Christmas :)

The link for the student deal is http://www.windows.ca/studentoffer

Hah, so they offer you guys a deal, too, huh? Very tricksy, microsoft. Divide and conquer, yes...

Milkshake: Depends on your computer specs. Primarily your RAM. And I don't know anything about the $30 deal. Cost me $119.

I bought my computer two years ago but it's still good, it has 4 gb ram, so I'll probably be getting Home Premium 64 bit I guess...

Yup. All the versions come with both the 32 and 64 bit discs so you can install either one.