Server product prices are via the MS website; discounts can be had from some retailers. Client product prices are via Newegg where possible.
| Product |
Base price |
CALs (per user/device) |
Note |
| (For server/backend products, the pricing link is on the left. All prices from Microsoft) |
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| Windows Server 2003 R2 Web |
$399 |
NA |
No CALs needed for Web access. |
| Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard |
$999 (incl 5 CAL) |
$39.80 |
CAL pricing is in 5-paks @ $199 |
| Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise |
$3999 (incl 25 CAL) |
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| Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter |
$2999 |
" |
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| Windows Server 2003 R2 Terminal Services |
NA |
$149.80 |
CAL pricing is in 5-paks @ $749 |
Windows Storage Server 2003 and Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 |
NA |
NA |
Must buy from hardware OEM |
| Windows Compute Cluster Server |
$469 |
NA |
No CALs needed; it's a compute engine. |
| Small Business Server 2003 R2 Standard |
$599 (incl 5 CAL) |
$97.80 |
CAL pricing is in 5-paks @ $489; this includes Outlook 2003 for each user. |
| Small Business Server 2003 R2 Premium |
$1299 (incl 5 CAL) |
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| Exchange Server 2007 Standard |
$699 (incl 5 CAL) |
$67 |
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| Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise |
$3,999 |
$92 |
=$67 (base Exch CAL) PLUS $25 CAL to access the Unified Messaging, and anti-malware additions. |
| SQL Server 2005 Workgroup |
$739 (incl 5 CAL) |
$146 |
OR per-processor licensing at $3899; in which case no CALs needed. |
| SQL Server 2005 Standard |
$1,849 (incl 5 CAL) |
$162 |
OR per-processor licensing at $5999; in which case no CALs needed. |
| SQL Server 2005 Enterprise |
$13,969 (incl 25 CAL) |
$162 |
OR per-processor licensing at $24999; in which case no CALs needed. |
| (For client-side programs, the pricing link is in the Notes column, links in the leftmost column are to the product description page) |
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| Windows XP Pro |
$287 |
NA |
Retail pricing, full version, Newegg Extended support ends 4/8/2014 MS stops selling product 5/30/2008 |
| Vista Business |
$279 |
NA |
Retail pricing, full version, Newegg |
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Vista Enterprise (volume license; see notes below) |
$279 |
NA |
Must be an upgrade from Win98, W2000 Pro, or XP Pro. Must also buy at least one media kit (around $30). Must choose 32 or 64bit version. I priced at Insight Direct, over the phone. |
| Office 2007 Standard |
$340 |
NA |
Retail Pricing, full edition, Newegg. Includes Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook |
| Office 2003 Standard |
$295 |
NA |
Retail pricing, full edition, Amazon. Includes Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook Extended support ends 1/14/2014 MS stops selling product 6/30/2007 |
| Outlook 2007 |
$88 |
NA |
Retail pricing, full edition, Newegg |
| Word 2007 |
$199 |
NA |
Retail pricing, full edition, Newegg |
| Excel 2007 |
$208 |
NA |
Retail pricing, full edition, Newegg |
| PowerPoint 2007 |
$198 |
NA |
Retail pricing, full edition, Newegg |
CALs are per user or per device. But you only buy one CAL per user/device - assuming you have one user and 50 servers, that user still only needs one CAL.
Volume licenses for Vista are basically all upgrade licenses. See the final question and answer in this FAQ for clarification. So, the PC you install Vista Enterprise on must already have a COA attached. Apparently the pricing is so variable that no one lists them online. I checked all of the MS vendors listed here. As of 2007/06/20, none of them listed license prices on their websites, though several did list the 'media only' pricing.
It's important to know the various product lifecycles. Here are the retail EULAs. Here's the return policy.