Staples Celebrates Arrival of Windows 10 With Deals and Free Services

By SUSAN PETRONI (Patch Staff)

Staples, Inc. celebrates the launch of Windows 10 with the arrival of new devices, deals, demonstrations, and free services.

Customers can purchase the latest devices optimized for Windows 10 online at Staples.com and upgrade eligible devices to Windows 10 for free with Staples EasyTech Services.

“Staples is excited to help our customers experience the best of Windows 10,” said Peter Scala, executive vice president, merchandising, Staples, in a written statement. “We’ve got the latest tablets, laptops and desktops, and our skilled EasyTech associates can help educate our customers on the benefits of Windows 10, and help them easily experience and transition to the new Windows 10 platform.”

Beginning July 30, Staples EasyTech associates will upgrade any eligible device to Windows 10 for free. This deal includes devices purchased from any retailer.

Woburn has one Staples location at 335 Washington St.

In addition to the free upgrade, Staples offers Virus Shield Plus ($99.99) and Data Transfer ($69.99) services to help get customers ready to use their devices.

College students can save $50 on a laptop or PC by verifying their college email address online at Staples.com/college or bringing a valid college ID or acceptance letter in store.

For the month of August, Staples is teaming up with digital lifestyle expert and Today Show technology contributor Mario Armstrong to help customers learn more about Windows 10.

“Windows 10 is an exciting new frontier, and I’m thrilled to be a resource for Staples’ customers through the transition, answering questions, providing tips and helping them make more happen with their technology,” said Armstrong, in a press release. Staples is the tech destination for customers to both purchase the most cutting edge devices that run on the updated system, and upgrade their older devices.”

Starting today on Staples.com and in early August in select stores new, innovative computing devices optimized for Windows 10 will be available.

Headquartered in Framingham, Staples operates in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.