Solved Office 265 vs Office 2019 vs Office 2021


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I just got my wife a Surface Pro 8 tablet that came with a trial of Office 365. Word is the only part of Office she uses so I see no particular reason for subscribing to Office 365. She uses Office 2019 on her laptop so I'll probably buy a copy of it or Office 2021. Do I just uninstall Office 365 and (buy and) install Office 20xx, or is there anything weird about the trial installation that will make me wait until the trial expires?

If it matters, the tablet is running Win11 21H2 build 22000.493.
 

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    Samsung SyncMaster 2043 BWX
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No reason to wait. Since you only want Word and you only want to run on this one device, it makes sense to me to just get a Home and Student copy of Office. You will end up with Excel and Powerpoint as well as Word.
 

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If word is the only function she uses that can run via the office app online for free.
 

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Dell Alienware M15 Ryzen Edition R6
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AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX
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32GB
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NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 8GB GDDR6
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1 x Samsung 980 Pro 1TB
1 x Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB
I just got my wife a Surface Pro 8 tablet that came with a trial of Office 365. Word is the only part of Office she uses so I see no particular reason for subscribing to Office 365. She uses Office 2019 on her laptop so I'll probably buy a copy of it or Office 2021. Do I just uninstall Office 365 and (buy and) install Office 20xx, or is there anything weird about the trial installation that will make me wait until the trial expires?

If it matters, the tablet is running Win11 21H2 build 22000.493.
Why replace it before trial ends?

I had a year's free trial on my HP laptop.
 

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Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ16 GB solderedIntegrated Intel Iris XE
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Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
ASUS Zenbook 14
CPU
I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
Motherboard
Yep, Laptop has one.
Memory
16 GB soldered
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Integrated Intel Iris XE
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Realtek built in
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laptop OLED screen
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2880x1800 touchscreen
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1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
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Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
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Yep, got one
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Built in UK keybd
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Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
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Edge
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Defender
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TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)

Macrium Reflect Home V8
Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
Why replace it before trial ends?
I have access to it now. My access will be hit and miss once my wife starts using the tablet regularly. Paying now vs paying at the end of the trial is still paying. The only reason I can think of for waiting would be if I could convince my wife that LibreOffice is just like Office. (And unfortunately it isn't quite.)
 

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    Windows 11Intel Core i5-840016GBIntel UHD Graphics 630
    OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-8400
    Motherboard
    ASUS PRIME H370-PLUS
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    On board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 2043BWX
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 256GB
    WDC 1TB NVMe
    WD 3TB external USB drive
    PSU
    I don't remember
    Case
    Corsair something-or-other
    Cooling
    Air CPU + 2 case fans
    Keyboard
    DAS S Pro (Cherry Brown)
    Mouse
    Logitech USB of some sort
  • At a glance

    Windows 10 21H1i5-840016GBon board
    Operating System
    Windows 10 21H1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Homegrown
    CPU
    i5-8400
    Motherboard
    ASUS PRIME H370-PLUS
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    on board
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 2043 BWX
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 1024
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB, WDS100T3X0C-00SJG0
    PSU
    don't remember
    Case
    Corsair Carbide 100r
    Cooling
    stock
    Keyboard
    DAC something or other
    Mouse
    Logitech M-U-0007
    Internet Speed
    80/6 Mbs
    Browser
    FireFox
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Internet security

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