Microsoft Corp will charge $239 (186 euros) for the version of the Windows Vista operating system it hopes most consumers will buy, according to prices listed on Internet retailer Amazon.com’s Website.

Amazon.com, which has begun taking pre-orders for Microsoft Vista, also reveals list prices for two other versions. Those prices will be similar to what MS currently charges for comparable versions of Windows X. According to Amazon.com the version of Vista geared towards work use, Windows Vista Business, will cost $299.The consumer version, Windows Vista Home Basic, will cost $199 (155 euro), the same as Windows XP Home.

But Microsoft is hoping most consumers will embrace Windows Vista Premium, which offers entertainment capabilities such as the ability to record live television. That version is listed at $239 (186 euro). Similar functionality is available in the Media Centre edition of Windows XP, but that is only available pre-loaded onto a computer