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An HP Invent logo is pictured in front of Hewlett-Packard international offices in Meyrin near Geneva August 4, 2009. Reuters/Denis Balibouse

The HP Stream 7 Signature Edition is now available with a very low price tag of $79 on Microsoft Store. The tablet was first launch with a price of $99 in 2014. It is the cheapest ever tablet powered with Windows Phone OS.

According to Phone Arena, along with a price cut of $20, users are also provided with a one year Microsoft Office 365 for free. It is usually priced at $69.99 and contains the most recent editions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint and so on.

Buyers of the HP Stream 7 Signature Edition tablet will also receive a huge cloud storage space of 1 TB on OneDrive and they will also receive 60 minutes of Skype calls for free each month. Buying the tablet from Microsoft will allow purchasers to take advantage of the $25 Windows Store gift card that can be used for purchasing items like apps, games and music for Microsoft products.

The HP Stream 7 comes with a 7-inch IPS display that supports a resolution of 800 x 1,280 pixels. The tablet is powered with Intel Z3735G processor that produces a clocking speed of 1.8 GHz along with Intel HD graphics. The chipset is supported by 1 GB of RAM.

The internal storage of the device is 32 GB and it also offers a microSD slot. It comes preloaded with Windows Phone 8.1 OS. The rear side of the device is fitted with a 2 MP fixed focus camera whereas on the front there is a 0.3 MP camera.

On the connectivity front, the HP Stream 7 is enabled with Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, a microUSB slot, and an audio jack with mic support. The tablet comes fitted with a 3000 mAh capacity battery that delivers a battery life of up to 8 hours.

Hot Hardware says that even though the HP Stream 7 is a low-end device, it has received good reception from the critics and users. The tablet brings complete Windows experience at an irresistible price tag. Techno Buffalo states that Microsoft has not revealed any details on how long the $79 deal will last. The deal is currently available in the U.S. and the U.K.

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