I was wondering if someone from SONY could clarify to me one thing:

Assuming worst case scenario and hard disk failure leading to having Windows 8/8.1 sourced from somewhere else rather than recovery partition... And not having backup / recovery disk made...

Is there a way / chance to obtain original / OEM install media / disks from SONY? If so, is this FOC? If not, how much would that be (UK)?

Also, I am maintaining two different VAIO laptops - would this media be compatible in both cases? What happens if Windows versions differ (pro etc.?)

Thanks in advance