I recently bought a dell laptop and the expiration for the vista upgrade ends in March. I'm excited to see it's contents, however, I'd like some good advice as to its value at this time. I have heard that it takes up a lot of memory and I'm currently operating with 1gb. I have also heard that it will have some bugs to be worked out -in particular the drivers. Is it just better to wait and pay or to go ahead and get it now. Oh, and once you get it - can't you just visit the microsoft site to address the necessary bug fixes?
2007-02-01 13:38:52 · 11 answers · asked by diggittey 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
take the upgrade so you will have it but dont install it untill they come out with at least a spc2. First, i have been operating at half of what I had before upgrading. A lot of programs and devices is not able to run on vista. You may be alright since it is a laptop but i would definately upgrade to 2 gigs of ram. Vista with just core things running is using up 800megs, leaving under 200megs to run my programs.
Also, windows vista has a built in compliance checker, you can not run nearly all downloaded music or video's. I even downloaded real player to try to get around that but it still blocks it. It is the most privacy invassive OS I ever dealt with. I have to reload my programs several times to get them to run. Too many bugs. I had a better compter live with XP. Sure get a pretty interface that wont let you do anything even if your the administrator unless you click OK/allow 50 kajillion times. It treats you like a kids, are you sure?, are you sure? are you sure you want to delete that?, Is it ok to open the page you just clicked to open?,are you really, really, sure you have to use the bathroom? Windows has detected that you have touched the door handle, is it ok to let yourself into the bathroom? Really it is that bad....
2007-02-01 13:54:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vista has its own positive and negative sides. It has an awesome security settings resulting....OS to take more control over humans. Graphic are very good. Yes, there are some bugs problems for now, some of them can be fixed through net. 1 GB will work on Vista. 2 GB is recommended for smooth Vista. I suggest wait for a while and see how windows may need to improve it for a month or so...!
2007-02-01 14:03:59 · answer #2 · answered by cyclope2004 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Im glad i stumbled upon your question, if you'd like you can get a copy of PC World, I just recieved it in the mail and they show all the differences between Vista and Windows XP (it's not THAT many) plus it tells you how you can make your windows xp into vista without actually having to buy the software.
2007-02-01 13:48:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no stay away from it at least till the end of march and get the update then by then you will get a CD with all the updates, At the moments there is more bugs in it than ants in a ant hill
it came out on Tuesday and people that bought it had to updated over the internet, with 22 patches Tuesday night,
2007-02-01 13:53:50 · answer #4 · answered by Carling 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you make your order now it will take between 6 to 8 weeks to be delivery.
I'm' waiting for mine what I'm going to do is is keep both onto my computer, in case is true all the B/S they talk about Vista then I get rid of Vista and keep Xp Pro. mid time I still have to wait 5 weeks to get the Vista upgrade.
Don't brake your head and don't trow away $200. and do the same I'm doing, after all there will be nothing to loose
2007-02-01 16:56:47 · answer #5 · answered by STA-TOW 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Before you buy VISTA read the articles at:
http://www.maximumpc.com/2007/01/10_reasons_you.html
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/175801
http://www.boingboing.net/2007/01/13/vista_suicide_note_r.html
Linux operating systems are excellent. Try out one of the free distributions. My favorite is UBUNTU. You can download it, or order a CD, at
http://www.ubuntu.com .
You will also get all the software, that you will ever need, FREE - See
http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Linux_software_equivalent_to_Windows_software
2007-02-01 14:47:56 · answer #6 · answered by hitechsleuth 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wait for a few months till all bugs have been fixed first.
2007-02-01 13:46:18 · answer #7 · answered by Nikolas S 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ive never used it and i know people that have computer related jobs and they recommend staying away from it... it still has alot of bugs to be worked out ... since its new
2007-02-01 13:42:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since you get the software for free go for it. This doesn't mean you have to install it but you still will have it if you want too.
2007-02-01 13:44:36 · answer #9 · answered by brentonbiggs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MY OPION ON VISTA I WOULD WAIT TILL THA BUGS ARE WORKED OUT IF U CAN GET IT FREE I WOULD GET IT AT THA END OF FEB JUST TO TRY IT HERE ARE REVIEWS ON IT THERE MANY DIFFRENT SOFTWARES THERE AND DIFFRENT VERSIONS OF VISTA
2007-02-01 13:44:27 · answer #10 · answered by joe G 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋