I bought an Acer lappie that comes installed with XP pro.
Should i get the Vista upgrade that ships in a disc?
It is free except for the shipping charges.
I'm not sure whether i should waste the shipping fees even, cos i only have 512 RAM and getting the vista would mean upgrading my RAM as well?
But since Vista is gonna take over in a few years...i suppose i should get it while its "free"?
2007-03-27 19:08:41 · 8 answers · asked by sonatasy 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
I would get Vista and save it until you decide to upgrade. XP is still a great platform, and MS will have a bunch of fixes and updates for Vista in the near future, so when you decide to go to Vista, it will be more stable, or even with SP1
2007-03-27 19:15:29 · answer #1 · answered by MadMax08 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go ahead and get the upgrade. You do NOT have to install Vista right away, you can wait till this fall. Thats the time frame I recomend for installing Vista. They won't have all the bugs worked even then, but they will have most of them fixed. I recomend that you upgrade from 512mg to at least 2gb of memory. If your Acer lappie had DDR2 memory, they are now making 4gb kits (2gbx2 sticks)
2007-03-28 02:20:49 · answer #2 · answered by oth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Upgrade your RAM anyway, 512 is just the bare minimum you should have. The more RAM you have the better your comp will perform.
XP is going to be around for a long time, so there's no rush to upgrade...Vista is still too young to jump on right away.
2007-03-28 02:18:28 · answer #3 · answered by GeneL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Getting it is a good idea . As long as it is setup successfully , you can always turn off the bells & whistles and ensure that it does not gobble up a Laptops limited resources.
I have been using Vista for a couple of weeks now , am more than satisfied with the performance and the several usability benifits are well worth the investment
2007-03-28 02:22:55 · answer #4 · answered by necromancer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't get vista yet. Vista has lots of bugs and many driver issues. It can't even run iTunes without faults (aero-glass gets turned off and vista home premium gets set to vista basic properties). Overall, just don't buy a computer yet because greater technology is coming up for all computer parts. Wait patiently, you won't regret it!
2007-03-28 05:42:10 · answer #5 · answered by Albert 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heck yeah get it. It's actually very cool (if your video card is up to snuff), I've used it since RC1 and it's been very good (just like 2000 and XP were).
When you get the disk, feel comfortable installing it. You'll hear a lot of nay-sayers, but I love it.
2007-03-28 02:17:05 · answer #6 · answered by Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wht is preloaded with LAPTOP ...Opt for it . So tht he can provide u a better service ....
if u dont opt for it ...if u complain the company after sometime for a problem ,they can always blame the OS what u've installed by urself ... Let them do it . So go for vista tht comes along with it ..........& N joy with peace of mind
2007-03-28 02:25:18 · answer #7 · answered by sadhana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should stay with XP. Vista has bugs.
2007-03-28 02:14:01 · answer #8 · answered by Thomas T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋