should i buy a laptop with windows vista?!?

Question

i want to buy a laptop but i dont know if i should get vista or xp. does vista have a lot of bugs?

Answer 1

Get a laptop with XP.

Well, Vista doesn't have any bugs, but it does have compatibility issues. Meaning many programs and hardware devices won't work on it. It won't recognize the device.

Answer 2

Right now you would be better off buying one with XP. Vista still has some glitches that can cause some difficulties. Windows is still working on correcting these problems.

Most major cooperation's haven't switched to Vista since it has issues. XP is still very reliable and you would be better off to buy a laptop with XP.

Once Windows corrects the problems, you can always by the Vista software when all the bugs have been worked out.

Answer 3

don't use vista, whether it is on desktop or laptop.. I've many friends who are using vista and they are very disappointed with it because of the B.S.O.D (Blue screen of death) on vista. Lots of bugs and problems.. and besides it says u need 1GB ram minimum which actually means you need 2GB..

most laptop has like 1GB.. which means you gonna lag alot of the system.. lots of memory usage for vista.. xp is much faster and stable for now.. we gotta wait for the first vista service pack before the mess starts clearing up.. and that gonna take at least 6months plus from now..

just stick to windows xp professional for now. it works better.

Answer 4

i would really recommend xp. worst comes to worst, you can buy vista and load it.

the only reason you should get vista is for the new video games.

Answer 5

vista is still somewhat buggy. if you wanted vista probably not much youll be doign on it. buy a laptop and put a linux distro on it. ubruntu is a fav right now. i think dell might be actually shipping thier laptops with that soon if wanted.

Answer 6

Stick to XP or check into Macs if you can. Vista has way too many quirks still... not wirth the hassle.

Answer 7

No, don't buy vista.

For now, stick to XP.

Reason: Most programs you have will not run on Vista.

Answer 8

yes, dont be afraid. just make sure you get the warranty with the package. Window vista is a neat and fun system to learn and work with.....

Answer 9

Definitely DO NOT buy a computer that's burdened down with Vista. Even a high-end system with Vista will run a lot slower than a 6-year old Pentium III with 256 MB of RAM running Windows XP. All of the gimmicky visual effects, "enhanced" search features, "improved" security features, as well as the draconian "content protection mechanisms" and the need to encrypt data sent over the PCI/PCI Express bus lead to HUGE amounts of wasted processor time and memory.

And I assume you won't have any problem buying a new printer, new scanner, new camera, new MP3 player, new PDA, and so on, if for some reason the one(s) you have don't work with Vista. You do understand that if your product(s) are a few years old or more, the manufacturer probably isn't going to write new drivers for Vista and then pay the huge extortion fee--I mean licensing fee--to have the driver signed by Microsoft Driver Publisher. Since they're not making that model anymore, the manufacturer just doesn't have any financial incentive to do this.

And I assume you won't be saving any important data on your hard disk, because Windows Vista incorporates draconian anti-tamper technology (the Software Protection Platform) which continuously monitors to make sure that you have not tampered with/modified any system files and that no unsigned device drivers or other "unapproved" software is running in the protected memory space. If for some reason a "tamper state" is thrown, meaning that Vista thinks you are "attacking" it, the computer essentially gets stuck in an endless loop of error messages.

In addition, Vista periodically "phones home" to Microsoft using your Internet connection to re-validate your license status, and if for some reason the license is deemed to be "not genuine" then you are given 7 days to "rectify the situation" or else your computer gets stuck in what they euphemistically call "reduced functionality mode", locking you out of your data and programs until/unless you pay for a new Vista license.

I am a salesperson at a major computer/electronics retailer, and I can tell you Vista is nothing but problems. We have had so many customer complaints about it, and returns of new computers because of dissatisfaction with Vista. We have had a lot of arguments/confrontations at our customer service counter because of it, as well as a lot of credit card chargebacks due to people disputing the restocking fee with their bank.

Many people have made the discovery that a new computer with a dual-core processor, gig of RAM, and all the "bells and whistles" running Vista runs a lot slower and crashes a lot more than the old PC they're replacing. And good luck using your existing application software, printer, scanner, MP3 player, PDA, and so on with it.

Ever since Vista came out on January 31, demand for Windows XP and Windows XP systems has skyrocketed. Every day, I have customers come in and ask for a computer that DOES NOT have Vista, and of course we don't have any thanks to Microsoft's marketing policies. I have lost so many sales to Dell because they do let you order a computer with XP, and I am not about to lie to my customers and tell them with a straight face that Vista is reliable, that it will work with their existing peripherals and application software, etc.

In fact, we have several computers on our sales floor (mostly HP's) which are stuck in "reduced functionality mode" because the license code on their COA sticker has mysteriously been revoked. At startup, the computer gives a message box saying that "the product key installed is not valid for activation" and it gives 3 choices: "enter a different product key, contact the PC manufacturer about this problem, or access the computer in reduced functionality mode (this will also allow you to purchase a new product key online)".

Choice #1 gives you a message box allowing you to type in the product key from the COA license sticker, which is not accepted. Choice #2 opens an Internet Explorer window giving you the contact information for the PC manufacturer. Choice #3 results in the computer booting up to a black screen with no desktop and no Start menu, and Internet Explorer is launched and takes you to a website where you can PAY for a new Windows Vista license. Now if you have important data on the hard disk, or if you have to turn in a paper tomorrow or give a presentation, etc then you have 2 choices. You can pay or you can pay. And if you don't want to do that, well you can pay.

Whenever a customer comes in that's thinking about buying a Vista PC for a "mission critical" application, such as a college student or someone planning to use it for business purposes, I always make sure to show them our demo computers that are stuck in "reduced functionality mode" and the one that has an unexplained "tamper state".

Then I discuss with them the benefits of sticking with Windows XP and show them the boxed copies of Windows XP If they buy the computer I provide them with free typed step-by-step instructions on how to reformat the hard disk and load Windows XP, as well as one of my business cards so they can call me back in case of any problems.

Although some people (mostly women) are highly superficial and go with Vista anyways because it's "cute" or because they're conditioned into thinking that "newer is always better", most people either go ahead and buy the XP and load it themselves or they pay our technician to do it. Or they order a new Dell with Windows XP pre-loaded.

Remember if you go to Dell's website and click on "Small Business" or "Medium and Large Business", you will be shown better computers (Optiplex desktops and Latitude notebooks) that come with Windows XP. Businesses want no part of Vista--and for very good reasons!

Answer 10

yea but next year xp will be no more vista is getting sp1