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Should I install Vista or XP on this brand new laptop?

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wade3

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Hi all I just got my new laptop. I think its powerful enough to run Vista but I am wondering if it is a good decision.

All my computers at home are running XP. I'm thinking of finally putting Vista (Ultimate) in this system but I fear of some things like bad battery life, sluggish performance and less FPS in some light gaming.

Is Vista worth it?

Thoughts?

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It's powerful enough to run Vista without a performance hit, so I say go for it.
If you are used to XP, and don't need any of Vista's features, stick with XP. You can always go the Vista or Windows 7 route later on, if you absolutely need to.

I will take an iPod as payment for my awesome answer.
 
Originally posted by: Away
Don't ruin it with Windows. Put Ubuntu on it.
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Good option if you don't have a lot of Windows-only software that needs to be run (like high end games, for instance). Sure, you can use compatibility layer app like Wine to run Windows programs, but it's not perfect.
 
That machine can easily handle Vista. The main difference IMO is that XP feels good with at least 1GB of ram while Vista feels good with at least 2GB of ram. CPU doesn't make a huge difference as long as you're past the P4/Athlon XP architectures. If you're multicore, as you are, there's no reason to be wary of Vista.
 
Originally posted by: krylon
no
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lol you don't have a clue,Vista will be more then fast enough on that laptop,I should know since I'm using two lower spec PCs with Vista.

Btw Vista SP2 RTM is working great so far on my two Vista computers.
 
Been there done that.

As far as battery life, VISTA is better. VISTA works well with the new cores/BIOSs to provide better/more power options. In that regard I enjoyed VISTA. However, XP was lighter & faster. VISTA had some quirks with file handling unique to my dealing with video & large file transfers & multi-tasking that were show stoppers for me, but this probably was platform/hardware dependent. Staying with VISTA keeps one in the contemporary OS arena, but you will not be as compatible with your other machines. (One of the things I required was that I want my work & home machines to use the same OS. When I come home tired, Im not interested in trying to figure out where something is hiding in a different OS.)

I actually would have like to stay with VISTA. However, the decision to use XP was based basically on the show stopper performance issue mentioned and the fact that some of my software was not compatible. The available software alternatives appeared unpleasant at least at the time (eg, Nero 6 to Nero 8 and Adobe Maker). After going with XP, I never looked back. The reality is that there doesnt seem to be anything in VISTA that is unique to it that is a "got to have" & I do a lot of video, audio & photo work.
 
Originally posted by: wade3
I'm thinking of finally putting Vista (Ultimate) in this system but I fear of some things like bad battery life, sluggish performance and less FPS in some light gaming.
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Install Vista, updates, latest drivers, the usual requisites, defrag the hard drive, play around with it for a week, make your own decision about subjective things such as sluggish performance and objective things such as poor battery life and lower FPS in games.
 
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