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02-07-08
Duration of ownership: 8 Months
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03-11-08
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Strengths: I have installed Vista Home Premium on an older computer only adding a new video card for Aero. It has performed very well so far. It has installed all my devices and works very well so far.
Weaknesses:The new Widows takes a little getting used to, but is not drastically different from XP as far as useage in general.
Overall Evaluation: If you are trying to decide on whether or not to upgrade and older computer or even a newer one to Vista I would say after checking the computer with Microsoft's upgrade advisor and making sure you have enough ram and a newer video card(needed for Aero), then go ahead. I think you will like it if your computer can handle it with your hardware.I only spent about 150.00 to upgrade counting the upgrade version of Vista and a new video card. So far I am very happy with it.
01-22-08
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Strengths: Looks Good, Improved networking, plays DVD's (without needing third party solution), and seem to be more stable.
Weaknesses:Price, activation process, slower file management, and not compatible with older software and hardware.
Overall Evaluation: Vista sure is pretty. Beyond that, however, vista is more of an aggravation than a successor. Many of your third party utilities and older programs will not run in vista -so be prepared to replace them. Make sure that any hardware you purchase is also vista compatible. Also, if your operating system crashes vista has an automatic repair feature that can recover it and get you on your way. You no longer have to purchase software to play or watch DVD's and networking is much improved and easier to set up a home network. I have been using for about a year and although it is slower than XP in just about everything, it not as bad as some have reported.
11-16-07
Duration of ownership: 2 Months
Strengths: Nice cool features
Weaknesses:Lots of bugs, high RAM requirement
Overall Evaluation: I got this form my Desktop and I liked it. It has many kool features. I liked the Aero concept. However, you need to have more than 1 GB RAM(better if 2GB)and good graphics card to utilize all features properly. Addition of small tools are welcome. Even after many fixes, it is still buggy. Sometimes it closes application for no reason. Almost everyday, auto update feature works more than once. I liked that start menu. Hopefully, Microsoft make it better in near future.
09-13-07
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Strengths: + Vista is pretty.+ Works with my core apps.+ Performance is fine.+ They got rid of all the "My This" and "My That" stuff everywhere!!!
Weaknesses:- No faxing solution. :-(- Still seems unstable with some 3rd-party apps (but recovers nicely).
Overall Evaluation: All in all I'm pretty happy with my Vista upgrade. Was it worth $100? I'm really not sure. For a technophile who wants to play with latest and greatest, the answer is yes. For others, the value might not be there. Everything that I use regularly (Office, Quicken, Paperport, Picasa and iTunes) all work fine. Even though I got Home Premium, I'm finding myself sticking with Picasa (for pictures) and iTunes (for music and video), rather than using the Microsoft equivalents (Photo Gallery, Media Player or Media Center). Performance for me is perfectly acceptable (see my config below). I haven't loaded any games yet, so I don't know how that will be affected by Vista, but I suspect the answer will be "not much difference". Arguably my favorite point is that they got rid of My Computer, My Documents, My yada... yada... yada. YEAH!!!! On the down side, I can't believe they didn't include a faxing software. All I want to do is occasionally send a fax and now I need to find another solution. Also, when using some third-party apps (as far as I can tell), I have had some problems with appls crashing. I haven't lost any data, it's just annoying. For example, iTunes has occasionally crashed after playing quicktime movie previews, Logitech Mouse settings have mysteriously stopped working after awhile, necessitating a reboot, my Yahoo Toolbar won't display pictures on toolbar buttons, etc. Again, nothing catastrophic, but annoying. My Configuration ================ Overclocked Pentium 4 @ 3.25GHz 2GB RAM ATI Radeon x1950 AGP (512 MB) Intel SATA (ICHR5) RAID0 boot array SI3112 SATA RAID1 data array
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