Vista Ultimate is so expensive, especially for Retail. I enquired about a family pack and by all account you have to buy Vista Ultimate Retail($379), and then you can buy 2 x Home Premium for $49-99 each.
Considering Apple does a OS X 5 license family pack for $199, nearly $500 for 3 copies of Vista just blows.
I actually want Vista, but the price and the whole license/activation headache just sucks.
If you're running Windows XP Pro I'd wait for at least a year. There will be a load of bugs,issues,incompatibalities,security holes, and general tweaks that need fixing within 6 months.
Biggest reason to avoid is the fact it'll be a major system hog. Even more so if you're machine is not top spec. The RAM needed and the Graphics Card requirements are pretty high for an OS.
Also be wary of the copy protection/Digital Rights Management issues with High Definition and DVD's.
Do some searches on the web, bbc news, the register etc to find out all the warnings being talked about.
If you are crazy enough to use it make sure you've backed up everything from settings to files and programs on the PC you're gonna use it on.
If you're running Windows XP Pro I'd wait for at least a year. There will be a load of bugs,issues,incompatibalities,security holes, and general tweaks that need fixing within 6 months.
Biggest reason to avoid is the fact it'll be a major system hog. Even more so if you're machine is not top spec. The RAM needed and the Graphics Card requirements are pretty high for an OS.
Also be wary of the copy protection/Digital Rights Management issues with High Definition and DVD's.
Do some searches on the web, bbc news, the register etc to find out all the warnings being talked about.
If you are crazy enough to use it make sure you've backed up everything from settings to files and programs on the PC you're gonna use it on.
Later..
I.
thanks! got 2 gig in this machine but still waiting for a few months till the first bug fixes are there
Much of the negative stuff out there comes from people's experiences with the various RC versions. I am intending to wait a fairly short time, and then upgrade when things look clear based on the actual finished product in the box, not the experiences of people use RCs and other "not done cooking" versions that are out there.
There will certainly be bugs, but then again, there are STILL bugs in XP.
Much of the negative stuff out there comes from people's experiences with the various RC versions. I am intending to wait a fairly short time, and then upgrade when things look clear based on the actual finished product in the box, not the experiences of people use RCs and other "not done cooking" versions that are out there.
There will certainly be bugs, but then again, there are STILL bugs in XP.
plenty true
the out of the box is here Jan 30 but ill wait a few months see whats up
So whats the DRM deal? DRM is there already I cant see why Vista has more issues with that then XP has?
I used it for a while.. wasn't compatible with some old versions of programs , for example, ulead video studio 8. I upgraded to ulead video studio 10 and the fucking thing renders mpegs that can't be viewed on half the computers out there.
So I went back to XP... vista looks pretty and im sure it'll be a good OS in the future, but i'd wait at least 6 months for all the software and hardware companies to catch up.
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