Windows Vista: 15 Reasons to Switch

[Zambini]

Originally Posted by Capper

I'll have to upgrade for the site....but I won't recommend upgrading for 3-6 months, or until all the kinks are out.
I wish I could tell everyone not to upgrade until Vienna was ready, but who knows when that will be.

September 3012.


After the epic Microsoft crusades that took out Apple once and for all.

[One4yu2c]

Originally Posted by PrOLifIC_onE

I have always been one to wait about a year for major bugs to be worked out also... but I may not wait that long for this if I can get it at a good price.

Retail prices are stratospheric, but OEM pricing is much more down to earth:

Home Basic OEM - $105 shipped
Home Premium OEM - $125 shipped
Vista Ultimate OEM - $205

Premium's going to be the bread and butter for most enthusiasts, and I wouldn't be surprised to see the OEM version settle closer to $100 after the dust settles.

Originally Posted by Capper

I'll have to upgrade for the site....but I won't recommend upgrading for 3-6 months, or until all the kinks are out.
I wish I could tell everyone not to upgrade until Vienna was ready, but who knows when that will be.

Yep. When DirectX10 starts to really hit the scene and there are 1-2 'must-have' titles available, as well as bugs discovered and worked out, it will be easier to make that recommendation. Otherwise, there's not a compelling reason to recommend upgrading over XP just yet. Brand new builds are a different story though, and it's a tossup between XP w/ upgrade coupon, or just jumping ahead right off the bat. User preference.

[wtcnbrwndo4u]

I'm gonna wait until it's all clear. I wanted to be one of the early birds, but without a DX10 card, screw it.

Also recommended is the 10 reasons NOT to switch to Vista in February's MaxPC!

[One4yu2c]

Originally Posted by wtcnbrwndo4u

Also recommended is the 10 reasons NOT to switch to Vista in February's MaxPC!

Josh (Yuri) throws that tidbit out quite often (usually in support of calling Vista a 'flop'), and that's the blurb on the cover, but it's a tad misleading. The actual article title is 10 Reasons You Don't Need Vista Today. Keyword there being 'today', and they go on to explain in the opening why they "have some compelling arguments for waiting a few months before you upgrade," which is quite a bit different the initial connotation.

[wtcnbrwndo4u]

Originally Posted by One4yu2c

Josh (Yuri) throws that tidbit out quite often (usually in support of calling Vista a 'flop'), and that's the blurb on the cover, but it's a tad misleading. The actual article title is 10 Reasons You Don't Need Vista Today. Keyword there being 'today', and they go on to explain in the opening why they "have some compelling arguments for waiting a few months before you upgrade," which is quite a bit different the initial connotation.

Lol. I know what it really meant... it's a pretty good article; it makes sense. I'm still gonna go try to snag that free copy of Vista from an OEM... Lol.

[One4yu2c]

Originally Posted by wtcnbrwndo4u

Lol. I know what it really meant... it's a pretty good article; it makes sense. I'm still gonna go try to snag that free copy of Vista from an OEM... Lol.

Yeah, I figured you did, but for the benefit of those shameful folks who don't subscribe....

[Lead Head]

I kinda had high hopes for Vista...Until I saw longhorn concept videos from 2003. These videos, longhorn ran faster, and had more features then vista could dream of. Vista is more and more looking like a stop gap solution.

[wtcnbrwndo4u]

Originally Posted by One4yu2c

Yeah, I figured you did, but for the benefit of those shameful folks who don't subscribe....

Talking about subscriptions... I need to renew... Do those magazine sites that have 3 years for like $12 work? It's a pretty good deal. Lol.

[polobunny]

2 of my friends bought Vista Home Premium yesterday. I should hear about it soon. :P

[fps justin]

Does anyone have a link to the vista requirments or reccomendations? If i remember correctly, it said something along the lines of at least a 6600GT or x1600pro, at least 1gig of ram, 2gig is rec for gaming, 12gb of space(WTF?) and i can't remember the cpu reqirement.