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| Time: 16:36 EST/21:36 GMT | News Source: OS News | Posted By: Chris Hedlund | ||
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I have been both a Windows and Linux user for a long time (I started with Windows 3.1 and RedHat 5.1 kernel 2.0.x if I recall correctly) and have stuck with both for various reasons. I'm writing this article not as a DIY lofty vantage platform by which I can bash MS nor as a 'Why you should switched' flame bate piece, but have tried to keep an open mind and reflect the actually experience that I have had with Vista so far, regardless of OS political propaganda. Please keep in mind this is still an opinion piece and most probably to be taken with a pinch of salt. | ||
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| #1 By 3653 (68.52.143.149) at 3/12/2007 10:37:17 PM |
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the comments page on that site was the best part. my favorite post pointed people to this page...
http://www.onestat.com/html/aboutus_pressbox46-operating-systems-market-share.html If only our news inflow were broken down to by similar ratios (mac = 2.32%, etc) |
| #2 By 20505 (216.102.144.11) at 3/12/2007 11:03:12 PM |
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I agree Vista ain't bad but it ain't good either.
I echo every other dope who purchased Vista. Wait a while its commin' slowly. Really slooooooooowly. Right now it's purely for alpha-geeks. |
| #3 By 54556 (67.131.75.3) at 3/13/2007 8:06:49 AM |
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#1 "If only our news inflow were broken down to by similar ratios (mac = 2.32%, etc) "
...then there would be virtually no news concerning servers. WS2k3 doesnt even rank on that list. This post was edited by notketchum on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 08:07. |
| #4 By 8556 (12.210.32.201) at 3/13/2007 9:00:16 AM |
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Vista just “ain't bad”, it's very, very good. One week ago I assembled an Asus Z96 laptop with 256-MB ATI graphics, 1-GB DDR2-667, Core 2 Duo 7200 and a 5400-rpm HD. I installed Vista Business with no problems once Windows Update installed all of the remaining drivers. This took about ten minutes. This install exceeded my expectations. The little known Microsoft Easy Transfer Companion Beta transferred all of my programs, except utilities such as Perfect Disk 7, in about 30 minutes. Easy Transfer Companion even transferred VMWare player, and runs Ubuntu 6.1 in a virtual machine.
The only drawback is that HP doesn't offer Vista drivers for their 3-year old Business Inkjet 1100d. That's not Microsoft's fault. I'll buy a new Kodak printer if an HP 1100d Vista driver isn't available by the end of the month. My six month old Samsung laser printer worked immediately. Vista runs fast. Relatively speaking, Vista makes XP seem like Windows 98 did compared to XP, in appearance, features, and performance. |
| #5 By 32132 (142.32.208.234) at 3/13/2007 3:39:58 PM |
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Vista runs great on my Dell E521 with 1GB ram, X1300 Pro, x2 5000+.
About 799$. Only 649$ if you get the X2 3800+. Definitely faster than a fresh install of Xp on the exact same setup. My Canon i950 printer runs great with its Vista drivers (good work Canon for a 5 year old ink jet). Compared to what the Microsoft haters claim as hardware requirements, that box is cheap! This post was edited by NotParker on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 15:42. |
| #6 By 20505 (216.102.144.11) at 3/13/2007 9:40:24 PM |
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#4 and #5
But you guys are uber-geeks! I just spoke with a lady that works for a large medical software firm who spent an entire weekend trying to get a new Dell Vista computer to work. No sh**, she said that she and her boyfriend spent the entire weekend trying to get Vista to do what their old XP computer did with ease. I believe it. This has been my experience. If any of you out there are MS geeks get ready for the onslaught of tech support calls. But, who cares anyway. Welcome to corporate America. |
| #7 By 32132 (64.180.219.241) at 3/13/2007 10:17:58 PM |
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#6 I bought the Dell with XP on it. I dual booted with XP and RC2 for a while. Then I stripped off RC2 and waited until I got Ultimate RTM. I then installed that. No problems except Nero 6 didn't work. I install IMGburn. It does exactly what I need.
Maybe it helps that I have Office 2007 as well. I went to Canon's site and found my printer drivers. I love the image backup. (I plan to test a restore this weekend). I love some of the really small things like the little triangles beside Explorer column headings that allow you to filter (depending on the column). |
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