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December 14th, 2007, 05:51 PM
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Re: OT: Building a new computer...
How bad is Vista, with as unbiased an opinion as you guys can give me? (And please, don't recommend Linux or a Mac...not gonna happen)
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Re: OT: Building a new computer...
XP is not broke! Can't say the same for Vista. Vista does have Direct X10 abilities. OK, there you go...  |
December 14th, 2007, 08:12 PM
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Re: OT: Building a new computer...
Xrati:
What, support that costs $200 per incident? What's the point?
Renegade13:
Its actually rather solid; much more so than XP or any previous MS OS was after release. Some device manufacturers (eg: Nvidia) got off to a poor start with their drivers, but the situation has improved a lot since last January. There are some issues with DX8 and below games, though (like SE5). XP is good to keep around for older games. There are issues with things like network file transfer speeds and such, but they appear to be fixed in the SP1 release candidate. Most of the stuff you see on the 'net about Vista is just regurgitated FUD, however.
I wouldn't really advise buying it to upgrade your current computer, but there isn't much reason to avoid it for a new comp.
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December 15th, 2007, 01:01 PM
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Re: OT: Building a new computer...
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What, support that costs $200 per incident? What's the point?
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Fyron, if you buy the $90. version of XP, don't count on calling Mickeysoft [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon37.gif[/img] for any help with your OS problem. It is the OEM software that (Dell or any other OEM) would purchase. You would then call (Dell/OEM) for support. The $90. XP version does not include support. Be very careful of what you recommend to people as some do not have the expertise you do, to handle OS problems. With the $190 XP version you can call Bill Gates (just kidding)  and get support with any of your problems.  |
December 15th, 2007, 02:12 PM
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Re: OT: Building a new computer...
Anybody building their own computer should be able to work out problems without resorting to $200+ per incident calls..
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December 15th, 2007, 04:27 PM
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Re: OT: Building a new computer...
People will always go with the cheaper price regardless of their situation, Human Nature being what it is.  |
December 16th, 2007, 01:30 PM
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Re: OT: Building a new computer...
A "review" comparing XP and Vista.
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December 16th, 2007, 01:58 PM
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Re: OT: Building a new computer...
Sounds like he had some fault hardware.  |
December 15th, 2007, 08:26 AM
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Re: OT: Building a new computer...
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How bad is Vista, with as unbiased an opinion as you guys can give me?
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The certified network analyst who sold me her used XP box because her job required her to upgrade her home system to Vista, hates Vista with a passion, and thinks XP is the best OS Microsoft ever produced.
That is as unbiased opinion as I can give you, because my opinion of both OSes and Microsoft isn't fit for a public forum.
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