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    Home or Pro

    Discussion in 'HP' started by mikeyspice, Aug 12, 2004.

  1. mikeyspice

    mikeyspice Newbie

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    hey guys, im planning to buy a zx5000 this weekend and i was just wondering what are the benefits of getting XP Pro over XP Home. Im asking this beacuse i wanna get the all in one printer HP PSC1350
    with the $50 rebate, but if i do then i'll have to downgrade from Pro to Home cause i cant afford to get them both. I just wanna know what i'll be losing if i do decide to get the printer, or should i just stick with Pro and get the printer later?

    Thanks alot for your help
     
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  2. Venombite

    Venombite Notebook Virtuoso

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    I believe XP Pro is more suited for a business environments with more features for networking and security. But generally, the OS's are pretty much the same in other aspects. Personally, I'd stick with XP Pro, but that's just my opinion.

    Just as an FYI, getting any HP printing products is good, but when it comes time to replace the ink cartridges, it'll cost you about the same as a new HP all-in-one printer, that's if you get original HP cartridges. I know this sounds weird, but that's how this business is nowadays. They make their money on the ink rather than the printer itself.

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    Venombite, Aug 12, 2004
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  3. bootleg2go

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    Venom has a good point, the facts are that the cheaper a printer is, the more expensive the ink will be as well as the total cost of ownership. If you want to save money, spend it up front on one of the more expensive printers($400-$500 range)the ink will be much cheaper as well as the ink cartidges being larger; you will make you money back in no time and have a better printer as well. Consumer reports had an article on this a few years back. Afterall how do you think they can sell a printer that costs them $200 to make and turn around and sell it to you for $50.

    I would get XP pro, it has many advatages like encrpyting the file system for one. Go to microsoft's website for comparisons.

    Jack

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    WinXP Pro supports multiprocessor PCs (irrelevant for notebooks) and gives you a Windows Client Access License for connecting to WinNT servers (I'm a little fuzzy on Microsoft licensing issues but I remember that being highlighted). If you're not going to use your notebook in a corporate environment, WinXP Home is fine. It's what I use.
     
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    Depending on where you're using it, the networks at some colleges (such as mine) and other places cannot be accessed unless you have XP Pro... a big deal.
     
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by brianstretch
     
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    Hi DaGreek,
    although XP home supports hyperthreading, it does not support more than one real CPU. SO in a system with two CPUs Pro is required.

    Jack

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    ok, well I'll agree to that, but I just wanted everyone to know that hyper threading will work with XP home.


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