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    The 8 flavors of VISTA

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by qwester, Feb 21, 2006.

  1. qwester

    qwester Notebook Virtuoso

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    qwester, Feb 21, 2006
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  2. chinna_n

    chinna_n Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    I know it is crazy.

    But, I thought some of those are only meant for asian region(esp Starter version).
     
    chinna_n, Feb 21, 2006
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  3. Rahul

    Rahul Notebook Prophet

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    Yeah, some of them are only available in certain regions, so we Americans at least don't have to contend with 8 versions of Vista.
    Everybodys gonna be pirating the ultimate edition for sure.
     
    Rahul, Feb 21, 2006
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  4. Abit667

    Abit667 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'll be using the 9th flavor- Linux
     
    Abit667, Feb 21, 2006
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  5. Aero

    Aero PC/Mac...Whatever works! NBR Reviewer

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    Ill be using Windows Vista Ultimate thats for sure, with a dual boot to SUSE Linux :)
     
    Aero, Feb 21, 2006
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  6. Maple1

    Maple1 Notebook Guru

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    how about mint choclate chip?
     
    Maple1, Feb 21, 2006
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  7. londez

    londez Notebook Evangelist

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    Any idea on what we can expect these to cost?? I'm particularly interested in the Ultimate edition
     
    londez, Feb 21, 2006
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  8. Metamorphical

    Metamorphical Good computer user

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    Yeah, I'm still totally convence they're will be people lined up outside Staples to get they're copy of Vista like, Barnes & Noble at midnight for the release of the next Harry Potter book.
     
    Metamorphical, Feb 21, 2006
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    seiichi Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just hope that the Ultimate isn't gonna be outrageously price. I'm either gonna go for Ultimate or Business edition.
     
    seiichi, Feb 21, 2006
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  10. strikeback03

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    I'm hoping they release some better security patches for XP so I don't have to deal with the Vista BS.
     
    strikeback03, Feb 21, 2006
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  11. onick

    onick Notebook Consultant

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    yeah! i will give MS couple of years to fix most of the bugs in Vista, before i use it for full time. until then i am gonna stuck with xp, which i think is pretty fixed now with service pack 2 and all those security pathches.
     
    onick, Feb 22, 2006
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  12. Metamorphical

    Metamorphical Good computer user

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    Buying a computer is going to be even more like buying a car now. Since Vista seems like it will have options packages.
     
    Metamorphical, Feb 22, 2006
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  13. qwester

    qwester Notebook Virtuoso

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    XP is still waiting for a final service pack. Last I heard we should have it by the end of this year. It's good M$ aren't giving up on XP for now! OR they are anticipating some quirks with Vista :D ... that should be resolved a few SPs down the road. The usual M$ way of doing business
     
    qwester, Feb 22, 2006
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  14. VidKo

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    For me, it is Hasta la vista Microsoft.

    When Windows XP will go, I will completely migrate to Linux.


    Regards, VidKo
     
    VidKo, Feb 22, 2006
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