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    Which OS to get for 8662?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by jmoore2001, Apr 10, 2009.

  1. jmoore2001

    jmoore2001 Notebook Guru

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    I was wondering if I should go with Vista or just stay with XP until Windows 7 comes out? I already have XP, so I could save money by not getting the OS through XoticPC. Or, should I go ahead and get Vista now? I'll be getting the 4GB and I know XP can't utilize all of that.
     
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  2. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    It all depends on what you do with your laptop. If your work and computer habits require you to use a significant amount of ram, then choose a 64bit Vista OS now would seem reasonable. If you're not in dire need to use all 4gb, then waiting for Win7 might be the better wallet-friendly alternative.
     
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    jmoore2001 Notebook Guru

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    I just wanna play some awesome games. But do all the high-end games now even use all of 4gb of ram?
     
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    Nope, 3GB is more than enough for XP and games. But there's nothing wrong with Vista, and you get DX10 for what it's worth.
     
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    I went with XP and 3GB of RAM. With 4GB of RAM, of course you will need a 64 Bit OS but Vista uses more RAM than XP so I wonder how much of a real benefit that is.

    I would only go with Vista if I was using way over 4GB. I find that Windows XP has better compatibility with older titles than Vista which is to be expected.
     
    LaptopNut, Apr 10, 2009
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    What are other benefits/cons using XP over vista?
     
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    emike09 Overclocking Champion

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    Get Vista and upgrade to 7. XP is old, out of support, and doesn't perform and better than the latest build of Vista outside of benchmarks.
     
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    Vista 64bit to take full advantage of your system.
    If you get anything less, like XP or 32bit Vista, you won't be doing your system any justice.

    Also, when it becomes available, upgrade to Windows 7. I haven't used it myself, but general consensus is that it is extremely well done.
     
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    I've had a lot of problems running a lot of games on Vista 64 (on another pc, not my M860TU), still, in this day and age - last week, not a year ago. Aero errors, errors switching resolution, issues with UAC that only turning UAC off fixed, etc, with modern games (GTA4, Mass Effect). I'm not impressed. I have XP on my laptop alongside Win7 - and yeah, my laptop running XP shuts down and starts up 2.5-3x faster than Vista does on a faster desktop.
     
    Tarentum, Apr 11, 2009
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