Will Vista x64 users buy Windows 7?

Windows 7 has impressed me and basically gave me no problem besides some apps not being compatible yet.

Now Vista x64 is working great & 99% flawless for me on two machines. Both my laptop & desktop have 4GB Ram, and both are Dual Core. Laptop Intel & Desktop AMD.

So basically I'm just going to stick with Vista even though I like Windows 7 better. It makes no sense spending that kind of money for an OS that seems like just an improvement of Vista.

 

50 Dollars is well worth it friend!

 

But that is only the promotional price and for persons outside of the states, the price is heftier.

 

How much does it cost in your country for such an upgrade?

 

BTW I believe the 50% sale is over here also!

 

That sure did get me excited.

But I'm not an upgrade person anyways, I'm a clean install person and I don't want to reinstall Vista just to upgrade to 7 if I need to do a reinstall.

 

That is indeed an annoyance.

 

If it works well, why bother to jump on the bandwagon??

My lappies run smooth as silk (x32 Ultimate on the Dell, x64 Home Premium on the dv2) as does my desktop (x64 Home Premium). Will just save my dough and wait until some thorough reviews come out

 

I feel the numerous fixes and other enhancements in Windows 7 are definitely worth the promotional upgrade price—and the new family pack price. As for the clean install, we all tend to fill our systems with stuff that gets unused over time so a clean install tends to ultimately yield a better performing system.

 

You could take advantage of the built-in imaging feature (Backup and Restore Center) to save a clean installation state onto a couple DVDs.

I think Windows 7 is pretty slick, the UI for window management has definitely jumped far beyond any previous version of Windows, with Aero (Peek|Snap|Shake), new keyboard shortcuts for manipulating window size and position, and the superbar essentially bringing "Tabbed browsing" to applications. Then there are jump lists that further integrate applications with their function, and I have to say, the built-in biometrics is a lot faster than any third-party suite that I've seen.

I don't think there is any one huge single feature to make people upgrade. I personally would like to do the upgrade though, and that will happen when I can get it for an absurdly low price, or preferably, for free.

Microsoft is generous with academic programs (get them while they're young and impressionable), so I expect Windows 7 will show up with an absurd academic discount next year.

 

That's a good idea. I might look in to that.

 

You don't need to install Vista first, you've been able to clean install upgrade releases of Windows for as long as I can remember.

 

Really? I always though an upgrade required an existing OS. I never did an upgrade before so I'm clueless. What's the purpose of an upgrade then?

 

I have Vista 64-bit on my laptop (Business edition) and desktop (Ultimate), and I got Windows 7 Professional upgrade. I liked Vista very much, and I like Win7 better. For me Vista offered me everything that is backend.. with it's new core, new memory management and so on, making it an awesome OS for new systems (high-end system in 2006 and newer). Windows 7 now offers a lot to the front. And the 50% of the Pro version.. it's hard to say no.

 

I am on the fence still. I have W7 running as a VM right now, and I really like it. But like the OP said, I too have no problems w/ Vista 64.

I'll probably get W7, I was one of the few of my friends that loved Vista over the last 2 years. Some of them are still on XP (I don't get it).

I am not afraid to jump to W7 right away this year, it's just a matter of convenience w/ me.

 

It's just that, to Upgrade it. You don't lose everything like a clean install.

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I should add, another Pro to the Upgrade version would be the price.

 

I would get the new windows 7. Using vista now just gives me an outdated feeling.

 

A couple of DVDs will very likely not be enough for an entire image—you’ll want an external HD if you go down this route.

 

If it really takes that much space, then you might as well use an imaging program and compress it to fit on one disk.

 

Be sure to let us know when you find an imaging program that can compress a 160GB HD image down to 8.5GB.

 

Um..., that's not how it works? If you're imaging a clean install, meaning, there is basically nothing but what came with windows, it will compress only what it is using. It is not taking an image of empty space... That's ridiculous. The image can be compressed based on your needs, and then it will expand to fill the space of the original configuration.

 

True. I misread the reply and assuming he was going to take an image of his currently running Vista x64 installation—not a clean install.

 

Yea.., and there's also a difference between imaging the system files and the program files, versus imaging the whole drive with all files on there. You're better off moving your pictures, documents, videos, etc. to an external or another hard drive.

 

For me I have no problems with Vista x64. However, I prefer windows 7, and with the upgrade price being so low it's a no brainer for me. You see in the UK, there is no "upgrade" per se, but instead the discount is on the full retail edition. Therefore, when I buy my next system, I can do so without an OS and simply transfer it across. Besides, whilst not exactly living on the bleeding edge of technology, I do like to maintain some sort of balance.

 

Yes, at least not bleeding on one edge is a good thing. Nice and healthy.

 

I bough it... I want to try it out.

 

Well the release candidate can still be downloaded up until early August; and it will work past when the official product is released.

 

Yea, I'm happy about that. They give up to March 1, 2010(resetting every two hours) to play with the RC and really see if it's worth the upgrade.

 

You will.. hehe
When I first got Win7 RC, I was like "It's identical to Vista 64-bit, why bother.. sure it's a little bit faster... but for a new OS price.. I can live that downside".
Then, a month later... "OHHH look at the cool features of Win7! I must get it! OH 50% off! I'll get 2!"

 

I am currently a x64 Vista user, and I ordered Windows 7.