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    Worth upgrading Vista home premium to ultimate?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by iwasoclose, Jun 19, 2007.

  1. iwasoclose

    iwasoclose Notebook Enthusiast

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    is it worth $80 to upgrade home premium to ultimate for a college student?
     
    iwasoclose, Jun 19, 2007
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  2. PhoenixFx

    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    Do you need the features of Ultimate ? : Feature comparison.
    There are couple of threads already discussing about Home Premium vs Business, take a look there. Ultimate = business + multimedia
     
    PhoenixFx, Jun 19, 2007
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  3. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    no not for the cost, if you get it for free thats a different story...
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Jun 19, 2007
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    Orlbuckeye Notebook Evangelist

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    Ultimate has all the features that Home Premium has. Ultimate is a combination of Vista Business (allows Remote computing and more networking stuff) and Home Premium (Media Center).
     
    Orlbuckeye, Jun 19, 2007
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  5. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The most significant difference between the two is that Ultimate has the ability to back up the OS entirely. Acronis can do that same for $50, so typically I recommend Home Premium + Acronis instead of Ultimate.

    But in any case, look at the features and see if there is something else you would actually get a good use out of.
     
    Greg, Jun 19, 2007
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