what is the difference between those vista systems ??

hello,
i have to choice vista operating system from those 3 systems :-

1 - Genuine Windows Vista® Business
2 - Genuine Windows Vista® Business Bonus-Windows XP Professional downgrade
3 - Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate 64bit [add $149 more]

the third one is more expensive, but i still don't know what is the difference between them

so please help me to know the difference between them and which one is better ?, thanks

 

Options 1 and 2 both give you Windows Vista Business edition, but number 2 also gives you XP Professional if you don't like Vista. If you go with 2, they pre-install XP instead of Vista on the computer, and they just give you the Vista disk to install yourself later if you want.

Option 3 is for Vista Ultimate edition, which has more features than Business edition. Here's Microsoft's comparison page of different Vista editions:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/compare-editions/default.aspx

The last two columns are the ones you're interested in.

 

Vista Business and Ultimate are only good if you're going to use the extra features. If not just get premium.

 

Defcon, I assume he's building a business-grade notebook. Most of those don't have the option of Vista Home Premium. I built a Latitude just a few weeks ago, and the only options were Home Basic, Business, Business + XP downgrade, and Ultimate. Home Premium is usually only available with home consumer notebooks.

 

thanks Mastershroom, but when i saw the difference on the Microsoft , i saw Ultimate have more futures than Business, it seems like the difference on the graphic only ??

Ultimate have All-in-one media center functionality, Better protect your data against loss(kind of ,lool), Easily make DVDs, Have more fun on your PC(ya i will make sure about that,lol), Create high-definition movies(u must be kidding), Additional programs and features

lool, so the all difference more graphic and more softwares included on it??

 

Well then that would make more sense .

 

Basically. Business edition is what the name says...oriented for business, not fun. Ultimate does it all. It combines all the features of every other edition.

 

now i understand,thanks Mastershroom, you r the man

but i have one more question please, what is the difference between Vista® Ultimate and Vista® Ultimate 64bit ???

 

No offense, but that question has been answered like seven billion times now on this forum. Why don't you first search through the numerous threads on the Windows thread about 32 bit vs 64 bit and within this forum as well. But here's a quick rundown.

If you have 4 or more Gigs of RAM, then get 64 bit because otherwise you will NOT be able to use all of it period.

 

thanks a lot

 

That just about sums it up.

It really has to do with your processor architecture. 32-bit has been the norm for years because most single-core processors until recently had 32-bit architecture. Newer single-cores, dual-cores and quad-cores all have 64-bit architecture, capable of running a 64-bit operating system environment.

I'm not too certain on the actual behind-the-scenes technology behind it all, but one of the biggest limitations of 32-bit systems is the ability to address RAM. 32-bit editions of Windows can only use up to about 3.4GB of RAM. In the past couple of years, systems with 4GB or more RAM have become increasingly common. 64-bit architecture can use waaaay more than 4GB, so it's almost essential if you have more than 3GB.

Even if it's not for the RAM, there are other benefits to 64-bit Windows. It's fully compatible with 32-bit software, and native 64-bit software runs amazingly well.

Unless you have really old hardware or something that you know doesn't have drivers for 64-bit Vista, then there's really not much of a reason not to get the 64-bit version.