Which OS ?

flynnboy

Hi

I am just researching buying a new computer and I am getting confused..... There are some systems which offer Vista Home Premium and others Win 7

Can anyone say how they compare ? I am used to 2000

Thanks

Sparks

More C&T than S&S, so moving...

chin_grin

I'd say Windows 7 seeing that Microsoft had a little bit of trouble getting people to adopt Vista.

If you want to stick with Microsoft I'd say Win 7.

Linux? The best xp-like interface (if you don't mind the search for compatible drivers) is Ubuntu, plus it's free!

flynnboy

Sparks wrote: »

More C&T than S&S, so moving...

Eh - is that geek speak ?

Sparks

No, boards.ie speak
C&T - Computers & Technology, the forum the thread is now in; S&S - Servers & Systems, the forum it was in.

youcancallmeal

Windows 7 over Vista any day. They took all the lessons learned from Vista and XP and put them into Windows 7

flynnboy

Sparks wrote: »

No, boards.ie speak
C&T - Computers & Technology, the forum the thread is now in; S&S - Servers & Systems, the forum it was in.

Gotcha, thanks sparks.

flynnboy

youcancallme>al wrote: »

Windows 7 over Vista any day. They took all the lessons learned from Vista and XP and put them into Windows 7

I am glad you said that because I was veering to 7 but just didn't know anything about Vista.

Terry

Windows 7 also has an option to run in XP mode, which is awesome.

Naikon

Terry wrote: »

Windows 7 also has an option to run in XP mode, which is awesome.

Which is also a big problem if history has anything to say.
On the other hand, Linux can be very, very dodgy with old
apps compiled for an earlier version of Linux. Good for security.

Not supporting 15+ year old code has it's up and downs:)
@OP -You will need a silly amount of Ram for Vista. I am inclined
to say Linux if it suits you, windows otherwise OP.

flynnboy

A lot of the comps' I've been looking at come with Vista but I'm inclined towards 7.

Does anyone know the difference between 7 'Home Edition' and 7 'Professional' ?

youcancallmeal

flynnboy wrote: »

A lot of the comps' I've been looking at come with Vista but I'm inclined towards 7.

Does anyone know the difference between 7 'Home Edition' and 7 'Professional' ?

The average computer user wouldn't really notice much difference between Home and Pro. There is a comparison here, if none of the Pro extras look like any use to you then there is your answer

As for PC's coming with Vista thats probably just retailers trying to get rid of their copies. Getting Vista over Windows 7 would be madness imo.

flynnboy

youcancallme>al wrote: »

The average computer user wouldn't really notice much difference between Home and Pro. There is a comparison here, if none of the Pro extras look like any use to you then there is your answer

As for PC's coming with Vista thats probably just retailers trying to get rid of their copies. Getting Vista over Windows 7 would be madness imo.

Hi I appreciate that.

The only thing that gives me a question is the difference between 16 GB of physical memory with Home Premium and 192 with the Pro version. This seems like a lot but to be honest I don't have a clue what 16 GB of memory will give me. I am reasonably computer savvy but I've never quite got a handle on what the sizes of memory mean in real terms.

Is 16 GB a good size of memory say for small business use using lots of images ?

youcancallmeal

16GB is the amount of RAM you can use in 64bit mode (Home version). In 32bit mode it is 3.4GB, explained why here. It is extremely unlikely you will be using over 16GB of RAM in your PC

Hyperupdate

I say Windows 7. Vista was a huge failure

Gurgle

Terry wrote: »

Windows 7 also has an option to run in XP mode, which is awesome.

Only in Win 7 Pro or Ultimate, not Home Basic or Home Premium.
Same option was there in Vista Pro / Ultimate.