I do a lot of video, audio, web design and programming on my computer. The new Vista has a premiun home edition that meets all of my needs and then some. It comes with software installed for working with photos and video, but I have the whole Adobe software line ... so, I'm uber geek in this area and wanted a solution that went the distance with me.
They've made Vista a lot more like being inside a Mac environment. For example, Vista desktop has a sidebar that you can have gadget in ... right now I have one running that's letting me view the pandas at the San Diego Zoo. Too cute!
So, it really depends on what you want to do with your computer. XP was working fine for me too, but I am liking Vista ... and the learning curve has been fairly short.
As for computers, I ended getting this one and then, adding another hard drive ... then doubled the RAM and memory on it. So, this machine is really powerful and should last a good long time. I also needed the ability to go mobile, so that's why I chose this one above a desktop. You should see the carrying case that fits it. It's huge!
So, what computer are you looking at?
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