Which notebook to buy XP or Vista installed?

shepsan · 04-11-2007, 03:58 PM

I would like your opinion regarding the following:

There are two new identical notebook computers (same mfg, model and specs) except that one has Windows XP and the other Vista. The one with XP has a lesser price than the one with Vista.

Other than price, is there an upside to buying the one with XP? Or in the long run, is it more advantageous to buy the one with Vista?

**pointreyes** · 04-11-2007, 04:22 PM

Personally, I would look at the price point compared to what you are getting with the Operating System. Comparing costs with XP and vista is hard because you need to compare the cost between XP Home or Pro to vista Home/Home Premium/Business/Ultimate.

If the difference from whatever version of XP to whatever version of vista is the same as the cost difference of the two 'puters then I would probably go the XP route. That way I can be in control of what version of vista I want to upgrade to at a later date.

*Bofinn* · 04-11-2007, 04:33 PM

How much memory and what kind of video does it come with?

shepsan · 04-11-2007, 05:22 PM

Thank you pointreyes. I will digest and think about what you wrote.

Bofinn, there is enough memory to handle Vista; 2048MB PC4200 DDR2 SDRAM.

The display is 17.0” diagonal widescreen TruBrite™ TFT active-matrix LCD display at 1440x900 native resolution (WXGA+)

The Graphics is Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with 8MB-196MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory.

I do not want nor need a high-end graphics ATI or Nvidia card in this notebook. Nor do I want a HDTV tuner installed. I have these things in my desktop system.

*SRTDodge05* · 04-11-2007, 05:35 PM

I would get Vista forget xp.

JMerrick · 04-13-2007, 07:52 AM

My laptop came with home premium but I installed XP on it, I do like having the option to going back to Vista though (shame it can only revert to an ugly preinstallation with a bunch of crap on it, but still).

3 of 7 · 04-13-2007, 10:37 AM

It will be interesting to see if the RTM or OEM install dvd will accept and activate with the numbers off a laptop..
It sure would be nice to be able to do a clean install and save it to the restore partition like you can with XP on a Dell.

shepsan · 04-13-2007, 12:04 PM

It seems as if my question has become academic.

I found an internet advertisement that listed a notebook that had all of the specs that I wanted for a far lesser price than the Toshiba I had been considering.

I bought an Everex XT5000T from OfficeMax for $699 (this is $200 off the listed price) and consderably lower than the Toshiba under consderation.

It has Vista Home Premium installed so my question has been resolved.

I thank all of you who have responded bo my question.

04-11-2007, 03:58 PM	#1
shepsan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 57	Which notebook to buy XP or Vista installed? I would like your opinion regarding the following: There are two new identical notebook computers (same mfg, model and specs) except that one has Windows XP and the other Vista. The one with XP has a lesser price than the one with Vista. Other than price, is there an upside to buying the one with XP? Or in the long run, is it more advantageous to buy the one with Vista? __________________ Desktop: HP Pavilion a1440n Desktop Computer Intel Pentium D940 3.2GHz Processor, 4GB Ram ATI X1900 GPU, HT Omega Sound Card two 250GB Samsung SP2504C discs Antec 480W PSU, two Antec Super Cyclone slot fans 19" Samsung LN-S1951W 19" HDT LCD Linked to Cox Cable HD, Denon A/V HT Receiver Sony SLV-D570H DVD/VCR Combo, MK LCR55CM (c, f & s spkrs) and Sony SA-WM250 Subwoofer Windows XP Sp2 OS Notebook: Everex XT5000T Windows Vista OS
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04-11-2007, 04:22 PM	#2
pointreyes The race for quality has no finish line- so technically, it's more like a death march. Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 18,159	Personally, I would look at the price point compared to what you are getting with the Operating System. Comparing costs with XP and vista is hard because you need to compare the cost between XP Home or Pro to vista Home/Home Premium/Business/Ultimate. If the difference from whatever version of XP to whatever version of vista is the same as the cost difference of the two 'puters then I would probably go the XP route. That way I can be in control of what version of vista I want to upgrade to at a later date. __________________
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04-11-2007, 04:33 PM	#3
Bofinn I'm gettin' dizzy! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 11,035	How much memory and what kind of video does it come with? __________________ ---------- JimBo ----------- When in doubt, smack it!
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04-11-2007, 05:22 PM	#4
shepsan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 57	Thank you pointreyes. I will digest and think about what you wrote. Bofinn, there is enough memory to handle Vista; 2048MB PC4200 DDR2 SDRAM. The display is 17.0” diagonal widescreen TruBrite™ TFT active-matrix LCD display at 1440x900 native resolution (WXGA+) The Graphics is Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with 8MB-196MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory. I do not want nor need a high-end graphics ATI or Nvidia card in this notebook. Nor do I want a HDTV tuner installed. I have these things in my desktop system. __________________ Desktop: HP Pavilion a1440n Desktop Computer Intel Pentium D940 3.2GHz Processor, 4GB Ram ATI X1900 GPU, HT Omega Sound Card two 250GB Samsung SP2504C discs Antec 480W PSU, two Antec Super Cyclone slot fans 19" Samsung LN-S1951W 19" HDT LCD Linked to Cox Cable HD, Denon A/V HT Receiver Sony SLV-D570H DVD/VCR Combo, MK LCR55CM (c, f & s spkrs) and Sony SA-WM250 Subwoofer Windows XP Sp2 OS Notebook: Everex XT5000T Windows Vista OS
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04-11-2007, 05:35 PM	#5
SRTDodge05 Grab Life By The Balls Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,830	I would get Vista forget xp.
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04-13-2007, 07:52 AM	#6
JMerrick Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 352	My laptop came with home premium but I installed XP on it, I do like having the option to going back to Vista though (shame it can only revert to an ugly preinstallation with a bunch of crap on it, but still). __________________ OS Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 3.0 GHz (Conroe) Motherboard ASUS P5B-E RAM 2 GB Kingston DDR2-667 4-4-4-12 Dual Channel Video NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT PCI-E 512 MB Audio SoundMAX HD Audio OS Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 CPU Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz with HT (Northwood) Motherboard ASUS P4P800 Deluxe RAM 1 GB Kingston DDR400 3-3-3-8 Dual Channel Video NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT AGP 256 MB Audio SoundMAX Digital Audio OS Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 CPU Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz (Coppermine) Motherboard ASUS P3V4X RAM 256 MB Kingston PC133 2-2-2-6 Video NVIDIA GeForce2 MX400 AGP 64 MB Audio Creative Sound Blaster Live!
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04-13-2007, 10:37 AM	#7
3 of 7 You can run..... Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,660	It will be interesting to see if the RTM or OEM install dvd will accept and activate with the numbers off a laptop.. It sure would be nice to be able to do a clean install and save it to the restore partition like you can with XP on a Dell. __________________
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04-13-2007, 12:04 PM	#8
shepsan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 57	It seems as if my question has become academic. I found an internet advertisement that listed a notebook that had all of the specs that I wanted for a far lesser price than the Toshiba I had been considering. I bought an Everex XT5000T from OfficeMax for $699 (this is $200 off the listed price) and consderably lower than the Toshiba under consderation. It has Vista Home Premium installed so my question has been resolved. I thank all of you who have responded bo my question. __________________ Desktop: HP Pavilion a1440n Desktop Computer Intel Pentium D940 3.2GHz Processor, 4GB Ram ATI X1900 GPU, HT Omega Sound Card two 250GB Samsung SP2504C discs Antec 480W PSU, two Antec Super Cyclone slot fans 19" Samsung LN-S1951W 19" HDT LCD Linked to Cox Cable HD, Denon A/V HT Receiver Sony SLV-D570H DVD/VCR Combo, MK LCR55CM (c, f & s spkrs) and Sony SA-WM250 Subwoofer Windows XP Sp2 OS Notebook: Everex XT5000T Windows Vista OS
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