hello everyone, I am soon going to be a college student and wanted to know whether i should buy a pc now(that is vista premium ready) or wait until vista comes out? The vista website says that pc's should be bought now, but im not sure. Either way there are some good deals going on right now and i don't know if they will become better or worse after vista comes out. Here is what i have my eye on right now: HP Pavilion dv9000z customizable Notebook PC EW680AV – FREE Upgrade to Genuine Windows XP Media Center!! – AMD Turion(TM) 64 X2 Dual-Core TL-50(1.6GHz/512KB) – 17.0" WXGA+ BrightView Widescreen (1440x900) – NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 6150 – HP Imprint Finish + Microphone – 1024MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) – 80GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive – Super Multi 8X DVD+/-R/RW w/Double Layer Support – 802.11b/g WLAN – FREE Upgrade to HP ExpressCard Analog TV Tuner!! – 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery – Microsoft(R) Works/Money – HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope This also comes with a 2 year extended warranty and is Eligible for free upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium Total:$1219 any advice?
Never ever install a brand new MS product. Wait for at least the third rollout. Buy your PC when you can get a good deal. Almost all are offering a free upgrade to at least the basic version of vista.
Good system, I have a similar configuration which I ordered to get the numeric keypad. I do recommend the faster (RPM) hard drive. XP Pro or Media will serve you well for years.
Yes thats correct media or pro will last for years but its up to you if you want to wait for the exitment and get vista then you can. I would wait if i was you tho :|
Vista still has some issues...as did XP when it came out. Go ahead and buy a PC. Don't plan on going Vista for a few years, as most companies are not producing software that will work with it yet.
lol according to this site http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/ vista will come out jan 30. so i guess ill wait a few more weeks =)
512MB won't be enough RAM for sure if you roll with Vista. I was having issues using only 512 with XP Home!!!
Not to mention, every day you wait the hardware will get cheaper and faster for the same price. Just wait. If you REALLY need Vista (I doubt you do), then wait and buy a machine with it ALREADY installed. Upgrading is certain to take years off your life by virtue of added stress. If you do not need Vista, just grab a machine with Windows XP. Or, for the ultimate upgrade - install Linux.
for systems, i can safely say that it doesn't matter when you buy the system. new, more powerful systems are being rolled out every month and getting cheaper, so if you wait for the next 'offer', you'd get the same great deal as you'll see today. so it all boils down to when you really need a pc. as for me, i bought my laptop 2 months before going to college. the most powerful one that was. and 2 months later, a new specs was released.
Yes, i say stick with XP first and wait for the third rollout of Vista before you do upgrade. Windows has an excellent history to make a buggy product. At least wait for Vista to gain momentum and repaired most of its errors.