I'm using Vista right now, mainly because I want to test it [and it came for free!]
My personal suggestion right now is that unless either there is a Vista-only feature you absolutely need [I am yet to think of one] or want to test it [and you are prepared to deal with a few issues which you may have] then it's not worth buying Vista at this point in time. I must admit though, I've had no problems apart from a few annoying little things [done by design] which were easily rectified using a few registry tweaks off the web, and I'm yet to have any hardware or software incompatibility problems.

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Ya, I know where you are coming from. I wasn't going to get vista soon. I need to get the money for memory and then I can get vista. By that time, SP1 will probably have come out.

Newegg.com - Kingston ValueRAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory - Retail
KINGSTON!!!!!!!

you will be more satisfied

Actually, I did part of my ram upgrade, and yes it is kingston. I was going to get an academic copy of vista next because I can get a killer deal. For my home premium upgrade, it's only $75!!!

good choice

man im glad i dont have ddr 400 that garbage is $$$


this is what i run in most my pc's and for 2 gigs of it look at the price diffrence


Newegg.com - Kingston ValueRAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
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Vista is great i have no compatibility or bug issues ..... these people who keep complaning about it need to read a bit more and try it before they knock it

Why is ddr 400 garbage?

sorry its not garbage .... but look how much it costs versus something faster and newer ..... get my drift>? ...... but if thats all your motherboard runs.... you have to get it

Oh, okay. Ya, it's all my mobo can use. Oh well. With the money I could have saved in ram, I will be saving by getting academic vista. I can't believe how much cheaper it is!!! A regular home premium upgrade is $150, but the academic copy is only $75

A regular home premium upgrade is $150
oem is 119.00

I decided not to get oem. It was painting me into a corner as far as upgrades go. With oem, you can't upgrade your mobo. I figured that I might be on the verge on an upgrade in the next year or two, so I wanted options.

wize choice

Why do you want Vista?

I want vista because of a few reasons. I want to play halo2. I want aero. I want media center(I don't have xp media center edition, so I might as well get a copy of vista with it). I want all the nifty features I saw in the beta version I tested. And some other things I can't think of right now.

some of the same reasons i wanted it