by Nick
Friday, January 19, 2007 2:49 PM
As I mentioned in my last post, I just bought a new laptop. I'm currently in the middle of the long process of installing everything on there that I use on a regular basis, and also getting it set up just how I want it... or as I call it... Nickafication. Along with that, I'm also copying over all the data from one machine to the other so I can wipe the old machine clean for it's next life. One of the reasons that I was frustrated that my old laptop started to break on me when it did was that I wanted to wait until Vista was out in the wild longer before getting a new machine.
This laptop came with Windows XP on it, but I have the option to go to a Dell site and get a free upgrade until the March 1st I think. So... what are your opinions? Is it worth it? I ask this question from a couple perspectives. First of all, does Vista provide enough features to counter any performance losses? Can those features be gained through other means? For instance, I can get most of the WinFX feature set on Windows XP, so I'm not sure that is a good argument for an upgrade. Also, is it worth the potential pain of a problem during the upgrade? Has anyone had a bad upgrade experience?