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| Thread ID: 72158 | 2006-09-02 00:18:00 | Vista for the Rich | pctek (84) | PC World Chat |
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| 482028 | 2006-09-02 00:18:00 | Windows Vista itself will be slightly more expensive than today's Windows XP. The Windows Vista will cost at least $100 in the shape of an upgrade DVD that allows users access to the "Home Basic" version of the software. That version however does not include the "Aeroglass" graphical user interface that may be one of the key reasons for Windows XP users to upgrade to the new operating system. Aeroglass support will cost at least $160 for the Premium Upgrade DVD and $240 for the full version. Vista Business, which is comparable to today's Windows XP Professional, lacks multimedia features of Premium, but integrates features such as the IIS web server, a remote desktop, P2P capability and support for up to 128 GB of memory. This version apparently will carry a suggested retail price of $200 for the upgrade and $300 for the full version. XP Pro currently sells for $160 as upgrade and $250 for the full version. The flagship of the Vista series, "Ultimate", offers all features of the Premium, Business and Enterprise editions and adds for example podcast tools, a game performance tuning utility and DVD ripping support. According to Amazon.com, Ultimate will cost $260 as upgrade DVD and $400 as full version. www.tgdaily.com I laugh at that comment that Areoglass is a key reason to upgrade. Right... |
pctek (84) | ||
| 482029 | 2006-09-02 01:00:00 | Aero might not be a reason for us to upgrade, but there are plenty of people who use their computer as a fancy typewriter & they are very impressed by things that look good. | Greven (91) | ||
| 482030 | 2006-09-02 01:17:00 | The only reason I will eventually get it is for DirectX 10... Oh and is that US dollars? :horrified |
Fishy (10540) | ||
| 482031 | 2006-09-02 01:28:00 | The only reason I will eventually get it is for DirectX 10... Oh and is that US dollars? :horrified Looking at Amazon's prices yes. Expect NZs to be much higher and beside who thinks it's a must do thing to go to Vista..?? I'm still on Win2K and quite happy with it.. |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 482032 | 2006-09-02 02:41:00 | hey ti's gonna be even more expensive cause there's a lot of folks who'll have to upgrade their hardware to even look at runnin vista.....specially with all the bells'n'whistles.... | drcspy (146) | ||
| 482033 | 2006-09-02 03:15:00 | When Vista is two, maybe three years old and it offers more gaming and otherwise performance progress, then yeah, I might even bother to read about what the ... Aero is or isn't supposed to be or do. | Greg (193) | ||
| 482034 | 2006-09-02 04:57:00 | Prices look fine to me. Probally because like others I wont be bothering with it for 2 or 3 years, and by then the price will be realistic, Just look at the price of an OEM version of XP now compared to retail price at intoduction. I still predict it will flop. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 482035 | 2006-09-02 04:58:00 | To be fair, most people wont be upgrading untill a fully suported cracked version is avaliable | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 482036 | 2006-09-02 05:01:00 | And if the past is anything to go by, That will be released a good week before the retail copy appears on shop shelves. | Metla (12) | ||
| 482037 | 2006-09-02 05:18:00 | And if the past is anything to go by, That will be released a good week before the retail copy appears on shop shelves. That, or Microsoft will say, "I have an idea, let's make a corporate version that requires no activation or registration and has all the features available, needing only a 15 digit key..." |
george12 (7) | ||
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