Buying new Laptop...help please!

Hi Folks, this is my first post here!

Im in the lucky position of being able to buy a new laptop in the january sales...!! I know the one I want and just have the following questions.

1 It will come with Vista Home Premium unless i specifically ask for XP. This is probably the hardest question.....which? I suppose we'll eventually have to go for Vista. But after over a year whats the feeling on it? Will the service pack improve things? A friend of mine recently bought 2 laptops and got Vista removed from both! Though he has a desktop and I think it was more for compatability than anything else.

2 Presuming I go for Vista, my question is about email. I use Outlook Express and I believe Windowa Mail replaces that. Im wondering

(a) Can I import my folders from OE?
and more importantly
(b) Can I import my old emails from OE which are stored as .dbx files. This is really important to me as I need them.

Actually cant think of any more questions. Is there anything else I should be wondering about? Oh yes, software compatability!!!??

many thanks
h

 

Yes. See Import messages into Windows Mail from Outlook Express

 

Welcome to Major Geeks, hawthorn. :major

If you elect to go the XP route, get 1 meg of RAM.
If you choose Vista, get 2 megs of RAM at least.

Bazza

 

Of course you meant Gigs of RAM

 

I would certainly intend to get 2 gigs of ram; I will probably go with vista....I notice "at least" 2 gigs of ram...... is it enough?:confused

h

 

Thank you all. Yes its just usual stuff I use it for, so i reckon I'll be fine with 2gig.

I intend (someday...) to transfer old vhs tapes to dvd, and also perhaps to do a little bit of movie editing, just casual home video stuff. How would i b fixed with 2 gig for that? As i say, I intend to, but then I've intended to for a number of years now....!

h

 

Thanks everybody.

h