Windows Vista Gone Gold !!!!!

Microsoft announced today that Windows Vista will be broadly available as a stand-alone product or pre-installed on new PCs on January 30, 2007.

Windows Vista will be made available to Volume License customers later in the month of November 2006.

Four flavors are available that range from $99.95 to a whopping $399.
Consumers will be able to buy it on January 30th.

More Info here http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/

 

Yeah, read the news earlier! Still debating on home premium or ultimate. Still would love to know what the ultimate extras will entail, besides the rumours.

 

yep it will be ready in around 2 years after a fews zillions patch !!!!!!

 

I'm not sure If I want to buy it, because my parents won't, which means I'll have to pay.

I'm looking at the Basic package, I don't get it. What's ACTUALLY included?

 

Well, who knows? Microsoft do.

Having experienced Vista I'd say that ... the Ultimate version is very nice. Aero isn't something I'd splash out to get, it's not THAT great. It's all a bit confusing as to what exactly is included. So far as security goes, it's way better than XP - they're completely re-made the way processes get privileges. It's a lot more unix like. For those with Linux, it's like using sudo. If you're allowed to, you can elevate processes to a new privilege level.

The firewall, to be fair, isn't that much better. I've not poked it all that much (though I will be soon!) so I couldn't say how it has changed really. It's still pretty easy to identify it on a network when it's locked down (in the "Public Place" profile), which is a disadvantage.

 

Is Aero just the looks of it? If you don't have it (Basic edition) what does it look like?

 

Aero is the thing that does all the sidebar and alpha blending magic on windows. Without Aero running it *looks* the same, but you don't get real alpha blending or hardware accelerated windows or that nice stuff. But it is supported by more hardware.

 

In here you can see the difference between the four flavor of vista....

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/editions/default.mspx

 

I use it to play games with and i have no problems with it, even with the Nvidia beta drivers COD2 runs smoother than on XP.

 

Playing NWN 2 just find, with Vista.

 

I agree....

I still can't decide which one I want, they're so expensive. :'(

I don't want/need Media Centre, so I think I'll get the Business package, or the Basic package.

I have a question, it says:

Suggested retail price for full package product, $299.00 USD. Suggested upgrade retail price, $199.00 USD.

If I have a Dell XP CD, can I get the upgrade? Also, when I reformatt (I love doing it), will I have to install XP, then use the upgrade CD?

If so, I think it's better just to get the Full Installation package?