Vista - my experience

I bought a notebook computer recently for my daughter that came with Vista home premium. My first impression after playing with it for a few days is that I like Vista much better than XP. It connected with my home network quickly and easily - printing from a printer attached to another computer was a breeze. Much easier than when I initially set up my network using XP a few years ago. So in my view - if one is buying a new computer - the only reason not to get Vista is if there is still some compatibility problem with some corporate software you have. I question though whether upgrading a current computer from XP to Vista is worth it by the time you invest in the cost of Vista, hardware upgrades and time. If you want to do that, you might as well refresh the entire box.

My dilemma now is that the main computer I use at home is a few years old, and while it works fine, its starting to feel old – might just have to get a new one sooner rather than later. And after using a widescreen notebook – have to have a widescreen monitor.

(Disclosure - yes, I am an occasional guest blogger on Microsoft's IT Managers blog - but its not for compensation, and Microsoft had nothing to do with my computer purchase.)