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RAiMA · 11-16-2009, 01:58 PM

I work in IT and strongly recommend Windows 7. Windows 7 is what Vista should have been. It has the stability of Vista, but the performance of XP Pro. XP is pretty much outdated, and everything is pretty much heading towards 64bit.

64bit allows for systems to utilise memory above 4gb. There are i7 systems that support 12gb of ram and i5 support 8gb of ram. This may not benefit you directly, but what will benefit you is as 64bit applications become the norm, your notebook will be able to runn the applications while XP will not.

XP does have a 64bit platform, but it's pretty much been discarded and there's very little to no driver support for it.

I've been using Windows 7 since Microsoft released the final retail version on their web site 3 months ago. I can't give enough praise on how good this product is.

I'm using Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit on my Q6600 8gb desktop and my 4gb Core 2 Duo HP notebook.

11-16-2009, 01:58 PM	#3
RAiMA Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 593 '98 BMW E39 528i Touring '96 BMW 318ti M-Sport iTrader: (0) Photo Gallery	I work in IT and strongly recommend Windows 7. Windows 7 is what Vista should have been. It has the stability of Vista, but the performance of XP Pro. XP is pretty much outdated, and everything is pretty much heading towards 64bit. 64bit allows for systems to utilise memory above 4gb. There are i7 systems that support 12gb of ram and i5 support 8gb of ram. This may not benefit you directly, but what will benefit you is as 64bit applications become the norm, your notebook will be able to runn the applications while XP will not. XP does have a 64bit platform, but it's pretty much been discarded and there's very little to no driver support for it. I've been using Windows 7 since Microsoft released the final retail version on their web site 3 months ago. I can't give enough praise on how good this product is. I'm using Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit on my Q6600 8gb desktop and my 4gb Core 2 Duo HP notebook. __________________ RAiMA Old RT E36 S/C'd 318ti Sports 13.318 @ 105.99mph New RT E36 Turbo 328ti Sports 12.25 @ 123mph BMW E39 528i Touring Performance at its best Last edited by RAiMA; 11-16-2009 at 02:02 PM.