Best OS for my Laptop

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Name: ledge2edge
Date: March 16, 2008 at 20:34:03 Pacific
Subject: Best OS for my Laptop
OS: Vista Ultimate
CPU/Ram: M780/ 2Gb
Model/Manufacturer: M5500

Comment:

Hi, guys wanting to know if Xp home Sp2 will run games better then Vista ultimate for me.
I got the following Hardware.....
Alienware Area51 M5500
Pentium M 780 2.27Ghz 2mb L2
Geforce Go6600 128Mbs Mild OC'ing
2Gb DDR2 533Mhz
80Gb Hd 7200Rpm
DVD-Ram CD-rom drive
Cant Verify Mobo, I get Foxconn and Alienware Motherboard. But cant get Board model.
Personal Note: I can run Bioshock at normal settings also Guildwars at Max, I can run 6800ultra demos very well
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them"

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Response Number 1

Name: DVB
Date: March 16, 2008 at 20:55:41 Pacific
Subject: Best OS for my Laptop

Reply: (edit)

depends on what games you want to run.

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Response Number 2

Name: Michael J (by mjdamato)
Date: March 16, 2008 at 22:01:26 Pacific
Subject: Best OS for my Laptop

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Currently XP is faster than Vista for just about any activity - games included. How much faster is the real issue.
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/01...
As long as you have hardware that is up to the task you probably wouldn't notice any difference between the two. However, if your hardware is marginally adequate for a game it might make the difference between being playable and being a slide show.
Michael J

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Response Number 3

Name: freebirds
Date: March 16, 2008 at 22:42:37 Pacific
Subject: Best OS for my Laptop

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I like xp better, they are faster.

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Response Number 4

Name: 1stepbeyond
Date: March 17, 2008 at 04:48:08 Pacific
Subject: Best OS for my Laptop

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Also for games, the point of vista being dx10 which the go6600 dosnt support so 'go' with Xp.

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Response Number 5

Name: XpUser
Date: March 17, 2008 at 07:51:50 Pacific
Subject: Best OS for my Laptop

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Curious - what's the reason for asking the question? You already have WMCE 2005 preinstalled on this notebook. BTW CNet overall rating for this Nb is Good but not the best. Reasons for the rating are Lousy battery life; mediocre gaming performance; slightly compact keyboard; screen is very reflective.
http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/ali...
i_Xp/VistaUser

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Response Number 6

Name: ledge2edge
Date: March 17, 2008 at 14:28:02 Pacific
Subject: Best OS for my Laptop

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Well this Comp was BareBones... Dont Ask!
So Windoz MCE wasnt an option, I have XP pro and home also vista Ultimate as my choices.
So from what is sound XP pro is best choice for more options and Mobility, Thanks guys
3dMark05 score or 2710 on Vista, hope XP increases score a lil.
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Response Number 7

Name: jefro
Date: March 18, 2008 at 08:10:51 Pacific
Subject: Best OS for my Laptop

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http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index...
I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you peanut.

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