Which version of Windows should I get?

[GermanyChris]

Hmmmm? Windows 7 Professional is the best all around version in my opinion. Most people do not need Bit Locker or Bit Locker to go which is the only difference between Pro and Ult. x64 is vastly superior these days with better stability, more ram support etc. And you're kidding yourself if you say Vista and XP are "barely different". I almost spit my drink all over my keyboard when I read that. You are correct when you say Windows 7 fixed things that should not have been broken, but I don't see what's bad about that.

Whats bad about fixing things that shouldn't have been broken is that that they shouldn't have been broken.

I need bit locker if I'm in Windows, a requirement if I log my Mac into the government network with Windows.

XP 64 and Vista 64 are not much different..I don't know about the others though.

 

[TacticalDesire]

Whats bad about fixing things that shouldn't have been broken is that that they shouldn't have been broken.

So you're saying they should have just left it broken?

I need bit locker if I'm in Windows, a requirement if I log my Mac into the government network with Windows.

So then use it. I said most people now didn't I?

XP 64 and Vista 64 are not much different..I don't know about the others though.

No. No they are not. XP x64 was a mess with next to no application/driver support and was essentially a version of server 2003.

 

[GermanyChris]

So you're saying they should have just left it broken?


So then use it. I said most people now didn't I?


No. No they are not. XP x64 was a mess with next to no application/driver support and was essentially a version of server 2003.

Mr. Gates has been around since personal computing, it shouldn't have been broken in the first place.

The issue is you can't say most you can only say you..I log in with OSX though.

Same could be said about Vista hence it's bad reputation. That why I compared XP 64 to Vista 64 not any other versions.

 

[TacticalDesire]

Mr. Gates has been around since personal computing, it shouldn't have been broken in the first place.

The issue is you can't say most you can only say you..I log in with OSX though.

Same could be said about Vista hence it's bad reputation. That why I compared XP 64 to Vista 64 not any other versions.

Not sure why you're bringing up bill gates. And I'm not sure why you're trying to argue that it shouldnt have been broken in the first place. I never said anything to the contrary. You were making it sound like there was some sort of issue with microsoft fixing something that was broken. Whether or not it should have been broken is beside the point. Nothing should be broken, ever. But this isn't a perfect world now is it?

Yes I can say most. I garuntee if you were to poll every person using Windows vista/7 most would say they do not use bit locker.

Windows XP 64bit is an entirely different animal than Vista 64 bit. XP 64bit was based on Windows server. And that in itself is a big difference. vista got a bad rep because oems and users tried to run it on anemic hardware and devs were too lazy to update their applications and drivers. That and a lot of people bashed it without even using it. Did microsoft mess up too? Yes they did. Not trying to say that they didn't.

 

[scottsjack]

I'm currently using W7 Pro 64-bit on a 2010 Mac Pro and a late 2008 MPB C2D. I also had it on a late 2009 mini C2D. I've had not problems on those machines. W7 benchmarks higher with Geekbench 64 and Cinebench than any OS X installs though Lion tests faster than Snow Leopard.

B&H has great prices on OEM Windows 7 disk. That's were I get mine.

 

[GermanyChris]

Not sure why you're bringing up bill gates. And I'm not sure why you're trying to argue that it shouldnt have been broken in the first place. I never said anything to the contrary. You were making it sound like there was some sort of issue with microsoft fixing something that was broken. Whether or not it should have been broken is beside the point. Nothing should be broken, ever. But this isn't a perfect world now is it?

Yes I can say most. I garuntee if you were to poll every person using Windows vista/7 most would say they do not use bit locker.

Windows XP 64bit is an entirely different animal than Vista 64 bit. XP 64bit was based on Windows server. And that in itself is a big difference. vista got a bad rep because oems and users tried to run it on anemic hardware and devs were too lazy to update their applications and drivers. That and a lot of people bashed it without even using it. Did microsoft mess up too? Yes they did. Not trying to say that they didn't.

Ok man what ever works for you..