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$50 to Get XP On a New Dell

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the paying-more-for-less dept.

CWmike writes "Dell will charge customers up to $50 for factory-installed Windows XP on some PCs after Wednesday, according to the company's Web site. Buyers of the low-priced Vostro line of desktops and notebooks will pay $20 to $50 more for Windows XP Professional installed as a 'downgrade' from Windows Vista Business or Vista Ultimate than they would for Vista only."

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  1. It's Twitter, Slashdot Duped Again! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    This story is a cut and paste job from Twitter's journal, made within two hours of the twitter post. CWMike must be another Twitter sock puppet and this story is just more hysterical FUD about Vista.

  2. Re:Wasting money by LWATCDR · · Score: 5, Informative

    How bad is Vista? Well that depends. The UAC does break a good amount of software that works just fine on XP.
    Also the journal playback doesn't work with the UAC turned on. It was a security issue but it is also how some programs did simple macros and allowed you to create applications that pushed text into other windows apps.
    Also the USB system seems to have some bugs in it.
    Also the sound system can be really odd at times. Some computers produce really crappy sound if you record at less than 16 bit 22 khz stereo. That shouldn't be an issue for just recording voice.
    It does use more disk space and memory than XP.
    It is also different and often it seems like it is different not to be better but to just be different.
    So as you have put it if you turn off all the extras then it isn't that bad.
    But if you turn off all the extras is it any better than XP?
    That is what makes Vista so bad. It really is a lot to some pain for little to no gain.
    XP works as well as Vista, uses less resources, and everybody knows most of it's quirks and problems. I feel that Vista is a case of not worth it. And what I find shocking is that most of the normal users out there feel the same way.

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  3. Hello! You get both operating systems. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Look folks, the reason for the extra $50 is simple. You get both Vista AND XP.

    I know it's a lot more fun to misinterpret the summary, then comment on your misinterpretation. But if you actually RTFA, it's not so sensational.