I keep my laptops a long time so am willing to purchase the ridiculous license for XP Pro pre-installed with a CD of Vista upgrade, but...
Since I keep my machines a long time (5+ years), I want the most memory I can get........ and that memory (expandable to 8 gigs) is only available on the "Vista Only" models. There are some other problems with the XP/vista machines, some do not have wireless n protocol for their network cards, etc. Seems like the machines having the dual option are not the top of the line workhorses like I need.
When I spoke to Dell people about it, I was first interrogated about why I don't want Vista and then told I don't need more than 4 gigs of memory for an XP box.
Same at the other major manufacturers. I felt I was a candidate for a re-education gulag.
I may need to upgrade to Vista eventually, but not now, not as Vista exists now.
I WANT XP PRO and I WANT AT LEAST 8 GIGS!
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Thanks. Notice some sites charged extra to have 2mg of RAM put in one slot, rather than 1 mg in 2 slots. UUUGGGGHHHH!!!
I keep my laptops a long time so am willing to purchase the ridiculous license for XP Pro pre-installed with a CD of Vista upgrade, but... Since I keep my machines a long time (5+ years), I want the most memory I can get... ..... and that memory (expandable to 8 gigs) is only available on the "Vista Only" models. There are some other problems with the XP/vista machines, some do not have wireless n protocol for their network cards, etc. Seems like the machines having the dual option are not the top of the line workhorses like I need.
When I spoke to Dell people about it, I was first interrogated about why I don't want Vista and then told I don't need more than 4 gigs of memory for an XP box.
Same at the other major manufacturers. I felt I was a candidate for a re-education gulag.
I may need to upgrade to Vista eventually, but not now, not as Vista exists now.
I WANT XP PRO and I WANT AT LEAST 8 GIGS!