Are you still going to buy Vista?
Now that you know the price
Tuesday, August 29, 2006 by Island Dog | Discussion: Windows Vista
An apparent accidental slip on a Microsoft website revealed the retail prices for the upcoming Windows Vista. After the slip-up though, Amazon started taking pre-orders with Vista with an estimated ship date of January 30th, 2007. Pre-order dates on Amazon are subject to change.
So with the prices revealed, do you still plan on buying Vista? If so, which version, and are you going to wait?
$399.00 Ultimate
$259.00 Ultimate Upgrade
$299.00 Business
$199.00 Business Upgrade
$239.00 Home Premium
$159.00 Home Premium Upgrade
$199.00 Home Basic
$99.95 Home Basic Upgrade
Link
So with the prices revealed, do you still plan on buying Vista? If so, which version, and are you going to wait?
$399.00 Ultimate
$259.00 Ultimate Upgrade
$299.00 Business
$199.00 Business Upgrade
$239.00 Home Premium
$159.00 Home Premium Upgrade
$199.00 Home Basic
$99.95 Home Basic Upgrade
Link
seldomseen
Reply #2 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 7:37 PM
Reply #2 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 7:37 PM
Umm, yes, me too, same as SIXX21, but I'll drag my feet all the way...I'm just now getting XP PRO SP2 to where I like it. Sounds like Vista's going to want a new rig to run it all out. That means big bucks for me, evn if I put it together myself. 
[I'm also hanging back on IE 7, reading all the comments here and wherever I can find them.]
[I'm also hanging back on IE 7, reading all the comments here and wherever I can find them.]
werewolf
Reply #3 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 7:46 PM
Reply #3 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 7:46 PM
most of what seldomseen said is true of me also. i don't have the bucks just yet for re-rigging my machine.
as for version, i'll probably be going with home premium upgrade or see if i can find an oem disk.
as for version, i'll probably be going with home premium upgrade or see if i can find an oem disk.
Adamness
Reply #4 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 9:56 PM
Reply #4 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 9:56 PM
I'll probably get it whenever I end up getting (or building) a new computer, sometime next summer. It's probably better to wait a few months to get it, just in case there are problems. 
I'd like to get Ultimate, but it is awfuly expensive, and I don't know if it will be worth it for me. Premium is probably good enough for most people.
I'd like to get Ultimate, but it is awfuly expensive, and I don't know if it will be worth it for me. Premium is probably good enough for most people.
Corky_O
Reply #6 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 11:40 PM
Reply #6 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 11:40 PM
XP Pro will be going on my current Core2 Duo desktop under construction (final assembly end of September).
As with K, I plan to wait and see. The new desktop will more than handle Vista, but $399 for Ultimate (which would be the choice) will have to prove to be quite the upgrade from XP Pro, which I consider a good tool.
The new machine will smoke with XP Pro, and I can run it until 2010 with support and Object Desktop, so.....
As with K, I plan to wait and see. The new desktop will more than handle Vista, but $399 for Ultimate (which would be the choice) will have to prove to be quite the upgrade from XP Pro, which I consider a good tool.
The new machine will smoke with XP Pro, and I can run it until 2010 with support and Object Desktop, so.....
KeithMacDonald
Reply #7 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 11:42 PM
Reply #7 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 11:42 PM
$99.95 Home Basic Upgrade... That's all I need.
seldomseen
Reply #8 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 11:51 PM
yep
Reply #8 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 11:51 PM
| The new machine will smoke with XP Pro, and I can run it until 2010 with support and Object Desktop, so..... |
yep
blackcat77
Reply #9 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 2:34 AM
Reply #9 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 2:34 AM
If Creative ever gets a driver for Vista that works, I'll get it, but at the rate things are progressing, I might still have XP for years yet.
starkers
Reply #10 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 5:24 AM
Reply #10 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 5:24 AM
Money is no object....Vista is a must have to keep pace with the developing PC world, so yeah, I'll bee keeping up with the Jonses' and getting the Ultimate package
Depends on which Creative product you're using...I recently upgraded my Soundblaster Live card to an Audigy 4 because the former's drivers didn't work, but Audigy 4 has updated driver for Vista and it really rocks on the 2nd beta.
| If Creative ever gets a driver for Vista that works |
Depends on which Creative product you're using...I recently upgraded my Soundblaster Live card to an Audigy 4 because the former's drivers didn't work, but Audigy 4 has updated driver for Vista and it really rocks on the 2nd beta.
MindlessPuppet
Reply #11 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 6:28 AM
Reply #11 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 6:28 AM
Not that I intended to get Vista anyways, but the prices are ridiculous. I'd like to know how Microsoft Justifies the price increase for the 'Ultimate' version, mayhapes it has a beefier version of Solitare... Kidding obviously, but in all reality the difference between microsofts 'Pro' and 'Home' OSes aren't incredibly significant. Further more the name 'Ultimate' doesn't give me the impression that its filled with 'power tools', networking utilities, and such, but more so its going to include a Media Center type dealy, which is in no way worth the price tag, but that's just going off the name alone.
Seems like nothing more than a marketing gimmick too me, make money from self proclaimed 'power users' that really have not a clue what the entails, most people don't fully utilize the unique feature of XP pro, but everyone seems to have it; think how many actually use the Netware client... most people would rather not give up their pretty logon screens. The only time the Home/Pro versions of Windows seemed significant to most users was in the case of ME vs 2000, but ME was just plain bad.
Though, I intended to avoid Vista like the plague, regardless of price. I have been following the betas. I have not been impressed with it's performance at all, not to mention I see no significant advancements beyond the visual in it. Of course it will be hailed as having "better security features" by Microsoft, but let's face it when hasn't a Microsoft producted been chaulk-full of security holes... The performance loss doesn't seem worth the advancements.
Seems like nothing more than a marketing gimmick too me, make money from self proclaimed 'power users' that really have not a clue what the entails, most people don't fully utilize the unique feature of XP pro, but everyone seems to have it; think how many actually use the Netware client... most people would rather not give up their pretty logon screens. The only time the Home/Pro versions of Windows seemed significant to most users was in the case of ME vs 2000, but ME was just plain bad.
Though, I intended to avoid Vista like the plague, regardless of price. I have been following the betas. I have not been impressed with it's performance at all, not to mention I see no significant advancements beyond the visual in it. Of course it will be hailed as having "better security features" by Microsoft, but let's face it when hasn't a Microsoft producted been chaulk-full of security holes... The performance loss doesn't seem worth the advancements.
Island Dog
Reply #13 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 10:37 PM
Reply #13 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 10:37 PM
One of the biggest problems I have with this, is that they give no break for multiple licenses. At least with OSX you can buy a "family pack" for a reasonable price.
CharlesCS
Reply #14 Thursday, August 31, 2006 8:27 AM
Reply #14 Thursday, August 31, 2006 8:27 AM
I have always dreamed of having, what I consider, a dream machine. A PC with all the latest, most powerful and most compatible hardware and a few extra stuff not normally spoken about when building a PC, which all together comes out to near a $5000 PC. I would figure that if I can afford this than Vista Ultimate would be no big deal. I will upgrade eventually but not right away. I will let Vista soak in a little to see what goes on with it. Why upgrade if XP is good enough? For the same reason people trade in their cars every so often, for the same reason we buy a new TV every few years or so, for the same reason people change cell phones all the time; it's all about keeping up with technology, keeping up with whats in, moving forward, satisfying our need for more power, more speed and more than anything, to be able to say you have it and not be quiet when people talk about how great or how bad it is but you can't say a thing cause you have not tried it yet.
$399 is a hefty price, but we waste more money on electricity, water, gas, food and even computer hardware so I kinda wonder why all the fuzz over the price. We waste money all the time, car stereos, plasma TVs, Netflix, Stardock (I don't mean this in a bad way, just that Stardock products are not a real necesity, some might be to some people,but it's mostly just more of a paint job for your PC), Coca Cola Blak, etc.
$399 is a hefty price, but we waste more money on electricity, water, gas, food and even computer hardware so I kinda wonder why all the fuzz over the price. We waste money all the time, car stereos, plasma TVs, Netflix, Stardock (I don't mean this in a bad way, just that Stardock products are not a real necesity, some might be to some people,but it's mostly just more of a paint job for your PC), Coca Cola Blak, etc.
Sean Conners aka SConn1
Reply #15 Thursday, August 31, 2006 11:49 AM
Reply #15 Thursday, August 31, 2006 11:49 AM
quick question,,,any details on which version will include the music recording program (supposedly like gargeband, but better) will be included in...i think it's called "Monaco." Any and all info would really be appreciated. That would be the biggest reason i would get vista, although as time goes on, i'm really starting to like the software i use in my studio...."monaco" or whatever it's called will have to be one hell of a program for me to divest myself of Ableton 5.2. and line6 gearbox software.
Corky_O
Reply #16 Thursday, August 31, 2006 2:29 PM
I must be offline then, because I purchase a car and keep it until it dies, or for 10 years, which ever comes first.
I purchase a TV and definitely keep it until it dies, or becomes obsolete.
Cell phones are not particularly interesting to me, so any basic model that works will do - until it dies.
Spending the better part of $400 on an unproven OS (defined as unclear in driver, software, and hardware compatibility to date) seems to be a bit of a premature decision at this point.
If it (Vista) proves to be a good OS and is compatible with my current software (all versions 2004 or newer), then it would be worth the money. Otherwise, I would prefer to run XP Pro, which is working just fine with all my current software and hardware - as well as the new hardware being assembled in about 3 weeks.
I would love for Vista to be well worth the money, but five months is still five months.
Reply #16 Thursday, August 31, 2006 2:29 PM
| For the same reason people trade in their cars every so often, for the same reason we buy a new TV every few years or so, for the same reason people change cell phones all the time |
I must be offline then, because I purchase a car and keep it until it dies, or for 10 years, which ever comes first.
I purchase a TV and definitely keep it until it dies, or becomes obsolete.
Cell phones are not particularly interesting to me, so any basic model that works will do - until it dies.
Spending the better part of $400 on an unproven OS (defined as unclear in driver, software, and hardware compatibility to date) seems to be a bit of a premature decision at this point.
If it (Vista) proves to be a good OS and is compatible with my current software (all versions 2004 or newer), then it would be worth the money. Otherwise, I would prefer to run XP Pro, which is working just fine with all my current software and hardware - as well as the new hardware being assembled in about 3 weeks.
I would love for Vista to be well worth the money, but five months is still five months.
Lantec
Reply #17 Thursday, August 31, 2006 2:55 PM
Reply #17 Thursday, August 31, 2006 2:55 PM
Nope, I've got 12 systems running XP Pro at the office with Server 2003. 10 Seats of Office 2003 and 5 seats of AutoCAD......the costs are prohibitive.
I'll wait it out until I start having problems with compatibility.
Now......I might try out a version at home in 12-24 months.....then think about upgrading the office as I replace computers.
I'll wait it out until I start having problems with compatibility.
Now......I might try out a version at home in 12-24 months.....then think about upgrading the office as I replace computers.
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Reply #1 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 7:19 PM