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4 stars
Version: Windows Vista Home Premium upgrade
"good but not that of a change"
Pros: i like the new look of vista and the new user interface including themes, backgrounds, and icons.
home premium is a big shift from xp and a new experience but it is a costly one.
it has everything xp media center has + a few stuff.
the thing is if you have the money shift to vista home premuim.
Cons: the bad side of vista home premuim is that it is a big system hog.
i have tried the four versions of vista and the the only version that is the most efficient is the business one.
on an 1 gb ram system with 3.2 ghrz possessor, the media center kills the computer's memory. it uses 90% of the ram.
the media center has a different look from the xp's media center, but it isn't a technical change. nothing changed exept for the user's interface.
in the xp mediacenter, you could use the built in messenger inside windows with he media center which in vista it disappeared.
the bottom line is that you should try it before you buy it. try the 30 day trail of vista and if you like it, shift to it, and if you dont, drop it.
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