[pinkshirtphotos]

they all come with vista, can i buy a dell with vista and erase everything on it and install xp? it seems that the vista requires a lot of memory and the sucks it all out just running vista alone. i run xp on 7?? mb of ram on a 2.? ghz processor now its fast enough. will the new stuff be faster. will i need to reinstall the drivers again?

 

[PatBranch]

You can still get computers with XP. 7mb of ram? That must suck.
Go to control panel > system > general (tab). On the bottom it will say how much memory you have.

 

[syadasti]

they all come with vista, can i buy a dell with vista and erase everything on it and install xp? it seems that the vista requires a lot of memory and the sucks it all out just running vista alone. i run xp on 7?? mb of ram on a 2.? ghz processor now its fast enough. will the new stuff be faster. will i need to reinstall the drivers again?

No, Dell Latitude (Dell's business line) is better made than their consumer line of laptops, is offered in XP, and comes with a 3 year warranty with US based phone support.

Buy a refurbished D620 or D630 from www.delloutlet.com

Even the "scratch and dent" ones look like new computers, we've never had a problem even with those.

Also you can still get Vista and downgrade it yourself to XP for free legally. Thats what I would do personally so you can upgrade to Vista when its mature:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/2/3/d23b9533-169d-4996-b198-7b9d3fe15611/downgrade_chart.doc

Can I downgrade my OEM version of Windows Vista Business to Windows XP Professional?

Yes. OEM downgrade rights for desktop PC operating systems apply to Windows Vista Business and Windows Vista Ultimate as stated in the License Terms. Please note, OEM downgrade versions of Windows Vista Business and Windows Vista Ultimate are limited to Windows XP Professional (including Windows XP Tablet PC Edition and Windows XP x64 Edition). End users can use the following media for their downgrade: Volume Licensing media (provided the end user has a Volume Licensing agreement), retail (FPP), or system builder hologram CD (provided the software is acquired in accordance with the Microsoft OEM System Builder License). Use of the downgraded operating system is governed by the Windows Vista Business License Terms, and the end user cannot use both the downgrade operating system and Windows Vista Business. There are no downgrade rights granted for Windows Vista Home Basic or Windows Vista Home Premium.