should i wait to buy a new computer till windows vista comes out?
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Yes, Vista will be worth the wait! However, if you need a new machine now, make sure it is capable of running Vista in the future.\n\nMinimum 512 meg ram, video/graphics card with at least 256 meg. 3.2 GHZ CPU.
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At the moment WIndows Vista will be release this year to the corporate market (sometime in Dec 2006), however for the consumer it will be release early next year.  As for when it'll be shipped with new PC, it will be about the same time.\n\nThe question of whether or not to wait, is up to you.  Normally what happens is that various companies (not all of them), one or 2 months before the release of a new MS operating system, will also issue free upgrade vouchers, this is so that they can continue to sell what they have now.  So you can either wait for Vista to be released, or you can buy a new PC maybe next month with one of those company's that offer the free upgrade.  The choice is yours.\n\nHope this helps.
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For months, Microsoft has been saying Windows Vista will be ready in January. More recently, a Microsoft product planner let slip that it would be "late January." And January 30 fits that bill. \n\nHere’s the price list, as charged by Amazon (full/upgrade): \n\nWindows Vista Home Basic, $199/$99.95 \nWindows Vista Home Premium, $239/$159 \nWindows Vista Business, $299/$199 \nWindows Vista Ultimate, $399/$259
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well if you mean what will you be happy with after the new OS "Windows Vista " Comes out and for the next few years This is what I recomend. Also remember you can always add another later as needed!\n\nhttp://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1960219&CatId=0
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I don't think so but if you wait a few months they might release a version for Vista.\nUntil then stick to XP.
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Windows Vista is the latest release of microsofts OS series. Now you can only find the beta version, later on jan or feb2006 it should be ready.
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Don't get an eMachine.\nOther than that, you may want to wait because buying a computer with Vista pre-loaded will be cheaper than buying a computer and Vista separately. Just remember, Vista will probably not come out till the holiday season...if that early ;)
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no, it isn't worth it. just get the current xp and u will be able to upgrade to vista.
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No, you must pay for the upgrade to Windows Vista when it becomes generally available.  This is the same for all major updates.  (95 -> 98 -> XP)\n\nIncremental updates (service packs) are free for activated copies of Microsoft Windows.  The Windows Update service will no longer function for illigitimate copies of Windows.
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According to sources, the scheduled release date for Windows Vista is July 23, 2006. That release date is only scheduled for PC vendors so that systems will be made Vista-ready before Christmas. The general public availability is projected to be around late September to early October 2006, five years after the release of Windows XP, making this the longest time span between releases of desktop versions of Microsoft's Windows operating system.
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The latest OS you can purchase from MS is still windows XP.\nBut MS Vista is actually launched.\nBut only its beta version is available.\n\n http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getthebeta/default.aspx
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windows 2003 is for servers. vista will be for home computers . like xp and of course there will be a pro version as well.
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First Windows Vista is delayed until early 2007, so no need to do anything right now.  Most hardware purchased recently, if it is sufficiently powerful will be adequate for Windows Vista. I have the beta version (Community Technology Preview) running as a second boot partition on my PC and it seems to run fine.  One thing I did have to do was to upgrade my video card from the on board video to a separate nVidia card.  For the Aero UI (transparency effect), you'll need this.  Windows Movie Maker and other applications (like DVD Maker) probably won't run without it either.\n\nFor comparison I have a 3.2GHz 1GB machine, 250GB drive (with an auxilliary 300GB added later) and an nVidia 6800GS video card.\n\nWhether you want to upgrade is up to you, but I can understand wanting to be ready.  As someone else noted, since the product was delayed such that Microsoft will miss the 2006 Holiday Shopping period, they are going with a 'Windows Vista Capable' sticker instead.  Look for manufacturers to start selling PCs with this sticker later this year.
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Windows Vista is Microsoft's new version of Windows slated for a release date in late 2006.
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If by SP3 you mean Service Pack 3, that my friend will not be released until 2007.  Yes, Vista will be out before Windows XP SP3 is.
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Vista will be out in late November to manufactures and late January to consumers. I would wait until at least service pack one to upgrade. I've been beta testing it since Beta 1 and it has come along way. People that are calling it a Mac clone are just plain ignorant. I am not a fan of Microsoft at all but i think they did and good job with Vista. It’s still very buggy (I am running RC2 now) but it will eventually be better then XP. It will take some time for that to happen so for now just relax and save your money for pc upgrades. You'll need them. Aero may look great ( and it does btw )but its very resource hungry.
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Yes, it called VISTA. Go here for details:\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.aspx\n\nBut don't wait for it yet. To get the most out of it you need a high spec PC (especially a good graphics card). Wait for the second release it will be much more stable and the number of bugs will be reduced.