[Thinkpad] Vista on a T60p

[Colgrove, George]

Is Vista really worth it?  I haven't seen any big rush to get the
software and the News seems to be very quiet about how successful the
launch of Vista has been.  Our Staples, Best Buy's and Circuit City's
have overflowing shelves of the software.  Is anyone buying it?

What are you getting beyond the new bells and whistles that are not
already part of XP?  Is this whole Vista venture coming to us with hopes
to recharge a struggling industry (computer hardware and software)?
Some recent reviews indicate that the update is not worth it unless you
are interested in the fancier interface and some of the
photo/music/video gimmicks added.  Is this characterization accurate?
Bottom line, I have machines (T23 and three NetVista's) that need
significant hardware updates to get Vista working.  These machines are
supporting my needs well.  Buying new Vista computers are out of the
picture for the upcoming future.

George

-----Original Message-----
From: thinkpad-bounces at stderr.org [mailto:thinkpad-bounces at stderr.org]
On Behalf Of Jon Kelly
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 8:52 AM
To: Tim Semen
Cc: thinkpad at stderr.org
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Vista on a T60p

Tim, do you have a link to said blog??

On 2/28/07, Tim Semen <tsservo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> No, this is not a plea for help.  It's more of a report on my
experiences
> than anything - so hopefully you don't feel this is off-topic.
>
> A few weeks ago I finally got up the nerve to install Vista on my
T60p.
> This is my only machine, so getting up the nerve actually took a
> bit.  I've
> documented most of the experiences on my blog, the parts that will
> probably
> interest you are the first few that discuss the install
> experience(s).  All
> four of them.
>
> Perhaps there's some caveats in there for anyone looking to go to
Vista
> eventually.  Such as Vista doesn't seem to like Acronis True Image.
>
> Let me know if you have any questions, or if you think I'm nuts...
>
> Tim
>
>
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