StreetDogg316 said:I have a IBM Thinkpad T-40, It's not the most powerfull laptop in the world, But it is alot faster than I thought when I bought it. And $4600 was for one of the top-of-the-line Alienware laptops built for gaming. And that's kinda one of my points about Vista, I mean I can understand upgrading your RAM to use it, And MAYBE even your processor, But having to upgrade your Video Card? Who ever heard of that? That's why MS is coming out with Windows 7, Because they gave up on Vista because people were having problems and constantly complaining about it. If you are just a casual user who just likes to get on the internet, Vista is fine, But if you like gaming(like me), I heard it is a nightmare. If you want a good 64-bit Operating System, Get Windows XP Pro. I will wait to see what Windows 7 is like, Untill then, I will keep Windows XP. And as far as buying one or building one, It's up to you. If you want one for the internet, Videos Etc. Just buy one from Best Buy. But if your into Gaming, Get one custom built to your specs, Most that you buy from the store is not that good for gaming, Especially the games that are coming out in the near future. Hope this helped.
Vista Home Premium 64-bit is a good operating system. You have to look at the people that complain about an operating system, 95% of the time the person doesn't even know what an operating system really does.
I've never had any problems with Vista and I've been running it since July 2007. I've experienced a few hiccups, but nothing compared to what I experienced with XP or Windows 98.
There's little things in Vista I'm not a fan of, however, I've been using Windows 7 beta now and all these things are pretty much improved. Windows 7 is what Vista should have been, Vista isn't bad, but experiencing Windows 7, it's just a better OS.
Alienware does make powerful systems, but IMO gaming laptop aren't worth it. They aren't really fun to carry around when the thing weighs 10lbs+ and gets as hot as a toaster. If you want a powerful machine, custom desktop is the best. I wouldn't bother looking at Alienware for anything besides a gaming laptop. Their desktops are overpriced. Besides, it's really easy to build a computer. I've been doing it since I was 13. Self taught, the internet is a valuable tool.
Is there any reason you want 8GB of RAM? The only time I've been able to max out my 2GB of RAM that use to be in my laptop was when I would run another operating system on top of Vista with VMware. And I was able to run Vista, Server 2003, and Suse Linux at the same time on 2GB of RAM.
I've upgraded to 4GB now, RAM isn't a bottleneck on most new systems, it's usually the video card.
If you want another computer just go with a desktop. Either buy one, or even better yet, build one. It's a fun experience. You have a pretty new laptop with some decent specs. I'd say you're good to go for portable computing.