You will hate Vista. It is almost like learning a new operating system AND it takes forever and ever to do anything.
5 minutes to boot is NOT an exaggeration.
Not in my experience-see post 28. My Acer SCREAMS with Vista, and boots in about 15 seconds. Love the Vista OS-my favorite of all time. We do desktop publishing and it’s the best I’ve ever used. Macs are twice the cost, and forget a 17in. screen...