I went to Office Depot to buy a HP laptop DV6131OD and were sold out,
but the mgr. said they were waiting for the models with Vista, so i
went to Dell and did some research. In order to run Vista Dell
recommends 7200 RPM and 2 GB RAM, plus a dual core processor. That
changes the base price quite a bit. I really don't plan to use it for
gaming or video editing, but may use it for downloading music or pics
and occasional internet.I made a comparison between XPPro and Xp Media
Center. Of course they recommend XP Pro because it's $150.00 more, but
it looks like it Media Center offers more. Ther's lots of limitations
in the XP Pro multi- user environment section.So i don't know which
options to choose. Maybe those who have already gone through the
upgrading process with Dell or other companies can enlighten me. For
example, what processor should i upgrade to if at all based on my
needs? How about sound options? etc.etc. I've had alot of coffee
tonight and could type much more but i don't want anyone to read a
novel! Thanks to all.