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Not sure myself. I saw the deals on the Vostro's. Couldn't quite figure them out. My guess is that there just refurbished Dimension models. For $399 I can't really see them NOT being refurbs.



As far as your question goes, I would stick with XP. I doubt you'll be able to run Vista smoothly with the specs I have seen this cheap computers come with. My friend isn't able to run Vista smoothly with one gig of ram.
 
Just because a machine has the Vista Ready logo on it by no means is it going to be a pleasant experience especially on an entry level machine.



According to Microsoft themselves:

"The Windows Vista Capable program does not represent minimum hardware requirements for the different versions of Windows Vista – we look forward to providing additional information regarding minimum hardware requirements for Windows Vista and the Windows Vista logo program in the coming months."
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Here is Microsoft's Hardware Recommendations for Vista - Keep in mind these are minimums.

Windows Vista: Recommended System Requirements
 
I didn't do it on purpose but my Dell Inspiron 1520 does meet Microsoft's minimum requirements to run all the features of all versions of Vista. I spent $877 on it but I had it configured with XP instead as I know the machine will be much more usable for me.



1 223-0551 Inspiron 1520, Intel Core 2 Duo T5250, 1.5GHz, 667Mhz 2M L2 Cache

1 313-5399 Midnight Blue Color with Microsatin Finish

1 311-7213 1GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm

1 320-5460 15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA LCDTrueLife

1 320-5484 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G Insp 1520

1 341-5627 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive for I1520

1 420-4766 Microsoft Windows XP Home Service Pack 2, English, for Inspiron

1 313-5812 XP DELL RESOURCE ,BACK-UP DVD 1520

1 420-7024 Media Direct 3.3

1 310-8617 Thank you for choosing Dell

1 412-0689 Image Restore

1 420-4928 Windows Media Player 10

1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal

1 420-6995 DELL SUPPORT 3.4,DIM/INSP

1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access

1 420-7244 Dell Support Center 1.0

1 420-5924 Icon Consolidation Application

1 430-0493 Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron

1 420-7468 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP

1 313-5197 8X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive

1 420-6464 Roxio Creator Basic

1 313-4783 Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0

1 430-2307 Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card

1 320-5692 NO WEBCAM OPTION

1 420-7701 Trend Micro PC-cillin InternetSecurity, English, 30-Days Subscription

1 312-0525 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Prim

1 461-3063 No ISP Requested

1 412-0915 MS WORKS 8.5

1 950-9797 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3

1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty

1 412-0360 Soft Contracts - Banctec

1 987-5427 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year

1 983-3070 Type 3- Third Party At HomeService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, Initial Year

1 960-2780 Warranty Support,Initial Year

1 320-5851 Midnight Blue color w/o Camera

1 310-8624 You have chosen a Windows XP System

1 310-8319 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor

1 466-7699 Thank you for choosing Dell

1 466-3921 No Preinstalled Software

1 420-7091 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS

1 420-7092 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS 1YR-FREE

1 987-4817 Insp Datasafe 3GB,1YR(Incl in price),DHS

1 988-0099 To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online

1 330-0171 S and P Drop-in-Box Marcom forDHS Notebooks
 
Patrick, if you want a laptop at a retail location I suggest a Fujitsu Siemens brand. One of the best built laptop in quality and alike.

I run both Vista and XP for work related issue and persoanally I prefer XP Pro. Vista has too many annonying issues and hogs up too much resource. However, on just about any new PC they will come with Vista, so you may have to rebuild it with XP.

If you do get Vista, go with Vista Premium or Business edition.

Good luck with your PC choice.
 
I just pulled the trigger on a Vostro 1500 with XP.



XP is stable and is the preferred operating system for ATM's for that reason.
 
What was the damage lag? I missed out on the $399.00 deal......I definitely want to stick with XP though.....And those Fujitsus are an awesome machine.....
 
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