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"A very attractive replacement to XP that steals most of its ideas from Google Desktop and Macs."

by jfowers on February 3, 2007

Pros: Aero looks great, search is very accesable and useful, Times Reader is great

Cons: iTunes is incompatable and widgets are pretty useless, not as stable as Microsoft implies.
Summary: The main reason that I'm posting this review is to comment on CNET's abject hate of the search function being one level down. Here's the thing, if you're about to type then your fingers are on the keyboard. All you have to do is tap the Windows button to and the start menu pops up and anything you type goes into the search box. Then push the enter key and presto--no need to click anything or "delve through layers." This is a hundred times more convenient then having search on the desktop, which would require me to minimize all of my windows just to search.

One thing I don't like is Windows Sidebar. The gadgets can't be resized, and are for the most part to small to be useful (looking at you, RSS reader). For whatever reason there isn't a gadget to control media players, which was one of my favorites on Google Desktop (far superior to Windows Sidebar).

I don't regret my free upgrade (courtesy of the University of Florida, go Gators!), but I wouldn't pay money for Vista. Most of the useful features are free through programs like Google Desktop and Window Blinds, so whats the point of spending hundreds of dollars?

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reply by: manogamez on March 23, 2007

This is still a very new OS. Gadgets will come about once the demand reaches a certain point. WMP Player gadget already exists.

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reply by: pbarnwell on February 7, 2007

I Upgraded My Thinkpad X60 1.66 Core Duo with 1.5 GB ram from Xp pro to vista Business to My suprise the Graphics (Screen Refresh's etc.) are Much faster then with Xp Everything runs very smooth .. Much better then RC1 beta that Ive been running for a Couple months on a desktop. well worth the upgrade in My mind

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