- Mobility-based operating system meets all your computing needs whether you’re working from home, working on the road, or searching for entertainment options
- Combines all the features of a business-focused operating system, all the efficiency features of a mobility-focused operating system, and all of the digital entertainment features of a consumer-focused operating system
- Remotely connect to business networks; Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption provides improved levels of protection against theft for your important business data whether you are at home, on the road, or in the office
- Delivers all of the entertainment features available in Windows Vista Home Premium; includes everything you need to enjoy the latest in digital photography, music, movies, analog TV, or even HDTV
- Upgrade from your current edition of Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000 (including Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Media Center, Windows XP Tablet PC, Windows XP Professional x64, Windows 2000)
Product Description
Windows Vista Ultimate is the flagship edition of Windows Vista across consumer and small business desktop PCs and mobile PCs. The primary user of Windows Vista Ultimate is the individual, such as a small business owner, who has a single PC to use both at home and at work. This edition includes all of the features available in Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows Vista Enterprise. Windows Vista Ultimate is the first operating system that combines the advanced infr… More >>
Microsoft needs money from time to time. Therefore, Windows Vista. Need happens. I don’t own vista, so it’s entirely unfair to review vista from a user’s standpoint.
However, from an onlooker’s standpoint this is the artsy fartsy version. Silly translucent windows; a bunch of graphical interfaces, and presumably its just a hell of a lot easier for the new guy with the computer eye. The tech geek in me says “buy it for the hidden treasures it beholds”, but the practical side of me says “hell no.”
If you need any version of windows, always go with the new. If you are concerned with upgrading check out the (1-100) reasons to upgrade on Microsoft’s site before you buy. It will either be a revelation or five minutes of unadultered laughs. (Let’s just say 1-20 is highly uncompelling, and suggests you may not have ever used XP before.)
Rating: 3 / 5
I got this ultimate vista and i have got to say it is the best windows i have ever had.
Rating: 5 / 5
Vista honestly is a vital necessity for the progress of…well…everything, considering the vast majority of the world runs on Windows. We have been bogged down too long with the same system having the same limitations and flaws, flaws that have been patched here and there rather than truly solving the overall problem.
I have been running Vista:RC2 for a long time now, and being someone who “lives on” and “lives for” their computer, I can say that it is a blessing. The official release of Vista Ultimate has a number of notable improvements from the RC2; and considering that the majority of the world is running Windows already, the upgrade is all that is necessary.
To give you an idea of how old XP is:
When it was released, I was an UNDERCLASSMAN in high school. Today, I am a Chemical Engineer with two degrees.
Choosing to keep XP (6+ years old) would be similar to choosing to keep Windows 95 in 2001 or 2002.
I promise you won’t be dissappointed with the upgrade, especially if you system is powerful.
My system specs:
HP Media Center PC
3GB RAM
3.4GHz Pentium 4 HT
512MB ATI Radeon Graphics Card running two big LCD displays
2 TV Tuner Cards
Rating: 5 / 5
Microsoft has to be the least innovative software company out there. Vista is a blatant Mac OS X rip off, and a badly done one at that. This Windows update is a huge CPU and memory hog which would require most people to get a new computer to make it useable. And if you’re going to get a new computer anyway, just get a Mac.
Rating: 1 / 5
The upgrades for Vista are relatively cheap, even for Ultimate upgrades. I only had to delete one file to install it, and that was no problem. Symantec has upgraded Internet Security 2007 to download free. Personally, I like it. My other software presented no problems.
Rating: 5 / 5