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Reviews of Microsoft Windows Vista

Testseek.co.uk have collected 75 expert reviews of the Microsoft Windows Vista and the average rating is 75%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Microsoft Windows Vista.
 
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The editors liked

  • The cheapest version of Vista
  • Ideal for older PCs
  • Attractive graphics. Handy Gadgets. Improved applications.
  • Excellent networking features
  • Full image-based backup
  • The most fully featured version of Windows
  • Combines the best of Business and Home Premium
  • All the entertainment features youll need
  • Media Center included
  • At the right price point for Vista
  • Improves the overall upgrade process
  • Fixes hundreds of tiny problems
  • Makes it easier for thirdparty vendors to write stable code for Vista
  • Improves some features within Windows XP
  • Suffers fewer system crashes than XP
  • Offers better builtin support options than XP
  • Quick
  • Easy to use
  • Looks and works great

The editors didn't like

  • Limited in terms of features
  • No Aero interface support
  • No Media Center interface
  • Compatibility issues with some applications. Security as yet untested.
  • No BitLocker encryption - only in Ultimate
  • No entertainment features or parental controls
  • Very graphics intensive
  • You have to dig deep
  • Not for connecting to office networks at home
  • Missing the comprehensive feature set of Ultimate
  • Umption benchmark
  • And find out what issues your business needs to focus on.
  • Too many confusing versions
  • Graphics heavy

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  Published: 2007-02-21, review by: techradar.com

  • All the entertainment features youll need, Media Center included, At the right price point for Vista
  • Not for connecting to office networks at home, Missing the comprehensive feature set of Ultimate
  • Between the security improvements, the new interface and the major improvements for notebook users Windows Vista looks appealing, but are you going to feel happy about paying for it? You can add some of the underlying technology to Windows XP but there...

 
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  Published: 2007-02-07, review by: itreviews.com

  • Abstract:  the long-awaited new operating system: After five years of development and US$6 billion of investment, Microsoft has finally unveiled Windows Vista. The new Operating System has been written afresh from the ground up to get rid of the stack of legacy ...

 
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  Published: 2007-02-06, review by: techradar.com

  • The most fully featured version of Windows, Combines the best of Business and Home Premium
  • Very graphics intensive, You have to dig deep
  • Between the security improvements, the new interface and the major improvements for notebook users Windows Vista looks appealing, but are you going to feel happy about paying for it? You can add some of the underlying technology to Windows XP but there...

 
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  Published: 2007-02-01, review by: alphr.com

  • Abstract:  Its by no means perfect, but the improved security, search and look-and-feel make Vista an obvious upgrade for anyone whose hardware will support it. But only if you can afford the high price. After five years and a budget reckoned to have neared $10...

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  Published: 2007-01-30, review by: pocket-lint.com

  • Quick, easy to use, looks and works great
  • Too many confusing versions, graphics heavy
  • It may not be cool to like Microsoft but this version of the new OS is simple stunning: easy to use, impressive and (so far) safe to use, which makes upgrading to it a far more enjoyable thought

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  Published: 2007-01-25, review by: zdnet.co.uk

  • Improves some features within Windows XP, Suffers fewer system crashes than XP, Offers better builtin support options than XP
  • umption benchmark, and find out what issues your business needs to focus on.
  • Windows Vista Business is essentially warmed-up Windows XP. If youre currently happy with Windows XP SP2, we see no compelling reason to upgrade. On the other hand, if you need a new computer right now, Windows Vista is stable enough for everyday use

 
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  Published: 2007-01-01, review by: expertreviews.co.uk

  • Abstract:  Its been delayed, rewritten and had features put in and taken out of it, but finally Microsofts Windows Vista operating system is here. While previous versions of Windows have kept it simple with just two versions, Vista has four. Vista Business a...

 
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  Published: 2008-12-16, review by: tomsguide.com

  • Abstract:  In helping my Dad switch over from AOL to Cox for Internet service, I was forcibly reminded about what messes certain Windows applications can be. Some are infamous for leaving countless traces of themselves behind on Windows PCs, even after you run t...

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  Published: 2008-09-08, review by: swedishtechreport.se

  • It’s a worthy upgrade. The features you get with Vista Business is just much more better then what you had with XP....

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  Published: 2008-07-13, review by: dragonsteelmods.com

  • Abstract:  Since I ran the comparisons on the service pack updates for Windows Vista and Windows XP I thought it might be interesting to combine those results into one brief article comparing the two and see how they stand up against each other. I had a few comm...

 
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