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    Basic vs. Home Premium

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Divert, Jul 22, 2007.

  1. Divert

    Divert Notebook Geek

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    What does home premium include that basic doesn't? Is it worth the extra money to get it?
     
    Divert, Jul 22, 2007
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  2. AKAJohnDoe

    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    It was worth it to me. Here is the comparison chart.
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Jul 22, 2007
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  3. baddogboxer

    baddogboxer Notebook Deity

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    I would not ever get Home basic, it lacks Aero Interface which is the “bells and whistles” of Vista, Premium has Media Center type multimedia functions.

    I have a question a little off topic: It's my understanding that XP home and Professional have different Kernels, My XP MCE reports as XP Professional I think because of the Kernel. Is Vista similar?
     
    baddogboxer, Jul 22, 2007
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    Every review I've read on Vista comparisons says "don't bother with Basic". If you have to upgrade and can only afford Basic, I'd save up and upgrade to Home Premium.
     
    sanpabloguy, Jul 22, 2007
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    for someone that doesnt need bells and whistles, home basic is fine. i purchased my machine with basic and although it didnt have the aero interface, i was able to browse the net, use itunes and watch movies just fine. I ended up upgrading to ultimate because I wanted to use bitlocker.

    If you want to create dvd's, schedule back ups, and share documents, home premium is what you want.
     
    panteedropper, Jul 23, 2007
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  6. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    I'll second the above posts - don't touch Vista Basic. It is stripped down and feature-deprived. Vista Premium is not much more and offers a lot more functionality.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jul 23, 2007
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  7. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    It all depends on the Aero deal - after all Microsoft claims on their comparison page that every edition is their "Most secure Windows ever." :p
     
    Gautam, Jul 23, 2007
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    PhoenixFx, Jul 23, 2007
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    Personally I feel that if you plan to go for Vista Basic just keep XP. Home Basic lacks what Vista's about...you don't really experience Vista unless you get Premium for Aero and Media Center. With Basic its basically (Basic is basically, :p) a slightly prettier XP with compatibility issues.
     
    Sam, Jul 24, 2007
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  10. Tailic

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    I went with Basic on my Thinkpad, I'm expecting to start using Linux more so I decided to cheap out and go for the cheapest version if I happen to need windows.

    I really didn't feel like helping out their monopoly anymore
     
    Tailic, Jul 24, 2007
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  11. PhoenixFx

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    PhoenixFx, Jul 24, 2007
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