Windows Vista flavors, features and…costs

Now all ye landlubbers out there probably know that the whole new Windows experience is going to become one whole bank-breaking one. But the Chinese seem to have it good – up to July 2007 that is.

So what flavors does the Vista come in? There’s Home, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate. And because the Vista consumer editions are slated to come out on January 30, we thought we’d take a look at the consumer’s choices.

Home Premium is reasonably priced for its features, but it just couldn’t cut the cake with some networking and hardware failure prevention features taken out. The complete Vista experience would only be available in the Ultimate Edition which struts around in a US$ 399 price tag (plus a TV tuner is required). There’s just got to be a cheaper option.

And voila! There is a cheaper way. Checking Microsoft‘s web site, a cheaper, basic version of Vista is available for all new computer users and low-income markets. It’s dubbed as Starter Edition. It’s not feature-rich, but it’s affordable in the most legal sense.

You can follow up on the Read link to check up on the editions available and what you can get out of each. Oh, and about the picture, don’t worry, it’s not true. But it sure feels like it, doesn’t it?

Now all ye landlubbers out there probably know that the whole new Windows experience is going to become one whole bank-breaking one. But the Chinese seem to have it good – up to July 2007 that is.

So what flavors does the Vista come in? There’s Home, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate. And because the Vista consumer editions are slated to come out on January 30, we thought we’d take a look at the consumer’s choices.

Home Premium is reasonably priced for its features, but it just couldn’t cut the cake with some networking and hardware failure prevention features taken out. The complete Vista experience would only be available in the Ultimate Edition which struts around in a US$ 399 price tag (plus a TV tuner is required). There’s just got to be a cheaper option.

And voila! There is a cheaper way. Checking Microsoft‘s web site, a cheaper, basic version of Vista is available for all new computer users and low-income markets. It’s dubbed as Starter Edition. It’s not feature-rich, but it’s affordable in the most legal sense.

You can follow up on the Read link to check up on the editions available and what you can get out of each. Oh, and about the picture, don’t worry, it’s not true. But it sure feels like it, doesn’t it?