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I bought a laptop a year ago. I was FORCED to take it with Vista. I am a developer (and coder). The UI is "purdy" but it's so non-productive I won't even use the machine for development. It's now a dedicated iPod server. I also use it as a cup coaster. In another year I will probably test it's flight capabilities as a frisbee.

12 gb for an OS? OS stands for operating system, not Overlord System. My XP machine will literally run circles around this Vista machine even with the bells and whistles turned off. What's worse, my XP machine has a slower processor core and slower memory. Did anyone at MS actually have to use this thing before they released it?

My advice to anyone that actually uses their computer for productive purposes: stick with XP until Windows 7 SP2. That's probably August 2012, less than 4 months from the end of the world according to the Mayan calendar. :-)