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| by Stan Beer | |
| Saturday, 02 December 2006 | |
  
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I was expecting the video card issue. However, the fact that Vista won't recognize my two excellent DVD drives is a worry. An additional worry is that Vista reckons it doesn't know if it's compatible with my Canon laser printer or my Intel audio controller. As a result, I'm rapidly coming to the conclusion that if I want install Vista, I'm going to need a new computer with lots of memory and probably a new printer and scanner. Given that I'm a fairly typical small business and home user, I would say that there are going to be a lot of new PC and peripherals sales in February 2007. Since I intend to be an early adopter, another concern for me is security. McAfee is reportedly the only vendor to have released a Vista anti-virus product to date, so I guess it's either that, one of the beta versions from vendors such as Trend Micro or CA, or try Microsoft's new security product, Windows Live OneCare. I can understand the concerns of anti-virus vendors because a lot of folks are going to find the Microsoft security product the easiest and cheapest option, regardless of whether it's the best one. The inescapable conclusion of all this is that, unless you were already planning to buy new hardware, an upgrade to Vista is going to be an expensive proposition. A word of advice to PC sales staff servicing customers next year who have just bought a Vista upgrade along with the associated security and hardware: you may want to approach the subject of Office 2007 with a little tact. {moscomment} |
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