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Posted by zack on June 28, 2007, 1:43 pm
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> liu wrote:
>> I don't like Vista but the system is preinstalled. I'm disappointed
>> that a new notebook can be slower than a 2-year old notebook with XP.
>> In my opinion, the appearance has sacrificed the performance. Although
>> there are new features (mostly security), OS always figures out a way
>> to make the hardware speed gain unnoticeable.
>>
>> The problem I heard is there are no XP drivers. Without all the
>> drivers, you're limited with functionality. It's hard to believe that
>> a manufacturer would limit the user in only drivers for one OS. I
>> wonder if anyone has successfully convert a Vista Sony VAIO to XP?
>>
>> Also, I would not buy a SONY notebook again. They don't provide you
>> with an OS installation DVD. All the drivers, OS is located in a
>> hidden partition that takes up the space from user. If your HD is
>> broken, how can you recover? How about other manufacturers? Do they do
>> different?
>>
>> Thanks for the information,
>>
>> liu
>>
> I can only speak of Dells, but they do provide the DVDs/CDs for the
> operating system and all installed software and the drivers.
>
acer also do a backup of cds/dvds & its also
on a hidden partition.
zack.
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