Which Op system is best.............

[Guest]

getting ready to purchase a new laptop....don't know if I should go for the
Home media or XP rpo.....My need is mutli purpose....for business and light
entertainment......will not be used solely for heavy gaming/recording/movies,
etc. Will have CD/DVD drives and all the latest bells and whistles with 2GHz
Processor, 80 GB HD, 1GB RAM........If I go with this configuration and XP
Pro what will I lose from a media perspective.....any thoughts?

 

[Alan]

getting ready to purchase a new laptop....don't know if I should go for
the
Home media or XP rpo.....My need is mutli purpose....for business and
light
entertainment......will not be used solely for heavy
gaming/recording/movies,
etc. Will have CD/DVD drives and all the latest bells and whistles with
2GHz
Processor, 80 GB HD, 1GB RAM........If I go with this configuration and XP
Pro what will I lose from a media perspective.....any thoughts?

Microsoft's web site lists details about the operating systems. Do they not
tell what each OS capabilities are?

 

[Steve N.]

getting ready to purchase a new laptop....don't know if I should go for the
Home media or XP rpo.....My need is mutli purpose....for business and light
entertainment......will not be used solely for heavy gaming/recording/movies,
etc. Will have CD/DVD drives and all the latest bells and whistles with 2GHz
Processor, 80 GB HD, 1GB RAM........If I go with this configuration and XP
Pro what will I lose from a media perspective.....any thoughts?

Have you read here?

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/evaluation/compare.mspx

Steve N.