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Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition

$150.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.newegg.com
even gives you a coa label to affix to your tower.cons: noneother thoughts: i have been using xp pro on all of my computers, and i have to say it is the most stable operating system out there to date.
from www.newegg.com
it's not a stable system, and it crosses the line of too secure.
from www.newegg.com
it is the stablest, fastest, and most compatible (thats where linux fails) system ever created for the personal computer.
from www.newegg.com
i had to build a new system when i realized how old my other system was when it wouldn't run my kids computer games.
from www.amazon.com
despite the license agreement(which is posted as a warning quite adequetly by amazon and product company oem sleeve, informing customers) this is essentially windows xp full editon with only one

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Positives: Easy To Install, Excellent Performance, Stable, Full Version

2 RECOMMENDED by 459 people for OVERALL

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Full Version OEM

$114.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
for good performance, you will need a good video card because of it,s graphic requirements.
from www.tigerdirect.com
for example it would not support my ati all in wonder 9200 video card.
from www.tigerdirect.com
better frames in gaming!
from www.amazon.com
you are allowed to buy this product even if you arent a system developer or whatever arbitrary term microsoft uses, the draw back is is that you cannot tranfer windows once you have installed it on a
from EVGA Fan, www.newegg.com
it is more stable than any windows product i have ever used.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Stable, Excellent Performance, Full Version

3 RECOMMENDED by 11 people for OVERALL

Propellerhead Reason 4.0

$270.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i recommend it for anyone looking to get into music production on a small budget and for professionals who want to scale down their business and still get the same sound that they have had for years.
from www.amazon.com
one final note: if the geniuses at propellerheads give reason 5.0 the power to include live instrument recording and native support for audio tracks it might be "game-over" for the competition.
from www.amazon.com
i've always been into music, from the days when i did pause recording with a double deck to mix songs, to mixing records and cd players, right up to video editing involving the laying down of audio
from www.amazon.com
also with a laptop you can produce music with reason anytime the mood inspires you.
from www.amazon.com
any decent pc or mac sound card or chip is capable of getting near perfect sound quality out of this package - even the basic sound hardware found in a standard off the shelf mac laptop such as the

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Positives: Easy To Use, Upgrade Version, Platform: PC, Mac, Required CPU Class (PC): Intel Pentium 4

4 RECOMMENDED by 205 people for OVERALL

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition English

$86.00 Est. at Amazon

from blaine1, www.pricegrabber.com
strengths: stable platform weaknesses: i hate the product activation.
from www.pricegrabber.com
it the most stable home/home-office platform you can use since windows 98.
from www.pricegrabber.com
it's stable and almost everything runs on it.
from www.circuitcity.com
at this point, i believe microsoft has developed a stable, easy-to-use operating system, while at the same time, they are improving their attempts at scurity.
from www.datavis.com
summary: it's stable and almost everything runs on it.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Great Performance, Stable, Upgrade Version

5 RECOMMENDED by 7 people for OVERALL

Microsoft Windows Small Business Server Standard 2003 R2 Full Version OEM for PC

Microsoft Windows Small Business Server (SBS) Standard 2003 R2 Full Version OEM for PC (5 Client/s,

$480.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.newegg.com
other thoughts: sbs has it's place, unfortunately it's installed in offices where it isn't appropriate.
from www.newegg.com
if you run another server based application check with the developer first, otherwise you could end up having to buy a second server.
from www.newegg.com
75 or more users other thoughts: as stated in cons not for large environment but that is why its called small business server.
from www.newegg.com
pros: very easy to install.a perfect solution for small businesses.i primarily use this for my smb clients like doctors, lawyers, and small retail stores.if you know server 2003 and exchange
from www.newegg.com
pros: i have set up several small offices in the past on standard win2003 until recently a friend told me to try sbs because i had a new client who needed exchange email.

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Positives: Full Version, Platform: PC

Intuit Quickbooks Premier Contractor Edition 2008 Full Version

$264.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i use it my excavation business and it integrates well with my estimating programs and is extremely easy to use.
from www.amazon.com
i use it from a laptop mounted in my truck using [...] to my office computer.
from www.amazon.com
quickbooks is defintely better for my business.
from www.amazon.com
funny 2006 works on my vista laptop if you install in xp compatibility mode.
from www.amazon.com
I do like the Outlook integration feature for sending invoices.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Full Version, Platform: PC, License Category: Standard

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

$185.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.newegg.com
i have been looking forward to getting vista for so long thinking it would be a good pc performance increase and easier to use, only to find out it has so many driver problems, poor performance and
from www.newegg.com
most software can be run on xp, and it is very reliable.
from www.newegg.com
i've actually found it runs more stable than mce, along with boot up and shutdown times are quicker than windows mce, but comparable to windows prof.
from www.newegg.com
other thoughts: best performance upgrade you can make if you're running vista is to dump it for xp.
from www.newegg.com
if you want to play pc games, it is either xp or vista, and vista is still too new for relilable gaming, especially with older games.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Good Performance, Stable, Full Version

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Full Version OEM

$171.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
yes, windows xp has some security issues, the software is bloated, and it isn't without it's problems, but it is very stable and easy to use (compared to previous versions).
from www.amazon.com
it is amazingly stable.
from www.amazon.com
i have been running windows xp since 2001 and to tell you the honest truth it has been stable ever since.
from www.amazon.com
nice stable environment now and other software works when previous version of windows did not.
from www.amazon.com
windows xp is based on windows 2000 security where the stability is the priority.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Excellent Performance, Stable, Full Version

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Edition Full Version OEM

$143.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
if your looking for a good solid, reliable and fast os buy windows xp its so much better.
from www.newegg.com
performs very well with older games.
from www.newegg.com
other thoughts: stable and secure.
from www.newegg.com
way more stable than windows xp.
from www.newegg.com
os has been very stable with zero crashes and no real problems with software.

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Positives: Great Security Features, Stable, Full Version, Platform: PC

Sony Vegas Pro 8

$170.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
scalable performance and an intuitive interface.
from www.amazon.com
i purchased this app to edit video from my panasonic sd1, it works perfect with the hd files from this camera.
from www.amazon.com
Great product, works well.
from www.amazon.com
If you're currently working with Vegas 6 or 7, and are not sure if the upgrade to Version 8 is worth it, I'd say for the money, go for it.
from www.tigerdirect.com
Although the box says otherwise, the upgrade works with Vegas 3.0.

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Positives: Excellent Performance, Easy To Use, Upgrade Version, Platform: PC

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Full Version OEM

$357.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.anandtech.com
" media center edition continues to be the coolest looking highest performance pvr/dvr (with a fast enough system) out there on the market today.
from labaster, www.shopping.com
pros: automatically download guide, easy to set recording of series, nice ui cons: audio of recordings disappears when we use video conferencing software
from the_nvidia_guy, www.shopping.com
pros: can record tv, good interface cons: records to dvd in dvr-ms format, not dvd vob, total system price is high the bottom line: it much better than a dvd recorder, so if you have the

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Performance, Easy To Install, Full Version

Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio 9 PC 855309673796

$70.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
why can't sony and these other companies test their manuals and tutorials before they send them out to the public?
from www.amazon.com
i am not a computer programmer, but i am not entirely unfamiliar with computers and program either.
from www.amazon.com
updated: i installed the cd, and i found that the vocal eraser feature is a separate program, made by another company, that is not sony.
from www.amazon.com
Audacity is free and Sony Sound Forge is not, but when you need a few extra features that Audacity doesn't have, and compatibility with loops and products like Sony Acid.
from www.amazon.com
If your looking for a product that can record vocal tracks while you're listening to separate music tracks buy the Sony Acid Music Studio, for some reason this thing can't do that.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Easy To Use, Full Version, Platform: PC

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Full Version

$168.00 Est. at Amazon

from pcjunkie from sf bay area, ca, www.circuitcity.com
the whole program is loaded with “useless junk” that is in the way of performance.
from mmori, www.shopping.com
pros: in general, seems at least as fast, stable, secure, and usable as xp.
from SeanaS from Charleston, SC, www.circuitcity.com
i bought a great computer preinstalled with vista home premium for business use.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?graphics & gadits ok but not worth the hassle what's not so great:?everything "we bought a brand new machine recently for business purposes, and like a previous reviewer our
from RicH from Columbia, SC, www.circuitcity.com
i have a pc that is several years old and ram is extremely expensive so i can't install the added memoryi now need to run my favorite games!

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Positives: Full Version, Platform: PC, License Category: Standard

Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition Full Version OEM

$181.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.newegg.com
bottom line: i like vista and use it daily for all but video editing with premier pro 1.0.
from www.newegg.com
i have large video files that i work with and it tried to cache one!
from www.newegg.com
relying on the on board video, as my laptop for instance, it only goes 2.1.
from www.newegg.com
and a ati x850 video card with 256 meg of memory.
from www.newegg.com
directx 10 makes games like bioshock look great.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Stable, Good Security Features, Full Version

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition

$123.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i'd buy this product again and amazon is a great company to deal with- five stars to them!!!
from www.amazon.com
no idea why people are trashing sp2, since it introduces a lot of stability and security enhancements.
from www.amazon.com
i have been running windows xp since 2001 and to tell you the honest truth it has been stable ever since.
from www.amazon.com
it is too expensive, but it is the standard at so many companies, big and small, around the world.
from www.amazon.com
2) stable.

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Positives: Nice Performance, Stable, Upgrade Version, Platform: PC,PC

Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

$155.00 Est. at Amazon

from bvrev.compusa.com
quality is good for none daily house hold use but great for business!
from bvrev.compusa.com
i used the core 2 duo x6800 intel chip, nvidia 680i sli ready motherboard and one nvidia 8800gtx video card, 4 gigs of corsair ddr2 1088mhz ram and the windows xp64 pro os.
from www.newegg.com
customizing a system and hunting for drivers don't bother but if you don't mind about 10 minutes looking around and you know what your mobo chipset video card and sound has it is more than worth it.
from www.newegg.com
i run it with my asus a8n 32 deluxe motherboard and all features work wonderfully.
from www.newegg.com
i run 2x3.6ghz opterons and it distributes the processor load much more evenly than pro.

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Positives: Stable, Excellent Security Features, Full Version, Platform: PC

Microsoft Windows XP Professional

$205.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.thenerds.net
i used to be pretty good at solving all of the win 98 issues and had it pretty stable, but the new viruses, adware, malware and rootkits have made it essential to have a system that can be protected
from www.pricegrabber.com
good product strengths: better than home version: fully functional as a development workstation.
from www.pricegrabber.com
overall it does a great job as an os with stability.
from www.bestbuy.com
it's stable, has good software support, and pretty much all devices have drivers for it since it's the dominant os at the moment in the usa.
from www.pricegrabber.com
copy of xp on your home system cuz that windows is espicaly set of for that computer, dont put a fresh copy xp on your home system unless you absolutly have to, its is for fresh systems and companys.

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Positives: Nice Security Features, Easy To Install, Great Performance, Upgrade Version

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition Full Version OEM

$730.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.newegg.com
gaming and graphic use.
from www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i advised my manager not to upgrade any business computer.
from www.newegg.com
i even installed it on my gaming rig (amd athlon x2 6000+, nvidia 8800 gtx, 4 gigs of ram) and it still took an hour to download the patch and finally get elder scrolls 4: oblivion to start up.
from Bruce Banner, www.newegg.com
great for gaming.
from www.amazon.com
no doubt vista has quite a fancy interfaces and somewhat stable, but it could get sluggish due to multiple background (windows) processes running for the reasons i have yet to find out.

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Positives: Full Version, Platform: PC

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Full Version

$248.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
it has become more stable as the updates are released, but i think i'll stick with ubuntu until sp1 comes out.
from A Customer from Chesapeake, va, clickfrom.buy.com
very nice and stable os.
from mykep, www.shopping.com
seems to run better than xp. cons: requires newly updated computer to perform fully.
from Robert Vamosi, reviews.cnet.com
on the other hand, if you need a new computer right now, windows vista is stable enough for everyday use"
from www.amazon.com
for something so brand new it is hard to fault how stable this is.

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Positives: Stable, Nice Performance, Full Version, Platform: PC

Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition Full Version

$208.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
it runs good on this setup but no windows areo becsaue of the onboard video.
from www.newegg.com
i use my system primarily as a gaming system.
from www.newegg.com
people keep whining about the driver support and incompatible games..but i've had no problems with any of my games or drivers.
from www.amazon.com
i installed itunes and even the video runs smoothly with no delay.
from www.amazon.com
other than that i play solitaire, watch videos and, of course, use both explorer and firefox when i go online.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Full Version, Platform: PC, License Category: Standard

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Best Operating Systems Overall

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Full Version OEM

Propellerhead Reason 4.0

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition English

Microsoft Windows Small Business Server Standard 2003 R2 Full Version OEM for PC

Intuit Quickbooks Premier Contractor Edition 2008 Full Version

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Full Version OEM

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Edition Full Version OEM

Sony Vegas Pro 8

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Full Version OEM

Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio 9 PC 855309673796

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Full Version

Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition Full Version OEM

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition

Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

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Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition Full Version OEM

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Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition Full Version

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