Originally Posted by
Saab Dastard
I agree that was certainly the case with XP, but I'm not sure it's so true now with 7 - unless you need to join a domain or use the XP compatibility mode. Win 7 Home Premium is a much more "complete" OS than XP Home, IMHO.
SD
Whilst I agree it's not a dealbreaker (hence leaving it to the end and using it as a differentiation between laptops), the question of extended support could be a differentiator:
Microsoft unlikely to be offering extended support for consumer editions of Vista - Computeractive - News
(as is usually the case, I couldn't find the specific definitive link I wanted to put up so that above is a near approximation - extrapolate to Win7 with care).
Also, if you DO want to join a domain, Microsoft in their extreme generosity offer a version upgrade from Home to Premium for £120!!