About Lauren Bennett Expertise I am a computer science major and my dad is an Electric Engineering, so my life has revolved around computers. For as long as I can remember, I have been buying and selling computers. I tend to travel a lot, so I have always had a laptop. I have bought 5 of them for myself, and bought around 30-40 for friends and family. I have dealt with the good and the bad of various version and brand names. If you are in need of buying a laptop, feel free to contact me and I'm sure I will be able to guide you into purchasing the laptop that will be the best fit for you. I will custom build you computers for you to choose from so you can get an exact idea of what to go and buy when you do it yourself and so that you have an exact price. However, I am in the USA and am only knowledgeable about computers here in the US. I do not know about foreign currency or the quality of computer brand names outside the US.
Experience B.S. in Computer Science. Buying and selling for years. Assisting friends/family.
Question Hi Lauren,
You previously helped me build my son's E 1505, as i have said before, you were very helpful. We wn=ent to his college orientation today. They said they do not support Vista Home, because of security etc...They said i should upgrade to Vista Business, i purchased the upgrade from them for $99.00. (they also claim to be a Dell authorized service center). Is it easy to install, will i have to change anything?? I am very computer illiterate!! Also, what things will he lose not having Vista Premium, i was told there will be some problems playing DVD movies?? Please advise...On a separate subject, you recommended KC Computers a few weeks ago to someone. I purchased a super desk top from him last August. It was the best purchase of a computer i ever made, and Kevin was terrific with recommendations of what i needed and did not need...Just thought i would let you know.
Answer Vista Business? That makes no sense. Vista Business is lacking all of the entertainment features that Vista Home Premium and Vista Ultimate. I believe that move is solely as a money maker to the college. Plus, the college doesn't need to support it - you have Dell to fix any problems. Vista Home Premium is very secure - far more secure than XP ever was. Vista Ultimate is a combination of Home Premium and Business - it has the added layer of security that Business has (which is something no home user would ever use) and also has the entertainment features. If you upgrade to Vista Business you will lose all the entertainment features, like Media Center which is what you can use to watch tv, look at pictures, watch movies, and more.
My suggestion would be to either upgrade to Vista Ultimate or just stick with Home Premium. There is absolutely no security risks with Home Premium. It offers a lot of layers of security, plus he has anti virus software. I guarantee you that for any purpose you or him will ever be using that laptop.. you will gain ZERO security from upgrading to Business, but you will lose the entertainment features. That is purely a money maker decision by the college. I would suggest ignoring them and returning Business.
You don't need their support. Any software that works on one will work on the other.
Oh and I'm glad you liked Kevin - he's fantastic! :)
