AJ_rider
Published FIZZER
The only regret that I have is getting Vista on my wife's machine. It is super slow on bootup and has some compatibility issues with applications, but that's a function of the OS not the HP machine IMO. I would have gotten a custom machine from HP with XP if I had known this would be an issue.
I agree, I had the same problem with my g/f's laptop. It came with 512MB ram AND VISTA...not a good combination. So I had to buy and install some additional RAM just so it didnt take 20 minutes to boot up. Try your best to get Windows XP as the operating system rather than VISTA. If you cant get XP, which is hard unless you custom order it, think at least 1GB (2GB ideal) for RAM. If you're planning on buying at a B&M store like Best Buy it'll be almost impossible to get an XP machine.
Can you tell I hate VISTA? :Flip:
Good luck shopping! :Sport: