Jan,
I recently bought a Dell XPS L502X with Quad Core Sandy Bridge I7-2630QM 2.0 GHz. Processor and Win 7-PRO. The cost was reasonable and I have not had any problems with the laptop; so far, I have not had the need to use the XP compatibility mode. One interesting factoid is that when you buy a WIN 7 computer,, all versions of Win 7 OS are actually included, but only one is enabled. If you want to upgrade from say.Home Premium to Professional, all you need is to do is buy an upgrade code from Microsoft and then you simply upgrade the OS, no need of a re-install; pretty cool actually. This is really handy, as most of the best deal out there include the Home Premium rather than the Professional version; the cost is reasonable as well. Having said that, you might want to wait until Windows 8 is out. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/011312-buyers-hang-on-for-cheaper-2548 73.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2012-01-13 Win 8 appears to be a big leap, even from Windows 7. Javier, Javier Valencia, PE 14315 S. Twilight Ln. Olathe, KS 66062 Home: 913-397-9605 Cell: 913-915-3137 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of jan johansen Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 11:26 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Laptop Group, Time for me to replace my laptop. I guess you can have Windows 7 Pro installed in XP Mode. Hadn't thought of that. What are your thoughts? Jan
