Quote from BSAM:
The real question is: When can one buy a laptop with Windows 7 on it?
no one knows for sure, and it's not clear yet what vista owners, if any, will qualify for free upgrade to 7
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2341007,00.asp
Quote from BSAM:
The real question is: When can one buy a laptop with Windows 7 on it?

Quote from gr8stock:
Vista is stable and has no problems on new computers. It was not compatible with old hardware. It does NOT make any sense to go back in technology. Sooner than later new software and hardware would not be compatible with XP. Furthermore, Vista is also more secure than XP.
Quote from joeyata1:
just spent 1k on a hp intel quad 4 processor 64 bit processor with 6 gig of ram and 650 gig raid drive. installed 2 dual nividia cards and vista's crashed 5 times. i'm sending it back this week and getting a dell with windows xp pro.

Quote from gnome:
Personally, I'm sticking with XP. But perhaps the best solution is to get a computer which offers both... like the Dell Precision line. That way one could run XP now and Vista later, if desired.
XP will be in extended support at least until 2014, and one could likely continue to use it for a couple of years past that (some are still using W2K).