i just bought myself a new ibook for x-mas. my powerbook was getting outdated...

i paid $1899, i got the 14" screen with the airport card, 640mb ram, 6hr battery and 800mhz. i bought it directly from apple. i shouldn't have done that, it was cheaper at the local compusa.

i almost bought the Tibook, but i liked the white case on the ibook better that the titanium on the powerbook. and the price tag of $1900 instead of $2900

1. XP home is a ripoff... spend the little extra and get PRO. Used to be there were major differences between microsoft'* home and professional lines. now XP home is just a neutered version of Professional. It makes doing anything network related VERY hard.

2. Ibook EWWW. overpriced piece of modern art. ill take a good ol Dell anyday or my own homebuild desktop

Well, I'm back to ME for now. Had a compatibility hardware problem halfway thru. Gotta figure out what it was. Then I'll try it again. At least the Bios flash went ok. I've got XP Pro.......maybe tomorrow if I can figure this out.

what kinda system you running... i've never had a compatibility issue that wouldnt allow me to install xp... and i've installed it on over 100 systems thus far....

HP Pavilion XE813. Old dog, but runs well. 766mhz Celeron, 512M ram. I'll do some more investigating and post again.

hmm HP that would explain it... they are notorius for having propriety stuff.... yea keep us posted... ill help anyway i can

This PC came with 95. Went to 98, then SE, then ME. No problems. XP is a totally different animal. I've heard similar problems from Dell, Compaq (now hp also), Gateway, etc. XP is just a bigger step away from the traditional operating system.

I'll stay brand loyal. When you work for a company, you tend to buy the products with the familiar logo. I get pretty good support when I need it

I also get good discounts, and have 'given a new home' to some outdated equipment in the past.

I just reinstalled my computer in under an hour and why are you upgrading to XP Willwren?..... No point.