Vista Business or Home?

[oldhippiechic]

I'm getting a new computer. My options are to get it with Win XP, Vista Business or Vista Home.

I'd like to go with Vista if it's working well. I was thinking of getting Vista Business (I'm getting a ThinkPad R61) but wanted to know if Business or Home would have different stability issues.

Also, the sales rep said I might think of getting it with XP.

Any thoughts that can help me with this dilema?

Thanks

[andrewpayne]

IMHO - Unless you need/want the Media Center and DVD authoring tools - Vista Business is the way to go. It has a slightly lower overhead as far as system resources go. The difference in Vista Versions is not as great as XP - where Professional won hands down. Home Premium is great/ideal on a Home PC System for Multimedia - Videos/Photos/DVD etc - however for the best experience on a Laptop - go for Business!

[Jakebo]

It really depends on what you are going to be using it for more than anything else. Check http://www.wasatchsoftware.com/products/windows-vista.htm for a feature comparison. See what features you want and then you can easily determine which Vista fits your needs best.

[Access Denied]

Business has the backup utility that home does not. Go Business, I sure did.