Xp Laptop Deals

Windows XP has been one of the most successful and most used operating systems so far, for desktops and laptops. Windows XP was 1st released in 2001 and even after 8 years its popularity has not died, though operating systems like Tiger (mac), Windows Vista and Windows 7 (latest) have did sweep the market.
Windows XP operating system is used for personal computing, it can be installed over a desktop and a laptop too, however for a tablet PC a different version of XP is used.

Laptops became very popular with windows XP. Most of the new laptop models today are shipped with pre-installed Vista, but even today every single computer manufacturing organization is selling laptops with Windows XP. The mail reason being the easy to use features of XP compared to Vista or windows 7 and the cost.

Dell ships more than 30 models of laptops with XP like MiniV, Inspiron 15, Inspiron 14, Studio15, Studio 17, etc. The best part with buying a system from Dell is that you can get your laptop customized. If you are looking at buying a high end model which is advertised with Windows Vista, that same model can be customized to be shipped with Windows XP if requested. You can get great XP laptop deals from Dell.

HP, one of the leaders in laptop manufacturing, has got a variety of windows laptop deals. Models like Mini 110XP edition, Compaq Presario Series, HP Pavillion Series are shipped with Windows XP and Windows Vista both, however most of the laptops shipped today are Vista pre-installed systems. All organizations today are also giving offers to upgrade Vista Systems to Windows 7, the latest and the brand new OS in the market.

Though the market is now flooded with windows vista laptops, however, today, many people still prefer windows XP over Vista and windows 7. Reasons:
People find it easier to understand and learn Windows XP compared to Vista or windows 7.
People have been using windows XP for so long that today they are so used to its features and navigation, and hence they are finding it tough to upgrade themselves to Vista or windows 7.
Cost factor is one of the major reasons too. Windows Vista and windows 7 both are costly when compared to windows XP. Not only the OS cost, but Vista and windows 7 require further accelerators for the OS installation and for the system to run smoothly, for example Vista requires minimum of 1GB of RAM (memory) for installation and its recommend to have 2GB of RAM for a good experience. Its highly recommend to have a video card (minimum with 128mb RAM) for Vista and windows 7 to have their all features run and seen. A video card is not required with windows XP, however if a user wants then they may buy one.
Due to the above factors people are still not ready to upgrade to Vista or 7 and happy with XP laptop deals.

Windows 7 is the latest OS in the market with new customization, great looks, better performance and higher security, as promised by Microsoft. Vista was also on similar lines which was released couple of years ago.
Windows 7 formerly known as Windows Vienna is the latest OS from Microsoft, released in July 2009, and will be open for retail purchase from October 2009, however many companies are already offering free upgrade to windows 7 laptops. Alike Vista, windows 7 also needs 1GB of RAM with a graphics card, and a minimum of 16GB space required for installation alone. Hence, if anyone plans to buy a windows 7 machine, it needs to be ensured that the hardware purchased is a high configuration. Many new features have been added in windows 7 apart from what`s here in Vista and XP with improved and glossy look.

With all great looks of Vista and windows 7, XP still stays the king with highest number of laptops sold till date.