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I've used Windows XP for the majority of my life and I know it like the back of my hand. When Vista came out I didn't bother upgrading because of all the bugs. When 7 came out I didn't upgrade because I had the same expectations for it as Vista. However, I'm planning on reformatting my hard drive and I'm not sure whether I wanna stick with XP or finally make the switch to 7. It's gonna be used mostly for surfing the web, encoding movies, disk burning, and other everyday tasks. Are there any advantages to Windows 7 over XP, or has anyone been in a similar situation as me and could provide some insight? Let me know, thanks.
Also, don't tell me to get a Mac. I already dual boot with Snow Leopard, which is what I'm posting from right now.
EDIT: Here are my system specs if you need them to help answering.
2.83GHz Intel Core2Quad 9550
8GB DDR2 RAM
nVidia 9300/nForce 730i Integrated Graphics
1.75TB Hard Disk Space in AHCI Mode (2 SATA and 1 IDE drive)
Also, don't tell me to get a Mac. I already dual boot with Snow Leopard, which is what I'm posting from right now.
EDIT: Here are my system specs if you need them to help answering.
2.83GHz Intel Core2Quad 9550
8GB DDR2 RAM
nVidia 9300/nForce 730i Integrated Graphics
1.75TB Hard Disk Space in AHCI Mode (2 SATA and 1 IDE drive)