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4.9

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3
out of 10
Poor

"I'm still not impressed"
I am not a fanboy, and I don't see the point of going to bat for MS or Apple when they won't go to... (read more)

by tajna_rabota (see profile), February 8, 2008

109 out of 175 users found this opinion helpful
2 comments posted to this opinion

9
out of 10
Spectacular

"very good update"
great upgrade,i am using vista home premium previously without sp1 my dell used to show 3.5gb even... (read more)

by bharadwaj0072002 (see profile), February 7, 2008

107 out of 148 users found this opinion helpful

1
out of 10
Abysmal

"stability?"
I have a Thinkpad that I cannot use because of the hazard of data loss. In four months, I have had... (read more)

by pjcamp (see profile), February 8, 2008

132 out of 236 users found this opinion helpful
2 comments posted to this opinion

8
out of 10
Excellent

"Appears stable"
"I am glad there are reviews of Vista SP1 performance but am very surprised by a few items not... (read more)

by Bill Veik (see profile), February 8, 2008

51 out of 76 users found this opinion helpful

3
out of 10
Poor

"7 out of 10? CNET must be joking."
Aside from anything I could say, CNET sums it up best. CNET's final statement in the review... (read more)

by Lawryll (see profile), February 11, 2008

37 out of 43 users found this opinion helpful
4 comments posted to this opinion

1
out of 10
Abysmal

"So, in other words, it's still not worth the upgrade!"
From what I’ve seen so far, and despite the new security functions, and the service pack, Vista... (read more)

by jbaviera (see profile), February 10, 2008

31 out of 42 users found this opinion helpful
1 comment posted to this opinion

1
out of 10
Abysmal

"Well isn't that special"
I can't wait till the gamers get a hold of this thing. Sigh... it's like sprinkling salt on a... (read more)

by Worf101 (see profile), February 8, 2008

46 out of 87 users found this opinion helpful
1 comment posted to this opinion

1
out of 10
Abysmal

"SP for a bad OS"
This SP1 is a big package of lame updates that really doesn’t fix vista to make it a complete... (read more)

by blog_craft (see profile), February 8, 2008

50 out of 101 users found this opinion helpful
1 comment posted to this opinion

9
out of 10
Spectacular

"Good Update"
Very good update, not sure why people think Service packs are suppose to introduce new... (read more)

by wolivere (see profile), February 8, 2008

26 out of 52 users found this opinion helpful

1
out of 10
Abysmal

"Vista is still slower than XP"
I am glad there are reviews of Vista SP1 performance but am very surprised by a few items not... (read more)

by boe_d (see profile), February 7, 2008

30 out of 67 users found this opinion helpful
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Very good

7.0

out of 10

Reviewed by: Robert Vamosi

Reviewed: 2/7/08
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