The Vista PC will be the same price as the Windows XP computer

Retail sites all offer an OEM version of Windows Vista that is equal to or no different from the current price of Windows XP.

The move further corroborates an analyst's previous prediction that the new operating system will not make the cost of manufacturing computers be raised.

Specifically, at Newegg.com website, the selling price of a Vista OEM version (OEM version is for small-scale computer manufacturers, which distinguishes them from major PC brands like Dell or HP). more than 10USD compared to the corresponding Windows XP version.

Source: BusinessWeek For example, Vista Home Basic will cost $ 100, compared to $ 90 for Windows XP Home. Meanwhile, the selling price of Vista Premium ($ 120) and Vista Business ($ 150) are almost equal to those of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 ($ 110) and Windows XP Professional ($ 140).

" Certainly, Vista will not make the cost of computer manufacturing rise, " said Gartner research director George Shiffler. " In fact, computer prices will fall. However, it falls because of the impact of larger factors, not Vista, such as saturation and market expansion efforts ."

An exception can happen to computers that have Vista Ultimate installed, since there is no corresponding Windows XP version. The selling price of the OEM version on the Ultimate Newegg.com page is $ 200, 33% higher than Vista Business, the version just below it.

Although January 30, the Vista version for users will be officially released, but so far, computer vendors have not disclosed the price of pre-installed models for the operating system.

Trong Cam