Windows Vista brings a lot of new features. Instead of describing all new features brought by this new operating system ? like new programs that now come with the OS ?, we will describe only those that are related to PC hardware.
Vista can be found in six different flavors: Starter (sold only pre-installed on new PCs on underdeveloped countries), Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise (sold only in high volumes to companies) and Ultimate. The difference between them is price and supported features. They can also be found in two versions, full and upgrade, which is cheaper but requires you to have an original copy of Windows XP.
In this tutorial we will be also saying on which versions each new hardware-related feature can be found ? not all versions have all new features. The only version that has all new features is the very expensive Ultimate version. So, the decision regarding the version you should buy must also be based on the features you want to have and not only on pricing. For average Joe finding the correct balance between price and features is probably the highest challenge of this new version of Windows HardWareSecrets