X5 beta

[lbuttery]

Ben:

I agree, staying current is "imperative"

skimping is counter-productive

I would also caution about upgrading older PC's to a new OS

XP to Vista was a large leap and I wouldn't recommend upgrading an XP PC to Vista/Win7/Win8

Vista to Win7 upgrade - probably not an issue
unless the Vista PC was "weak" to start with

Win8 is looking to be a large enough leap that I would caution about upgrading to it

My general recommendation is to buy a new OS with a new PC
that was built for it

bottom line - if you can't afford to stay current then be prepared to
deal with "hassles" that will grow and grow until you are forced to move forward

I've been buying computers since 1978 and this is "reality"

Lew