> Both are pretty effin awesome

That's like saying Handel and Vanilla Ice are pretty effin awesome. They're not even in the same league, guy.

Vista's UI is a rather sorry joke, and what reason other than the UI is there to buy Vista? If it has to be Windows, XP or 2k3 is probably the best choice at the moment.

No sugar-coating here: if you voluntarily buy boxed Vista this year, and it's not for evaluation or learning purposes, you're a fool.