To upgrade or not to upgrade, that is the Microsoft Windows Seven Question!

Clients are asking, emails are coming in, the phone is ringing, no it's not Christmas wishes, well some of it is I guess. But Mostly it's questions about windows Seven, is it right for my business, should I upgrade? Which Version should I get, did you know there can be as many as 11 different versions of Windows Seven? And many of the lower end versions then have upgrade add ons to move them to the features of the higher end versions? Yikes!

You'll find details on the different versions for home and office HERE on the Microsoft website in as plain english as Microsoft can muster.

So should you upgrade to Windows 7? The short answer is NO! I define an upgrade as installing a new version of the Microsoft Operating System on your current computer, ie a Windows XP or Windows Vista computer. And if you've already got a computer with those operating systems on it, then stick with what you've got, it's not worth the extra efforts, headaches and time (and cost!) to upgrade just the operating system.

Now if you've got a computer that's a few years old, YES, you should, and especially now because of recent tax legislation changes (part of the Canadian stimulus package) you'll be able to write off 100% of the cost of your new computer in the first year (versus 40% in the first year prior to 2009) but it's a short term change and we'll be back to the 40% rule starting February of 2011, so buy before then for that tax advantage.

Did you know a new desktop computer with an Intel® Core™2 Duo processor & Windows 7 Professional can run nearly 3 times faster than your 3 year old Windows XP or Vista computer PC while using half the electricity? Also, compared to an older laptop with Windows XP, a new business laptop with Windows 7 can deliver up to 68% increase in performance power. Now that's a good reason to upgrade!

PCs older than three years can experience much more downtime than newer ones. With new PC's you'll experience increased uptime, less waiting and you'll find the system can keep up with your inputs and requests. Which in turn means you're more productive decreasing the work-time it takes to get things done and more profitability for your business!

So if you're office computers are more than 3 years old, are sluggish, unresponsive or you experience frequent (or even just inconvenient) downtime, give us a call at The Technology Coach, we'd love to chat with you about increasing your uptime and decreasing your frustrations!