The first question that one need to ask oneself is whether Windows Vista will be able to serve one's purpose well or not? There are a number of vista versions available in the market.1. Personal Edition
2. Preffessional Edition
3. Ultimate Edition
The personal edition is subdivided into Basic and premium. if one is in search of a Vista Version for their laptop, then the Basic(Personal) edition should adequately meet their requirments. A major problem that most operating system user's regularly face is hardware malfuntioning. To avoid such hardware issues, Business and ultimate versions are equally appropiate and will definately leave the user satisfied.
When it comes to better protection your data loss or theft, the Ultimate version is the only choice that can readily accept. This is because Vista-Ultimate offers the added feature of windows Bitlocker Drive Encryption, the basic function of which is to perform Drive Encryption and Integrity Checking. The function of both is to block out illegal access to personal data. If you are an aviod gamer, then the Home-Premium or Ultimate editions may be best suited to your entertainment needs. All the versions of Vista are equally secure since, they are equipped with windows Defender and Windows Firewall.