Help Me Choose: Windows 7

The Windows® 7 OS is designed to be reliable and responsive, making it easy for you to do the things you want to do.

What is Windows 7?
The Microsoft® Windows® 7 OS is designed to be reliable and responsive, making it easy for you to do the things you want to do.

  • Simplify everyday tasks — With less clicking, fast searching, easy browsing and simple ways to connect, there’s less between you and what you want to do.
  • Work the way you want — Windows 7 is designed to improve the performance of your PC, so it’s fast, secure and reliable.
  • Make new things possible — With Windows 7, you’ll discover easy and exciting new ways to have fun and get things done with your PC.

Which edition is right for you?
Each edition of Windows 7 includes refinements — both large and small — to help simplify your PC experience.

  • Windows 7 Home Basic — Combines the latest in reliability and responsiveness with the familiarity and compatibility of Windows.
  • Windows 7 Home Premium — Get an incredible entertainment experience on your PC. Windows 7 Home Premium can make it easy to enjoy and share your favorite TV shows, photos, videos and music.
  • Windows 7 Professional — Get everything you need for work and home. Windows 7 Professional offers the features you need for business along with the great media and entertainment features of Home Premium.
  • Windows 7 Ultimate — Designed for people who want it all. Windows 7 Ultimate delivers all the entertainment features of Home Premium and the business features of Professional — with added security and the flexibility to work in multiple languages.

Overview

With the different editions of Windows® 7, you can move up and do more with your Dell PC. Here’s how to choose the one that’s right for you.

Note: The system you are configuring may or may not include all of the options listed here.

If you want to...Choose...
Use your PC for web surfingWindows 7 Home Basic
Use your PC primarily for entertainment, in addition to web surfing,
gaming and productivity (Enjoy and share your favorite TV shows, photos,
videos and music.)		Windows 7 Home Premium
Use your PC both at home and at work (Enjoy all the multimedia and
entertainment features of Windows 7 Home Premium, plus business
relevant features like Location Aware Printing and Windows Mobility
Center Presentation Mode.)		Windows 7 Professional
Have it all — the multimedia benefits of Windows 7 Home Premium,
plus the business features of Windows 7 Professional (Get added
security features and the flexibility to work in multiple languages.)		Windows 7 Ultimate

Recommendations
Compare side by sideHome BasicHome PremiumProfessional Ultimate
Makes the things you do every day easier with
improved desktop navigation		YesYesYesYes
Provides faster and easier-to-launch applications and finds
the documents you use most often		YesYesYesYes
Makes your web experience faster, easier and
safer than ever with Internet Explorer® 9		YesYesYesYes
Features Aero®, Thumbnails Live, advanced window
management and personalization		NoYesYesYes
Makes it easy to create a home network and connect
your PCs to a printer with HomeGroup		NoYesYesYes
Enables you to watch many of your favorite TV shows for
free whenever and wherever you want with internet TV		NoYesYesYes
Runs many Windows® XP programs seamlessly
in Windows 7		NoNoYesYes
Connects to company networks easily and more
securely with Domain Join		NoNoYesYes
Recovers your data easily with automatic backups
to your home and business networks		NoNoYesYes
Helps protect data on both your PC and portable
storage devices against loss or theft with BitLocker® 		NoNoNoYes
Enables you to work in the language of your choice or switch between any of 35 languagesNoNoNoYes
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