Whats wrong with Vista?

[tedebear]

The thing is, they could be grand issues.
Depending on the equipment you already own, you may or may not be OK.
You will need to check that your camera and or video camera works with Vista, that your modem or router has no issues, and that whatever package you use for web design is Vista certified.
The amount or RAM and processor speed may or may not be an issue, but if the machine is a decent one, you could well be OK.

Hmm thats a point re my digital slr and printer - I'm thinking I'll give it a miss now and look for something else with xp...

I was probably looking for a reason out of it anyhow as its was bloody expensive as its a sony and I'm sure there are far cheaper machines doing the same thing, just not in pink