Windows 7 is going to possibly be the best M$ OS released since Win 2000. Having all of the features of XP and Vista, but streamlined and optimised to remove all of the hardware overheads and resources needed. There seems to be a lot more interest in this OS than any other version of Windows since possibly 95 was launched. XP did cause a stir at the time due to the ditching of 9x code and the move to the robust NT code base, but Windows 7 is going to be the first OS that really takes advantage of this fully.

As for preordering a copy. I'm just going to wait. I fully expect OEM copies will be half the price of retail copies so it isn't a problem. There isn't really much rush either as Vista SP2 on a powerful enough system is actually a very stable OS. Not so much if you have an underpowered system, where Win7 will really matter the most.

Regarding versions of Win7. I think Home is one to avoid as it is cut down too much for my liking, plus I think it will still have a memory cap limitation impossed on it like Vista basic. Professional is the base one to go for really, and Ultimate if again you want the best package.

BTW, did you order the 64-bit version?