Digital Home Thoughts: Windows 7 Computers Ready For Pre-Ordering

"Windows 7 won’t be available to the public until Thursday, October 22nd. But dozens of netbooks and notebooks running the operating system are now available for pre-order. Some of the restrictions imposed on Windows XP netbooks have been lifted, so in addition to shipping with the latest version of Windows, many of the netbooks have received a spec bump."

The launch date for Windows 7 is almost here, but retailers want your money now, so they've made certain notebooks and netbooks available for pre-order. Most retailers already have made their orders to stock up in anticipation of the Windows 7 rush, so I think this is more of a "reserve your PC" concept than pre-ordering, though the question remains as to just how hot will these new computers be? Unfortunately, having Windows 7 will also command a bit of a premium on your new baby. While having the newest computer on the block gives you some bragging rights, I would honestly wait a few days, perhaps even a couple of weeks for the reviews to flow in and see which of these have made the most of the new OS.