So I took the time some weekends back to upgrade to Vista (yes, not “upgrade to Windows XP” ><“) and was really surprised by how nice the graphics are. I try not to compare graphics between Windows and Mac (because they are two very different styles) but I really like how much more “depth” seems to be in Windows Vista graphics with the reflection, blur, color hue effect.
Overall I really like Vista, but then again I have used the Ultimate version with Aero.
Oh yeah, and turn off the annoying prompt asking you to allow Windows to do any administrative action.