Satellite L300-1DN is scalable?

I recently bought a Satellite L300-1DN which has Vista Home Premium.

After the purchase, I was told that it would be not possible to change the o/s (down or upgrade). However, I would like to upgrade to Windows 7 once it is launched. I'm not sure moving to XP on it, it is a good idea.

My preference is for own facilities, so drivers will receive for Win7? If this is not possible it would be possible to upgrade to Win7. My problem is that Vista is extremely heavy on system resources and the boot time is terrible (to compare to the Puppy Linux< 30="">

Thanks for this info!

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