Upgrade to Win. 7 or downgrade to Win. XP from Vista Business.......

T60p 8743-GZU.  I have purchased a 250GB 5400 RPM HARD DRIVE and a SERIAL ATA HARD DRIVE BAY ADAPTER so I can use the 120GB for backup. What would be a better choice, Win. 7 or XP? This is just a travel Laptop, e-mail, web browsing, nothing very important. Anyone?

If your thinking of getting a retail version go for Windows 7- much better and secure for your web browsing needs.
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