Windows 7 - Brand new Satilite M300

Hi guys,
I bought a new Toshiba Satellite last night, 2.1 (I think) processor, 3 (or 4?) Gb ram, 14.1" screen. It's white, and actually, very nice so far. But I am of the view that I will either run XP Professional (Came with Vista Home), or Windows 7 Beta (Build 7022).
So I tried Windows 7 first, and it installed in 15 minutes! Fantastic! However, I could not get the Fingerprint Scanner working. I also had an issue that the internet connection kept dropping.
So, because it was so quick to load, I though I'd try XP. It started installing, but kept crashing. So I went into BIOS, and I changed something to Compatibility Mode. (eSata or something?). And that worked, but half way through the XP install, I decided XP looked boring compared to Vista/W7, and I want to get more 'futurised'. So, I got my MSDN copy of Vista Ultimate, and have now put that on. Fingerprint scanner - 100%. Everything good.
Did the Windows Update this morning, and had to leave it at that. 380Mb of updates! :)
So, my questions (and findings). I'm new to Toshiba. Comeing from Acer. How long will it take for Toshiba to notice a W7/Driver issue on the M300? Someone mentioned on a previous post related to W7 that we drivers for the fingerprint reader for Vista would work with W7 - it's doesn't. Some issue with a port, and it hangs the machine for a while as well. Also, it seems after installing the Vista fingerprint driver, that's when my wireless network kept stopping, or something. Wasn't sure, but I had no internet. (Other laptops and PC's on the same wireless network were fine).
What else... what else...
I noticed that in the shop, the Windows Experience rating of the latop, running Vista Home Premium... was 4.0
At home, with Windows 7 (Which is a lot faster than Vista) gave it a 3.5! :( Let down mainly by the Hard Drive.. it said it was only 3.5. The HD is a 320Gb one... and seems pretty fast as it installed Vista in 15 minutes...
Anyway, my questions are related more to Windows 7 and Toshiba. Any ideas? Maybe someone get the fingerprint reader working in W7 on a M300?
PS: So far -Toshiba ROCKS! :)

Hello Cralis
I have tested Windows 7 with my Satellite Pro P300 and so far so good. It runs well, of course without any driver or Toshiba tools.
It is early to discuss about Windows 7 functionality. This OS is not on the market and support is not started yet. I am pretty sure Toshiba will support this new OS on most Vista notebook models including your Satellite.
So if W7 works well enjoy it and test it. I do the same. :)

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