http://www.tomshardware.com/consumer/02q3/020930/index.html
EDIT: Heb gemerkt dat dit een veel voorkomende vraag is, daarom de link naar het uitgebreide artikel.The tests show that there's no reason today to use Windows 98/ ME in a new system.[/ME] In many of the benchmarks, XP and 2000 are ahead - albeit only by a small margin. The biggest advantage of 2000 and XP, however, is in the more modern architecture, which, thanks to the increased stability and safety from crashes, allows for a much more relaxed work environment - and, of course, increased demands on the hardware as well.