As an MSDN subscriber I'm fortunate enough to use the newest version of the Windows Server. The Windows Server 2008 is truly a great operating system and is really what Vista should've been from the start. I'm able to have the visual effects of Vista, the reliability of Windows Server and the transfer rates on my USB 7200rpm drives is more than double what it was running Windows Server 2003.
Did I mention that my Windows Server is running on a laptop? I have to use server as my operating system as I develop for SharePoint (WSS and MOSS) and needs to be a server within my development environment. Couple this with the
As another nice bonus the Microsoft Zune I've had can now actually work on my machine in it's x64 configuration as well. Since Monday when I received the installation I feel much more productive and will post the tweaks I've done to turn the server into a functional workstation for SharePoint development.