Is Windows 7 better than Vista on (Slightly) Older Hardware?

In The Real World - Fat Pop Do Wop's Blog at ZDNet.co.uk Community: "I have one solitary customer who wanted the latest version of Windows installed (I do have other customers but none want Windows 7) on his HP/Compaq Presario R3000 Intel Celeron laptop as soon as Windows 7 became available. As this machine is 4 or 5 years old, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to see whether Win 7 REALLY works well on hardware that's lacking some muscle. What follows is a short account of what took place."