Vista is nice and I think a worthy successor to XP(MS's best OS BY FAR.)
I say the 60% thing is complete crap. That's why Vista was delayed from 2004 to 2006 in the first place. Read some stories on the dev process, it is interesting...
I have tried it. It wont fit. But the connectors are in the same place. I think if you were comfortable with machine tools (removing metal standoffs) then it would work. I almost tried it, but the 1705 wasn't mine.