Hi Drew,
I know what you mean...7 just feels better all round, snappier and user friendly. Vista was ok just sitting there looking pretty but hated it if it had a job to do.... To be honest though, I didn't mind vista really and quite welcomed it's release. Initially though i hated it and almost installed xp again. Eventually I grew to really like vista for the most part and 7 still has that vista feel about it except that this time it works straight out of the box!