Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 22nd Oct 2009 12:52 UTC
It's October 22 today. A completely random date in the grand scheme of things (we Dutch lost a big naval battle to the Ming dynasty on October 22 1633), but it also happens to be the release date of the newest version of Windows - Windows 7. Since Windows is still the most popular desktop operating system out there, this is pretty big news.
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Sure it uses more RAM then XP, but then again, XP used more RAM then 2k. If you upgrade your software from XP, then it's probably a good idea to upgrade HW as well, a PC from the beging of the XP era wouldnt be much of joy today anyhow..
With that said, I run 7 just fine on a EEE 1005HA-H(atom n280, 1.66Ghz, 1GB RAM), 7 is using about 50% as base after a boot. Havent got any problems with running out of RAM. Ofc I dont have 3 FF windows with 20+ tabs in each, alongside 720p video playback and editing photos in Photoshop. For regullar netbook usage, its perfect!
EDIT: I also have as habit to not shutdown the EEE, mainly using hibernation/sleep, still not any real RAM related problems..
An other point, HW that runns 7 good on the desktop isnt that highend, most HW sold today should manage 7 with areo without probs, 2/4-core cpu, cheap nVIDIA/AMD/Intergreated Intel graphics card with 256-512MB video RAM and 4GB RAM should not be very expensive, and really do you expect to be able to run a modern OS on soon 10yrs old HW? Can you run the latest Photoshop on that old HW? modern versions of anything more advanced than notepad etc?
On a side note, been using 7 for a month or so on the little EEE, and couldnt be more happy, ~8hrs battery, nice UI, Im happy
Edited 2009-10-22 13:25 UTC