"Within the next few weeks, Microsoft will be releasing beta 2 of Windows Vista. The actual ship date of Vista hasn't been announced, but Microsoft's new OS is likely to ship sometime this Fall. Since Windows Vista was announced, some of the bleeding-edge features have been scaled back. For example, WinFS, a file system built using relational database concepts, won't be included in the final release. But it's likely that the Windows Vista's feature list is now stable enough that we can predict what kind of system you'll need to build today to accommodate the new OS."
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Member since:2005-08-19
I think that you are spinning wildly out of control. IMO most relatively modern (i.e. 2GHz+ or the corresponding rating) PCs will run Vista just fine with a simple RAM upgrade. Remember that most PCs are not sold to power users who keep 20+ apps open on multiple desktops.
Member since:2005-07-23
-------------IMO most relatively modern (i.e. 2GHz+ or the corresponding rating) PCs will run Vista just fine with a simple RAM upgrade.-------------
Interesting. You tell me I'm spinning wildly out of control then you basically agree with me.
If you have 2ghz + and 256MB or 512MB ram, why would you need a ram upgrade *just for the operating system*?
I mean, besides the obvious answer. It's bloatware.
You don't need to be a power user to see today's machines with 256MB of ram get crushed by XP and it's requirements. What can we expect from Vista, I'm sure it'll be more of the same.
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2005-07-23
You probably could put together a vista-oriented system for that little, but i'm sure the point of going this route would be to have some sort of productivity. You're going to need more processing power than that puny little S750 dollar box can offer to the massiveness that is Windows Vista.
It's hard to recommend 512MB ram to people running XP today. I can't imagine recommending someone skimping out on their vista machine with *only* 1 gb of ram. You're going to need more.