Microsoft Releases Vista Hardware Requirements

Digital Inspiration writes "CNet reports that Microsoft has kicked off a 'Get Ready' campaign aimed at helping customers prepare for Windows Vista. The site also includes an Upgrade Advisor tool to help people determine just how Vista-ready an existing PC is." From the article: "The marketing programs and upgrade tool are designed to ease some of the uncertainty around Vista well ahead of the back-to-school and holiday shopping seasons, the two biggest PC selling times of the year. Vista had long been expected to arrive by the 2006 holidays, but Microsoft said in March that it would not arrive on store shelves until January."

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Re:Not Unique

[payndz]

I know that OS X 10.4 runs like complete ass with 512mb of RAM and a couple applications open (and don't pretend it doesn't!)

Bull. I'm running 10.4 on a 512Mb eMac and usually have (at least) Firefox, iTunes and Photoshop running, often with Azureus busy as well, and while there's an occasional bit of HDD chug when switching between apps there's no way it can be described as running like, as you say, 'complete ass'. Unless you're running it on a 400Mhz iMac or something.

But yes, I'll agree with you that Apple's attitude towards installed RAM has always been parsimonious in the extreme.