Ars Analysis Calls Windows 7 Memory Usage Claims "Scaremongering"

Via newsycombinator comes a reaction at Ars Technica to the recently reported claims of excessive memory use on machines running Windows 7. From the article: "I installed the XPnet performance monitoring tool and waited for it to upload my data to see what it might be complaining about. The cause of the problem was immediately apparent. It's no secret that Windows 7, just like Windows Vista before it, includes aggressive disk caching. The SuperFetch technology causes Windows to preload certain data if the OS detects that it is used regularly, even if there is no specific need for it at any given moment. Though SuperFetch is a little less aggressive in Windows 7, it will still use a substantial amount of memory—but with an important proviso. The OS will only use memory for cache when there is no other demand for that memory."

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Re:2GB on XP isnt enough anymore

[ArchieBunker]

Just curious, whats the point of having so many open tabs with youtube videos? Do you keep having to refer back to them?

Re:he's a native speaker

[Anonymous Coward]

Your English is better than my grasp of Spanish by many miles.

Your grasp of geography doesn't appear to be very good, either. Or perhaps your English reading comprehension isn't quite up to snuff?

Vista's superfetch was pretty bad

[bubblegoose]

Most gamers had to turn off superfetch in Vista, it did not do a good job releasing memory from the cache when a game needed it.