This is a good idea on Microsoft's part, but it does not change the fact that Vista will probably take a while to load on a PC without a ReadyDrive. Newer PCs might be able to load Vista faster than they load XP, but some PCs wont be able to run Vista, or these ReadyDrives, at all. Of course, I look forward to these new drives. Hopefully someone will find a way to utilize them in previous versions of Windows, or perhaps Linux.
If the current trend continues, and we all buy 200' Uber-definition TVs, 1 terabyte will be nowhere near enough.
Time to start implanting movies on our brain cells!
Even if you don't have a lot of free space, you can set up a Linux/Windows dual boot system with an FAT partition to share files between the two operating systems. Then you could play games on Windows and edit your documents on either. It doesn't seem that nowadays one has to be loyal to one OS only. Of course, many people won't be crazy about repartitioning their hard drives, especially if they already have a lot of files stored on them.
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I agree. I'd rather have a good, fast closed source driver than an old, poorly-made open source driver.
Should we be more worried of ISPs spying on what we do... Or should the ISPs be worried about us spying on what they do?
This is a good idea on Microsoft's part, but it does not change the fact that Vista will probably take a while to load on a PC without a ReadyDrive. Newer PCs might be able to load Vista faster than they load XP, but some PCs wont be able to run Vista, or these ReadyDrives, at all. Of course, I look forward to these new drives. Hopefully someone will find a way to utilize them in previous versions of Windows, or perhaps Linux.
Very true. I guess this is a reason to play more Linux games. Frozen Bubble totally owns 3D Pinball!
If the current trend continues, and we all buy 200' Uber-definition TVs, 1 terabyte will be nowhere near enough. Time to start implanting movies on our brain cells!
Even if you don't have a lot of free space, you can set up a Linux/Windows dual boot system with an FAT partition to share files between the two operating systems. Then you could play games on Windows and edit your documents on either. It doesn't seem that nowadays one has to be loyal to one OS only. Of course, many people won't be crazy about repartitioning their hard drives, especially if they already have a lot of files stored on them.