Analogman Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I ran the test to see if my compy could handle it - the results were not good. Vista test Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nicburto Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I'm going to avoid this at all costs - XP is a great operating system and I have no problems with it. From what I've heard about the beta version of Vista, things are not looking good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
burns3 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Avoiding it until it's time for a new computer., Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alison the wilca Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 theres a review here from the perspective of a mac user: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16873608/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 theres a review here from the perspective of a mac user: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16873608/ what do they know? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I have OS X so I have had Vista for a couple of years now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 What's the killer app? What can you do with Vista that you can't do with XP, other than hog resources? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted January 31, 2007 Author Share Posted January 31, 2007 I have read that it does not work well with several programs. One of the things it told me when I ran the test was that it would not work with the McAfee Security System I have. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alison the wilca Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 i think it doesn't work well with things because those things just havent been updated to coincide with Vista. In time, things should sync up fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I can wait until my next compy, unless I find a copy that falls off a truck or something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted January 31, 2007 Author Share Posted January 31, 2007 I would think it is out there to grab - if one so desires. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenbobblehead Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 i was all set to buy three new compys this weekend for the office but i don't know how Vista is going to work with our server and network. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 What's the killer app? What can you do with Vista that you can't do with XP, other than hog resources?These are the important questions. From what I hear, the thing barely works with a gig of ram. What the fuck were they thinking? And why does OS X, which is essentially what they copied, not steal all of your ram? Couldn't they have copied that aspect, too? Also, Alison, I didn't read that review yet, but if it is positive, it is kind of hard to trust given the source. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
street spirit Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 These are the important questions. From what I hear, the thing barely works with a gig of ram. What the fuck were they thinking? And why does OS X, which is essentially what they copied, not steal all of your ram? Couldn't they have copied that aspect, too? but then they wouldn't be peddling an inferior product. we couldn't have that. i say this as an XP user. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 while i'm a mac convert now, i've been running the final version since November on one of my junker PCs... it runs fine on a 2600+ Athlon XP w/ 1 gig of ram (not noticeably slower than XP really, even w/ Aero) that said, other than the new photo gallery app (iPhoto??), and a few other decent additions, it's not worth the price to upgrade (in addition to buy the new hardware needed for some). wait until Service Pack 1 at least, then maybe, but it offers very little over XP for me. i upgraded my wife's PC to it the other weekend and she's not so big on the changes/look yet, so we'll see. may end up going back to XP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I just ordered it for work evaluation purposes, so I'll let you know once I've installed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WilcoFan Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 It seems to me that they are confusing their own marketplace. Now they have even more versions: home, business, developers, IT pros, Ultimate, etc. I talked with a PC geek here at work and he is in charge of testing Vista to determine when my company would use it for new PCs. He said it is a resource hog and you need to have the latest video drivers. As much as he seemed to want to say something nice about it he didn't make an impression on me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenbobblehead Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 i just got an email from our IT guy who says that it might be ok with the crappy assed server we have now, but when we upgrade the server, the VISTA will be completely not compatable. Seems rather counter-intuitive to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 My desktop (XP Home) is running fine, albeit slower compared to newer, sleeker models. And my laptop that I use for work purposes--heck, that poor thing kind of struggles with 2000 Professional when I'm running any servers on it. So Vista is somewhere way on the distant horizon for me. Or maybe not. I'm overdue for a new laptop (and probably a new desktop for the fam isn't too far off), so the only way I see upgrading my OS is with new machines. Which is really the only way I see anybody upgrading. Vista is such a resource-hog that most people's existing computers can't handle the load. Who is going to rush out to buy an OS that they can only run at its most basic, stripped-down level, if that? Yeah, Windows was due for an overhaul...and stealing the feel of OSX isn't a bad idea, but I don't see an overwhelming need to rush into this upgrade with all the hardware requirements that go with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a.miller Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I put this in a different thread, but I don't think anyone took the time to read it. Perhaps someone here will find it interesting. Vista Info Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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