__/ [ Linonut ] on Wednesday 21 February 2007 12:31 \__
> Or "That's some expensive dog food!"
>
>
<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9011523&source=NLT_OS&nlid=41>
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> Buying a new PC? 'Windows Vista Capable' barely hits the mark
> IBM'er says Vista's RAM sweet spot is 4GB
> Patrick Thibodeau
> February 20, 2007 (Computerworld)
>
> . . .
>
> Microsoft may be using PCs loaded with 4GB of RAM for some of its
> customer demos; At least that's what Ann Westerheim, president of
> Ekaru LLC, reports. A Microsoft representative recently demonstrated
> Vista on a system with 4GB of system memory to some of its customers,
> and the performance was so impressive that it drew some "ohs and ahs"
> from the audience, said Westerheim. The Westford, Mass.-based company
> provides technology services for small and mid-sized business.
>
> [Not to mention that vendors are notorious for "optimizing" their demos.]
>
> Westerheim said that for her personal use she may configure a system
> with 2GB RAM, only because of the cost of loading 4GB on a laptop.
>
> I can run Debian Linux and a 512-Mb VM of Win 2000 in 2Gb, and still
> have 500 Mb or RAM unused. 2Gb for XP? That's its sweet spot.
I Imagine that the WinTrolls will get all defensive, so here's some
corroboration.
Testing Vista's different memory configurations
,----[ Quote ]
| You simply cannot play games on Vista with 512MB o memory, at least not the
| games wen tested. You will sometimes get playable scores but even then the
| experience and the load time will be ridiculous.
|
| Anything more than 512MB will help you a lot, with 2x1GB being the best
| price performance buy.
|
| 4x1GB is the best choice for best raw performance. It is hard to prove it
| ^^^^^
| in every test, but if you have 2x1GB and you load as much in memory, the
| ^^^^^
| system will become endessly slow.
| ^^^^
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=3614
Allchin's 'Buy a Mac' E-Mail Exposed
,----[ Quote ]
| "I must tell you everything in my soul tells me that we should do
| what I called plan (b) yesterday. We need a simple fast storage
| system. LH [Longhorn] is a pig and I don't see any solution to this
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| problem. If we are to rise to the challenge of Linux and Apple, we
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| need to start taking the lessons of 'scenario, simple, fast' to
| heart. Jim"
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http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/operating_systems/allchins_buy_a_mac_email_exposed.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
http://tinyurl.com/y5cuu6
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