Windows Vista hardware recommendations

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Microsoft's Windows Vista hardware recommendations:

Windows Vista Hardware

Which decisions to make now so that you're ready for Windows Vista

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvi...tahardware.mspx

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http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvi...review_2005.asp

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Here are Microsoft's Windows Vista hardware recommendations:

Desktop CPU: 3 GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor with Hyper-Threading Technology 530 (or higher) or 3

GHz Intel Xeon processor with 2 MB L2 cache, or AMD Athlon 64, Sempron, or Opteron 100, 200, or

800 processor, single or dual-core versions.

Mobile CPU: 1.86 GHz Intel Pentium M processor 750 (or higher), or AMD Turion 64 Mobile

Technology, Mobile Sempron, or Mobile Athlon 64 processor.

Memory: 512 MB of RAM or more, all platforms.

At WinHEC 2005, Microsoft did reveal a vague set of specifications for PCs that will run Windows Vista,

and provide the advanced Aero Glass interface. A modern Pentium 4-based PC (or the AMD equivalent)

with 512 MB of RAM and a dedicated graphics card capable of DirectX 9.0 compatibility will run

Windows Vista just fine, I was told. Systems with fewer graphical resources--like most notebook

computers and systems with Celeron processors--will default to the low-end Aero Express user

interface, Microsoft says.

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* I was wondering if Microsoft would make available a low cost retail XP SP2 upgrade for

Vista that was locked to Aero Express for current Notebook owners.

That's not to say I won't buy a NEW PC for Aero Glass, it's just my Notebook will be stuck on XP SP2.

I have an old desktop PC now that had 98 SR2 upgraded to ME and it's hard to work with it now after using XP.

**I mean this should be really cheap, as it's only for the old PC, doesn't provide the full visual experience and can be packaged in a cardboard slip folder. ( NO fancy - and expensive - box )

**Maybe you need to prove that you have purchased an OEM copy with a new PC ?

Maybe get it from PC builders and not high street, high mark-up retail chains..

Worth a try..

** Are you still here, Bill ?

[redder]

What??

When 95 came out the buzz was all the same, but at the time aparently everyone had money to spend on new hardware just to run a new OS from M$.

I doubt that M$ would lower their prices on their previous OSs, just look at ME or 98SE, which the last time I saw for sale was right next to the XP package, and XP was cheaper... So it will depend on how things are when Vista comes out.

[Martin Zugec]

Dont buy HW for Vista yet! You can clearly see it in FAQ and few technical articles today - currently available HW is not good for Vista, so it is recommended to wait for final release. This is because Vista is specially designed for use with HW like 1GB HDD Cache that is not available today.

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I doubt that M$ would lower their prices on their previous OSs, just look at ME or 98SE

Dont buy HW for Vista yet!

low cost retail XP SP2 upgrade for

Vista that was locked to Aero Express for current Notebook owners.

Actually, Microsoft Australia did lower the upgrade price of Windows Me, I think for a 30 day period, when it was first released. It cost Aust. $98.00.

* I'd be more happy with $20

I was going to buy a new (power reduced Intel M) desktop that would have Vista

installed, but that leaves my Notebook running XP. And as my Notebook cannot

run Vista in full, should I have to pay full price for another version?

INTEL® EXTREME GRAPHICS 2 FOR MOBILE REPORT

Report Date: 10/31/2004

Report Time[hr:mm:ss]: 14:53:27

Driver Version: 6.14.10.3762

Operating System: Windows NT* 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2

Default Language: English

DirectX* Version: 9.0

Physical Memory: 494 MB

Min. Graphics Memory: 16 MB

Max. Graphics Memory: 64 MB

Graphics Memory in use: 7 MB

Processor: x86 family 6 Model 9 Stepping 5

Processor Speed: 1498 MHZ

Vendor ID: 0x8086

Device ID: 0x3582

Device Revision: 2

* Output Devices Connected to Graphics Accelerator *

Active Notebook Displays:1

* Other names and brands are the property of their respective owners.

Acer Extensa 2303 Series

*I have added 256 meg to make 512

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Features at a Glance:

15" XGA 1024x768 Screen

2 Hours Express Service Commitment

Combo Drive DVD-Rom & CD-Writer

STANDARD FEATURES SPECIFICATIONS

CPU TYPE Intel® Celeron® M Processor (w/ Enhanced SpeedStep® Technology 512 KB on-die second level cache)

MEMORY (STANDARD/MAX) 256MB / 2048MB

VIDEO CARD TYPE Intel® 852GM Integrated 3D AGP Graphics Up to 64MB Graphic

FLOPPY DISK DRIVE Optional USB

OPTICAL DRIVE Internal DVD-Rom/CD-RW

DISPLAY SIZE/RESOLUTION 15" Active Matrix TFT Screens (1024x768)

SOUND/SPEAKERS SoundBlaster Pro & MS DirectSound Compatible with Twin Speakers

VOLUME CONTROL, HEADPHONE, MICROPHONE Volume Control Dial, Headphone port, microphone port, built in microphone

MODEM International 56k V.92 data/fax modem

NETWORKING Integrated 10/100 Base TX Ethernet

PORTS - PC CARD, USB, SERIAL, PARALLEL, VGA, FiR, PS/2, FIREWIRE, TV-OUT 1 Type II PC-Cards, 3 USB2.0, 0 Serial, 0 Parallel, 1 SVGA, 0 FiR, 0 PS/2, 0 Firewire, 0 TV-Out

PORT REPLICATOR FACILITY No

BATTERY TYPE/USAGE LiOn Battery with approx 2.0 hrs usage

OPERATING SYSTEM Microsoft Windows XP

ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE Norton Antivirus, Adobe Acrobat® Reader, Power DVD® NTI CD MakerTM (for models featuring DVD + CD-RW combo drive or DVD rewriteable drive module)

ADDITIONAL FEATURES --

DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT Approx ~ 326 x 267.5 x 35 mm, 2.8kgs

WARRANTY 1 Year Parts and Labour International Warranty RTB with a 2hr Warranty Commitment in Australia

Edited September 3, 2005 by Press any key

[Gouki]

stop the copy-paste!

[redder]

@Press any key: You are aware the the RAM of laptops is shared with the graphics card right? And Vista is still in beta, it is pointless for you or anyone to be running around looking for a computer which will run it, when it is still in beta version, stop popping pills cuz you're a lil electrified still, drink some herbal tea and relax without being in front of a computer, you need it.

[Press any key]

You dingbats are missing the point!

The point is, I have a computer running Windows XP SP2 and intend to purchase a new PC WHEN Windows Vista is RELEASED.

*That leaves me with an old computer running XP, but NOT CAPABLE of being updated to the full experience of Vista.

So I was agitating for a reduced price for a crippled version of Vista..

IE. Aero Express