AnandTech gives a close look at Windows Vista (Beta 2).
Assuming the performance problems are eliminated, the choice becomes fairly clear. Feature for feature, Vista is superior to XP, and its only real costs are memory usage, hard drive usage, and price. Until we have the latter of those, it'll be hard to make a recommendation in this case, but if the price of an OEM copy of Vista Business Edition ends up near that of the current XP Professional (around $130), then anyone with a Vista capable system will want to upgrade. If Microsoft fixes the speed, fixes the drivers, and fixes the compatibility of Vista, they'll have a clear winner on their hands over XP. [AnandTech]
The minimum requirements to run Vista are as follows:
- 800mhz Processor
- 512MB RAM
- DX9 "capable" GPU with 32MB video memory
- 20GB HD
To use some of the advanced features of Vista, the following are required:
- 1ghz Processor
- 1GB RAM
- DX9 PS2.0 GPU with 128MB video memory
- 40GB HD
I'm willing to bet that most users (if not all) would like to make use of the advanced features of Windows Vista. Would the system requirements be the same as Microsoft comes up with the final product? Let us all wait and see.
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