Planning on picking up a new PC. Truth is, it is for a dedicated Mame/Daphne/etc box and doesn't really need a lot of juice, so I could just go out and buy an el cheapo box for that purpose and be done with it. With this shiny new OS coming out, though, part of me is thinking I maybe ought to get a more high end one with Vista preloaded when they come out in a few days and use my current computer for Mame.

Anyone know enough about Vista to know if it's worth paying more for? Really, I just use for PC for tunes, surfing the net, photos, and some word processing, and my current computer is a 2.8GHz P4 with a gig of SDRAM, so it's plenty of machine for what I'm doing and would frankly be overkill for a Mame box. If Vista is going to be the standard in the near future, though, I'd just as soon get on board now rather than buying a cheap computer now and another in a few months.

Also, anyone know how much of a difference there is between the different versions of Vista?

Thoughts?

Re: Vista -- Who's getting it?

Not now. Maybe in a year.

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i'd buy it now instead of wasting money on a XP. windowsupdate = you don't need to worry about bugs

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Yeah, and what if said bug cripples Windows Update and you can't connect. ;)

I'm waiting a while...6 months to a year.

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I've been running Vista Enterprise for almost 2 months now and haven't really had to much trouble with it other than PcAnywhere and VPN support. I would say go for it and you can always read up on Vista at the MS site [url]http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/[/url].

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Any app or driver incompatibilities?

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Just PcAnywhere and Cisco VPN.

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Hmmm...I was expecting nothing to run. :lol:

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I am buying a macbook pro. So it is Leopard that I am waiting for. I am really turning anti-gates.

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I've been anti-Gates. :D

Not really, but every time something goes wrong with my computer or one at work I always say "Blame Bill!!!" or "Thanks Bill!!!" :lol:

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Your 2.8GHz P4 with a gig of SDRAM isn't going to cut it for Vista. You need at least 2 gig of RAM (I'd personally go with 4 Gig). I suggest you download the Vista compatibility tool from the Microsoft website to see if you have any problems with your hardware. Vista is very VERY picky about compatibility. You might find you have to upgrade a lot of hardware in order to install it.

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personally i would upgrade when i get myself a new pc ... which is probably when the new quad core comes out later in the year ... if you're still using the old systems i dont think it would be wise to get vista

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agreed, NEW OS + NEW HARDWARE makes sense. Esp as the glitches, limitations and potential of the OS become known

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I don;t like the DRM on vista or the fact it's such a system hog.

I do like Office 2007 though.

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I do agree it can be a system hog, I have 1 GB of ram and its always above 50% used (in the Ram widget).... I guess min 3 gb would be the way to go for bloatware

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It seems ridicuous to need 3Gb Ram and a tidy gpc to run an OS. Whats going to be left for the games and apps?

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I am a computer tech (whoopdee doo I know) and have been installing Vista for over a month. A gb of ram is fine. Its the video card that helps with running Aero. As far as it being a resource hog check this out:

[URL]http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/windows_vista_aero_glass_performance/[/URL]

I would not wait a year because if your computer needs the upgrade your gonna have to do it anyway.

The only thing I had to adjust to with Vista was finding out where everything was but I like all the changes it has made. I can't justify getting Vista Ultimate but that is only because I don't use the extra features, yet.

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512 of ram is ok for vista, I have a friend who has p4 2.2 , 512 ram, nvidia 128 and it runs smooth. I think it depends on the kind of software you use.

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The Vista box recommends at least: 1GHz processor 1 GB of RAM 128MB of graphic memory 15GB of free diskspace