2048Megabytes
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How much RAM do they have in their notebooks? 1 gigabyte? If they had at least 2 gigabytes it would probably not run bad if they were plugged into an outlet since the Samsung R20 has an Intel Core 2 Duo T2250 processor.
XP or Vista what's the real deal?
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How much RAM do they have in their notebooks? 1 gigabyte? If they had at least 2 gigabytes it would probably not run bad if they were plugged into an outlet since the Samsung R20 has an Intel Core 2 Duo T2250 processor.
nikopolidis
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Yeah, they have 1 gig RAM and Intel Core 2 Duo, don't know what processor exactly. But the both thinking about switching to XP. I wonder why do producers set Vista in base integration on this Laptops if it runs pretty hard..
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One problem notebooks will run into with Vista 64-bit is power save mode. When the notebook is not plugged into an outlet the processor will run at a slower speed to save power thus it will be slower. Since Vista requires more processing power from a CPU it will likely run sluggishly. I would not want Vista 64-bit on a notebook for this reason.
Michael
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I've been running Vista Basic on one PC (for almost a year) and Vista Ultimate on this PC (for almost 6 months) and I've had only 3 issues with it..
1.) BSOD during soft-clock .. my own fault for not manually adjusting the RAM voltage in BIOS
2.) My (very old) wifi card doesn't work with it .. Belkin's problem, for incorrectly packing the Vista drivers as a bundle, rather than a .exe file
3.) It doesn't make me breakfast... and I hate getting up early.
I use these computers heavily and on a daily basis.. they remain powered on 24/7 and both are in excellent shape.
Vista runs very quick on both computers, I've had only 1 speed issue with Vista and that was when the Vista Basic machine.. when I bought it (was a pre-built, is now customized) it only had 512MB of DDR2, it ran decently quick, but not as fast as it does now with 1GB (soon to be 2GB, since my wife games on that machine).
Where I work (not to be disclosed, for personal reasons), we currently run Vista Business.. the only issues there have been adapting to the new layout of Vista.. which, really, isn't so different when compared to XP.. even with that, the issues were minimal.
I firmly believe that anybody who's had an issue with Vista either;
a.) Didn't take the time to work the kinks out, had a real problem, then had a bunch of friends turn it into a dramatic experience and posted it all over the internet.
b.) Wasn't alive to see XP launch, and, therefor, doesn't remember the loads of issues XP had.. and believes XP is superior because they've only seen the Vista-launch-issues
c.) Tried installing Vista on old equipment.. I mean, c'mon, if your equipment is old and out of date, why bother trying to upgrade to the newest OS? You won't get a performance increase by upgrading your PIII w/ 128MB of RAM to Vista.
d.) Has never tried Vista, but has the social obligation to fit in with the rest of the e-crowd, so they bash Vista for their e-peer's acceptance.
Honestly, I don't see where the problem is with Vista. Aside from the price, it's a great OS and I, for one, intend to use it for a very long time.
-mak
Edit;
PC Specs (in case that's important to you):
PC-1:
Vista Home Basic
AMD 3500+ (Single Core)
1GB PC2-4200
Dual 160GB HDD's (1x SATAII 1x IDE)
LG H41N DVD+/-R/RW Drive
Foxconn (forgot the model) Mobo
evga 7600GT (256MB GDDR3)
250w PSU
PC-2:
Vista Ultimate x86
AMD 3800+ (Dual Core)
2GB PC2-4200
Dual 250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10's (16MB Cache models)
LG H44L DVD+/-R/RW LS Drive
MSI K9NBPM2-FID Mobo
450w Hipro PSU
On either computer, Vista and background apps use about 400-600MB of RAM at any given time (idle).. which should be a non-issue for anybody who intends to use Vista, since the average computer comes with 1-2GB of RAM installed, and anybody who builds a custom rig won't waste their time with less than that.
1.) BSOD during soft-clock .. my own fault for not manually adjusting the RAM voltage in BIOS
2.) My (very old) wifi card doesn't work with it .. Belkin's problem, for incorrectly packing the Vista drivers as a bundle, rather than a .exe file
3.) It doesn't make me breakfast... and I hate getting up early.
I use these computers heavily and on a daily basis.. they remain powered on 24/7 and both are in excellent shape.
Vista runs very quick on both computers, I've had only 1 speed issue with Vista and that was when the Vista Basic machine.. when I bought it (was a pre-built, is now customized) it only had 512MB of DDR2, it ran decently quick, but not as fast as it does now with 1GB (soon to be 2GB, since my wife games on that machine).
Where I work (not to be disclosed, for personal reasons), we currently run Vista Business.. the only issues there have been adapting to the new layout of Vista.. which, really, isn't so different when compared to XP.. even with that, the issues were minimal.
I firmly believe that anybody who's had an issue with Vista either;
a.) Didn't take the time to work the kinks out, had a real problem, then had a bunch of friends turn it into a dramatic experience and posted it all over the internet.
b.) Wasn't alive to see XP launch, and, therefor, doesn't remember the loads of issues XP had.. and believes XP is superior because they've only seen the Vista-launch-issues
c.) Tried installing Vista on old equipment.. I mean, c'mon, if your equipment is old and out of date, why bother trying to upgrade to the newest OS? You won't get a performance increase by upgrading your PIII w/ 128MB of RAM to Vista.
d.) Has never tried Vista, but has the social obligation to fit in with the rest of the e-crowd, so they bash Vista for their e-peer's acceptance.
Honestly, I don't see where the problem is with Vista. Aside from the price, it's a great OS and I, for one, intend to use it for a very long time.
-mak
Edit;
PC Specs (in case that's important to you):
PC-1:
Vista Home Basic
AMD 3500+ (Single Core)
1GB PC2-4200
Dual 160GB HDD's (1x SATAII 1x IDE)
LG H41N DVD+/-R/RW Drive
Foxconn (forgot the model) Mobo
evga 7600GT (256MB GDDR3)
250w PSU
PC-2:
Vista Ultimate x86
AMD 3800+ (Dual Core)
2GB PC2-4200
Dual 250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10's (16MB Cache models)
LG H44L DVD+/-R/RW LS Drive
MSI K9NBPM2-FID Mobo
450w Hipro PSU
On either computer, Vista and background apps use about 400-600MB of RAM at any given time (idle).. which should be a non-issue for anybody who intends to use Vista, since the average computer comes with 1-2GB of RAM installed, and anybody who builds a custom rig won't waste their time with less than that.
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