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We have been looking for a cheap laptop for the kids to use now that they are getting a bit older. We don’t want anything too flash just enough for them to get on with some school work etc. - as long as it’s got built in WiFi we’re pretty happy (try finding one that hasn’t these days).
Now, all the laptops we have been looking at ship with one version of Windows Vista or another (Home Basic or Home Premium) and I think everyone agrees that the best way to get any kind of decent performance from Vista - especially on cheaper hardware - is to put in some more RAM. So why is it that so many OEMs still insist on shipping machines with only 512MB of RAM? And even worse are those with onboard graphics that take some of this leaving you with even less!
512MB may be the minimum spec for Vista but it’s going to run like the proverbial dog. It costs OEMs absolute peanuts to supply you with 1GB instead, without it you are just going to get a bad impression of the hardware, Vista or both.
Category: Vista
Published: 22/08/2007 11:55
# Comments: 0
Tags: Vista, Hardware