Another Windows Version. Another Hardware Upgrade.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/virtualization/another-windows-version-another-hardware-upgrade/3849

by darkduck • 15 years ago

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cleverjake• 15 years ago

Obviously things change with time, but having used the public beta, this actually feels like a more accurate recommendation then previously. It really does run pretty smoothly on 1Gig/1Gb rig. For now, atleast

darkduck• 15 years ago

If you want to compare on low-end computers... here you go...

http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2011/02/low-spec-computer-alt-...

macavity23• 15 years ago

It's notable that the hardware reqs for Vista, 7 and 8 are the same, because under the hood they're all basically the same beast - the kernel version numbers are 6.0, 6.1 and 6.2 respectively.

I actually used Vista the other day for the first time, and I was surprised at how similar to Win7 it was. Microsoft's marketing department really deserves kudos for convincing the world that Win7 is anything other than a Vista service pack.

Wilduck• 15 years ago

I regularly only see two things that make windows 7 significantly better, and both are essentially UI changes. The first is the taskbar reorganization. It just works well for me, I like being able to pin my programs and toggle between them with the super key + a number.

The second is that I can maximize windows by dragging them to the top of the screen, and have them take up half the screen by dragging them to the side. These two things make windows 7 almost like a tilling wm.

There are definitely some things under the hood that make more sense on windows 7, but those two UI changes are what I see on a day to day basis.

jpitz• 15 years ago

tl/dr: we didn't bother testing it or anything, and even the graph on the story shows a pretty flat hardware bump since Vista, GOSH, Windows 8 might be a pig!

alimbada• 15 years ago

Can we just ban links to zdnet? It's almost always unresearched FUD.

Another Windows Version. Another Hardware Upgrade.

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