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It isn't just the processing power
Many "Vista" capable computers are not actually Vista capable due to hardware incompatibilities. You can qualify all you want and state that "it isn't a Vista problem" that xyz hasn't released a driver yet. If I am going to slap a vista capable sticker on a machine, I had better make sure it can ACTUALLY run Vista, not just rely on the theoretical analysis tool that gives a mediocre "thumbs up".

I think MS will get some bad press, but this won't really go anywhere. Sure Home Basic is missing the features 95% want, but at this point, MS and dell and HP and Leveno have their money, so what do they care. The only advice I have for any of them, before you throw more good money after bad, take a cutting edge Linux distro for a spin, see if it works for you. Vista Capable in Windows world means you will be disapointed, Vista Capable in the Open Source world means fast responsive and more than you need.

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It isn't just the processing power  TripleII | 04/12/07
I you are a Widnows user, there is ...  mwagner@... | 04/13/07
Except you'd have to upgrade the memory and graphics card  Edward Meyers | 04/14/07
a no win situation  mdemuth | 04/12/07
Yes and No  TripleII | 04/12/07
Not really  mdemuth | 04/12/07
Any 512 K Vista Ready Computer  TripleII | 04/12/07
Talking about 512K does make you a fudster wink  eb276 | 04/12/07
Eeek, you are right!  TripleII | 04/12/07
I know very well what  mdemuth | 04/12/07
Hence the complete lack of confusion  TripleII | 04/12/07
Yikes, dangerous thing to say!  NonZealot | 04/12/07
Not what you originally said  NonZealot | 04/12/07
I disagree  Michael Kelly | 04/12/07
re: I disagree  deaf_e_kate | 04/12/07
Well if they had a quality product  Michael Kelly | 04/12/07
What a ludicrous complaint  NonZealot | 04/12/07
They aren't essential, but  Michael Kelly | 04/12/07
Problem is both MS and OEMs  TripleII | 04/12/07
There are cases where  Michael Kelly | 04/12/07
What a ludicrous post  MacCanuck | 04/12/07
Glad you got that off your chest...  NonZealot | 04/12/07
Your Cingular example  Michael Kelly | 04/12/07
To paraphrase your response...  MacCanuck | 04/12/07
It must hurt to be you  NonZealot | 04/13/07
Boy, NonZealot, can you follow an argument?  Logics | 04/13/07
It only hurts trying to follow...  MacCanuck | 04/13/07
Trying to follow...  M.R. Kennedy | 04/14/07
I've tried to make the point  MacCanuck | 04/16/07
Vista Ready/Capable  ceh4702 | 04/12/07
AERO will run fine with only 512MB ...  mwagner@... | 04/13/07
Single Board Computers Don't  Edward Meyers | 04/14/07
Because you can't handle that kind of information  Labrat636 | 04/13/07
The Vista Capable logo should be limited to ...  mwagner@... | 04/13/07
Blame Game?  Oregon_Polar | 04/13/07
Spelling error  Crossfire | 04/13/07
Mobile Intel(R) 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Chipset Family (Microsoft Corporat  Lawrence550 | 04/16/07
Microsoft? Deceptive?  Ole Man | 09/27/07

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