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Originally posted by baltassoc
I had a minute, so I looked it up. To run a full version of Vista (there will be cut down versions available), you'll need a 128mb graphics card (surprisingly, to me anyway), a fairly decent processor (MS says Pentium M or above - I think you'd be happier with a Intel Dual Core), 512MB internal memory (but everyone says at least 1GB, and the biggest hard drive you can find (at least 80MB - you'l have a hard time finding something bigger in a notebook that's not a big price jump).
I've also heard good things about Dells, although I've also seen a lot of complaints lately (really lately). The Dell M710 is pretty much the standard for corporate America these days (a client just bought 1200 of them a few months ago), but doesn't seem to have enough power for Vista. It's a really good combination of size, weight and power (I used to have the predecessor, the M610, as my work computer). HP/Compaq laptops suck ass. Sony's are cool, but somewhat fragile. ThinkPads, no longer made by IBM, have a reputation of being pretty rock solid, but are definitely expensive for the specifications.
And of course, the new MacBook will boot Windows XP, you you could use either operating system with it. But XP has to be purchased seperately.
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I will want VISTA when it comes out so it looks like I need to stick with PC. My budget is 2500 so any guesses?
1) So I need 128 MB graphics card (is that a lot for a graphics card?) Any reason to go higher than that?
2) Why is an Intel Dual Core better than a Pentium M? Will I really have a choice in this arena, or will I pretty much have to take the processor it comes with? Any reason to go higher than Pentium M, or is that unrealistic with $2,500 budget anyway?
3) If everyone says 1GB of internal memory, at least, then how much should I safely go with? 1.5 GB?
4) Of the 80 GB hard drive, how much will Vista fill up?
