----- Original Message ----- From: "FORC5" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "The Hardware List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [H] Is Vista going to be that much better than XP Pro?
if anything Vista is slower, needs at least 1gig ram etc. The first build I put in was a real dog and it came back out the same day.
Computer manufacturers have played the same game with all operating systems. They build more computers incacapable of running the operating system at a comfortable performance level the first year the new operating system is available. When you complain they inform you that you should have invested in their premium model and invite you to do so at that time (no reflection on your, fufman who had good intentions from the beginning.) Then, after the first year, they build them just a little better, but still far from what they should be.
That said, I see no improvement in Vista for getting actual work done ( like they claim ) Best I can say is right now making a backup bootable clone is difficult. > I am beta testing standby disk and it works on the x86 version but IMO Vista is more about piracy then anything else. I would say to MS the same thing I say
What is it about "disposable" that you (not you, fufman or any computer technician, but the typical new computer customer) that you do not understand? Not only is all of the hardware as a composite unit disposable, but often your data (unless you back that up properly) and most often your installation of the operating system. It seems that with Visa (from your comments) it is more difficult to clone and restore, thus keeping your applications and their settings, than with XP. I had hopes that Vista would be more repairable, thus reducing the need for format and reinstall jobs. Evidently it is not.
Keep the thread going, folks! You are doing a great job in reinforcing my decision as an OEM to avoid Vista like the plague!
Chuck
