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Why Windows Vista on a Dell? [img]
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WTF!? 
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Originally Posted by Atomic Rooster 
WTF!?
Haven't you ever wanted to buy a computer just so you can boot the OS... and that's it? I mean, you could stare at it and everything. Provides hours of entertainment. At least until Windows Update runs and the Dell catches on fire and burns the house down.
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He should have had a computerized sprinkler system. Oh yeah, it wouldn't have worked cuz his Dell was crispy. 
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From Dell's website:
Great for... Booting the Operating System, without running applications or games
How about a screen saver? Those can have entertainment value at least...!
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Dude Vista brings the "Wow", so who needs any other apps?
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Originally Posted by ::maroma::
Dude Vista brings the "Wow", so who needs any other apps?
How about a WOW!! screensaver? Just a big wow floating around.
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It seems to imply that the low-end configuration is expressly poor for running applications on Vista. 
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If there's any confusion, I think it's because those comparisons were for different computers with different ram and processor configurations. The one that could not run and programs or games is a 512MB of ram on a 800Mhz processor. Which by the way, I suspect that a lot of Windows machines may only have 512MB of Ram, although I believe a lot of them run faster than 800Mhz.
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Originally Posted by Buckaroo
If there's any confusion, I think it's because those comparisons were for different computers with different ram and processor configurations. The one that could not run and programs or games is a 512MB of ram on a 800Mhz processor. Which by the way, I suspect that a lot of Windows machines may only have 512MB of Ram, although I believe a lot of them run faster than 800Mhz.
Yes, but at what point would anyone consider a computer that can't run applications or games? The very idea is laughable.
I know they wanna shoehorn Vista on everything, but come on, let's be reasonable. It's like an episode of Married With Children when a fat lady walks into Al's shoe store and wants a size 6.
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I agree, very good point.
Originally Posted by olePigeon
Yes, but at what point would anyone consider a computer that can't run applications or games? The very idea is laughable.
I know they wanna shoehorn Vista on everything, but come on, let's be reasonable. It's like an episode of Married With Children when a fat lady walks into Al's shoe store and wants a size 6.
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Originally Posted by Buckaroo
I agree, very good point.
... AND we get to make fun of Dell and Microsoft.
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Oh jeez, I just about died laughing.
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I wonder if it could even run Notepad?
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Man that is funny. Strange thing though is I see the same chart but it looks totally different than the above screenshot. Weird.
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Originally Posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker
Man that is funny. Strange thing though is I see the same chart but it looks totally different than the above screenshot. Weird.
I think you have to be running IE 7 on Windows. Either that, or they changed it.
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
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