Vol. 2, # 5 – Feb 4, 2010 – Issue # 21
How Well does Windows 7 Run on a Notebook with Modest Specs?
Deb Shinder, Editor
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I bought the Sony TX back in January 2007, right after Vista was released. I had specifically waited for the release so I could get a new notebook that came with Vista pre-installed, because my Sony T didn’t support an upgrade to Vista. The TX came with Vista Business edition. The hardware was very nice, but the operating system ran as slowly as molasses. I had been running Vista Ultimate on my Dell XPS for over a year (in beta and RC) with no problems, so I was shocked at the lousy performance on my brand new notebook.
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Ahh, yes, the planned obsolescence of the Intel Windoze platform.
Here we have an tech editor, who by her own figures, has spent about 6k$ over 4 years on platforms. To accomplish basically the same computing tasks.
(I’d accept buying new hardware if she had a catastrophic failure, like a smoking hard disk, spill or drop. Or if she wanted to do them new flangledy U Tubby videos that need editing. But, for no “GOOD” reason?)
That doesn’t count all the “administration” costs of the platform and switching.
No, for the average use, who wants a tool, the Intel Windoze platform doesn’t make sense.
And, what happened to all the “greenies” saving the planet? (Not that I think the planet needs saving!) How about the “footprint” of three machines?
Argh!
I’m on my way to Linux when my current hardware dies.
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