Hardware Analysis Community Forums http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71291/ 2008-09-07T12:48:27-05:00 http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71291/ http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/halogo.gif text/html 2008-04-15T02:03:51-05:00 Gerritt http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71291/?l=1#533698 Though you can get by with a 1.2GHz Processor with 1.5GB of DRAM (not shared with VRAM), I'd suggest a minimum of 1.8GHz x2 CPU with 4GB of DRAM, or at least 2GB DRAM with no shared.<br /> <br /> Gerritt text/html 2008-04-15T00:40:40-05:00 Adam Kolak http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71291/?l=1#533682 You would get a much more powerful laptop by buying a <a target="_blank" href="/action/r/http://www.dell.com/">Dell</a> or HP for the same price. I don't really see the point of buying a MacBook to run Vista on. It's not a particularly good value for the price, considering the other laptops on the market. Also you would still have to buy a copy of Vista, which adds another $100 on to the price of the already overpriced MacBook. text/html 2008-04-15T00:17:42-05:00 Matt Kohn http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71291/?l=1#533679 ok let me specify i need a laptop for my dad for basic things but it can't be slow be i will never stop getting phone calls. I am really considering a mac so can i get vista to run as nice as 1000$ mac text/html 2008-04-15T00:16:13-05:00 Adam Kolak http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71291/?l=1#533678 My recommendations are for Vista are as follows:<br /> <br /> Budget Office/Email PC:<br /> Modern Intel/AMD CPU @ about1.8Ghz or higher<br /> 1GB of RAM<br /> Newer onboard chip that supports Aero or lowend discrete video card<br /> <br /> Mainstream Multimedia/Light Gaming PC:<br /> Dual Core Intel/AMD CPU @ about 2Ghz or higher<br /> 2GB of RAM<br /> discrete video card, 8600GT or better<br /> <br /> Serious Gaming PC:<br /> Dual or Quad Core Intel/AMD CPU @ 2.4Ghz +<br /> 4GB of ram<br /> 8800GT or better<br /> <br /> With Vista, the most important thing is memory. I would not ever want run Vista with less than 1GB of memory. Most people will find 2GB enough for Vista, but anyone who plays modern games on their PC multiple times a week will want 4GB of ram. text/html 2008-04-15T00:06:53-05:00 Matt Kohn http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71291/?l=1#0 What do you guys think are the min rq for vista? not the one Microsoft says but what it actually takes to run the OS.