Want Windows Vista? Think Twice.

[-DEADLY SUSHI-]

From: Tomshardware.com (major benchmarking website)

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There are some programs that showed deeply disappointing performance. Unreal Tournament 2004 and the professional graphics benchmarking suite SPECviewperf 9.03 suffered heavily from the lack of support for the OpenGL graphics library under Windows Vista. This is something we expected, and we clearly advise against replacing Windows XP with Windows Vista if you need to run professional graphics applications.
We are disappointed that CPU-intensive applications such as video transcoding with XviD (DVD to XviD MPEG4) or the MainConcept H.264 Encoder performed 18% to nearly 24% slower in our standard benchmark scenarios. Both benchmarks finished much quicker under Windows XP. There aren't newer versions available, and we don't see immediate solutions to this issue.

Windows XP vs. Vista: The Benchmark Rundown | Tom's Hardware

I have to say, that Microsofts new operating system seems (at this moment) to be a disapointment in performance. Its possible in 6 months or so, it might be as quick as Windows XP with new software patches. BUT currently there are things that still do not work on Vista. And performance is worse.

If this were a pizza, it would look great, but taste more frozen than fresh.

 

[-DEADLY SUSHI-]

Almost forgot..... Vista has major sound reproduction problems due to something called DRM.

 

[redkitty]

Thank gosh I am a Mac user of over 10 years!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE my iBook!!

 

[YT2095]

it looks like the article in your link has been Pulled (why am I not surprised).

 

[mugsy27]

 

[YT2095]

lol, that reminds me of my old appartment, I used to have an "Intel Inside" sticker on my toilet seat lid

(I might still have the photo of it somewhere)

 

[subfuscpersona]

DC penguin lovers unite!

hey mugsy27 - me too! What distro?

 

[Half Baked]

This post came at an interesting time. Perhaps I've just never noticed Bill Gates selling his products but he's been on several news/talk shows pushing this Vista.

I actually thought it odd when I saw him 'selling'. Maybe he's trying to counter the bad press. *shrug*

 

[BigDog]

This post came at an interesting time. Perhaps I've just never noticed Bill Gates selling his products but he's been on several news/talk shows pushing this Vista.

I actually thought it odd when I saw him 'selling'. Maybe he's trying to counter the bad press. *shrug*

That's because Apple is taking Microsoft to the cleaners.

Ths coming from a PC guy. *sigh*

 

[mugsy27]

hey mugsy27 - me too! What distro?
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fedora core!!

 

[-DEADLY SUSHI-]

The link still works. Hmmmmmmm.....
Here is link that is just as good: A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection

Im keeping XP for 6months to a year and see what happenes to Vista. But most likely my next OS is Linux.

 

[Robo410]

that's it; I'm going back to vinyl and a turntable.

 

[RMS]

LOL robo- How about going back to 8 track?

 

[pdswife]

I've had VISTA for a few months now and it works great! I've had ZERO problems with it.

 

[TATTRAT]

Leopard, ftw.

 

[-DEADLY SUSHI-]

PDS what apps do you use? Do you game? Do you have 3d sound? You you have any apps with OpenGL?
I really want to know.

 

[pdswife]

LOL... sushi, I have no idea! I turn my computer on... check in with DC, do my emailing, use Microsoft office and play a few on line games. I'm married to a "computer nerd". I'll pass your questions on to him.

 

[Brooksy]

XP for at least another 12 months.........

Mind you, I went straight from 98se to XP.......
Might wait for the next OS.