Author: Sean Gibbins Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] The greatest laptop ever made? (The SUN)
Steve Kirk wrote: > On 25 Nov 2007, at 19:15, Alan Pope wrote:
>
>> XP already runs on the Eee, but I can't realistically see Vista
>> running any
>> time soon on any ultra-small form-factor laptop such as the Eee,
>> Classmate
>> or OLPC. It's just way too bloated.
>
> I would have to agree - my understanding is that the Vista
> installation requires
> 15GB to install (with a recommended minimum 40GB drive) and then the
> licence you have dictates what 'features' (aero etc.) are available.
Slight tangent: I was looking at a Windows-only game the other day and
the hardware pre-reqs are different for XP and Vista. XP wants a 2GHZ
CPU + 1GB RAM, Vista wants 3GHZ + 1.5GB RAM, IIRC.
