[DUG] [DUG-Offtopic] new PC

[Peter Hyde]

> In all seriousness Vista is a pig with resources. If you get a fast
> quad core computer and 4GB of RAM and configure Vista so it doesn't do
> stupid things (eg constantly re-index everything on your hard drive
> while you are trying to develop) then it might be OK. Might.


> Your mileage may vary of course - if you find Vista is fast and great
> for you then let us know!

I have less RAM, and only dual core, but Vista 64 has been fine for
me for over a year. Naturally I turned off indexing and tweaked a lot
of senseless as-installed features.

I don't particularly miss Vista when I switch to an XP or server
edition though. Nice backup...

cheers,
peter

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