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    Run vista and Aero in all its glory

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by bobbles, Jul 31, 2006.

  1. bobbles

    bobbles Notebook Enthusiast

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    bought from outlet for about $1120+tax
    latitude D620
    80 gig 7200 RPM hard drive
    Intel Core Duo 2400
    2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 677MHz (2 DIMMs)
    1490 Wireless Card (A/B/G)
    DVD/RW
    256MB NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M TurboCache

    I figured this should easily allow me to run Vista without additional upgrades, was I correct in believeing that?
     
    bobbles, Jul 31, 2006
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  2. nistco92

    nistco92 Notebook Consultant

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    Looks good to me... we'll see if Vista is worth it, though ;P

    Also, by the time Vista is worth running, you might want to upgrade to a Merom.
     
    nistco92, Jul 31, 2006
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    E1505Guy Notebook Consultant

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    Looks like you got a good deal.
     
    E1505Guy, Jul 31, 2006
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    Bwginner2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Heh vista is only worth it when 64 bit program starts to be more popular, which will be a few years from now...not to mention you need a 64 bit supported processor (core 1 is 32)to support it.
    But to answer the question yeah you system should run Vista smoothly.
     
    Bwginner2, Jul 31, 2006
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    socarwolverine Notebook Consultant

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    Vista will have a 32bit version so you'll be fine, and vista should be worth the money even before 64bit programs become popular. Think better security and a more mac-like OS.
     
    socarwolverine, Jul 31, 2006
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    Vista is 32 and 64-bit compatable, I dont think you have to get a different version if you have a 32-bit processor, it just runs the one that your processor supports.
     
    sheff159, Jul 31, 2006
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