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    TZ150 question

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by sbkim, Oct 6, 2007.

  1. sbkim

    sbkim Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello all

    I am seriously considering TZ150 but with 1gb ram. Is that enough to run Vista Business? I will be using it predominantly for web surfing and dvd watching.

    Thank you
     
    sbkim, Oct 6, 2007
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  2. Ch28Kid

    Ch28Kid Notebook Deity

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    Nope! Vista loves RAM! YUMMIE

    You are better off with 2 GB if you want to Vista smoothly.
     
    Ch28Kid, Oct 6, 2007
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  3. Rahul

    Rahul Notebook Prophet

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    Absolutely not, no way in hell. If you are running Vista, get 2gb of ram on it pronto, your sanity will thank you. The TZ150 at my BestBuy was disgustingly slow, disgustingly.

    Also do a clean install on the machine, it is loaded to the brim with bloatware. Its embarrasing the machine is almost unusable in its stock configuration. The first thing you should do is get 2gb of ram, you will notice a substantial increase in performance.

    Or you can also install XP which would run great on the standard config.
     
    Rahul, Oct 6, 2007
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  4. pck83

    pck83 Notebook Consultant

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    i'm using 1gb of ram, and i found it still very responsive on vista with programs like words, itunes, firefox, media players etc, mostly multitasking
     
    pck83, Oct 6, 2007
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  5. Babydarklord

    Babydarklord Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes it will still be responsive but for hardcore user it will be not enought slight slow in performance or lag is an issue. Especialy running a vista os.
     
    Babydarklord, Oct 6, 2007
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