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    Vista or XP? Help!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Atriya, Dec 12, 2007.

  1. Atriya

    Atriya Notebook Geek

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    I've just purchased an (extremely) low-end laptop with the following specs:

    SR Celeron 530 1.73G
    512M DDR2 667Mhz
    80G 5400rpm HDD
    DVD RW
    Integrated graphics (Intel GMA950)
    Integrated sound (Intel HD Audio)
    14.1" WXGA TFT

    I am an avid gamer and I'm into some serious gaming on my other laptop, which has a 8600M GT GPU and a C2D processor. However on this one, the most 'taxing' program I'm going to run will be Foxit Reader! Given that this laptop will be used for VERY light, system un-intensive work, will it become very unresponsive if I buy Vista (Home Basic) instead of XP? The laptop came with PC-DOS (it's a low-end Lenovo).
     
    Atriya, Dec 12, 2007
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  2. simonfzhao

    simonfzhao Notebook Evangelist

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    stick with xp..your ram cant handle vista on this one..i'm thinking that even Home Basic will lag :S because i own one with similar specs(Asus W5a)
     
    simonfzhao, Dec 12, 2007
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  3. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Definitely get XP unless you plan on getting more RAM.
     
    Greg, Dec 12, 2007
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  4. Deano.UK

    Deano.UK Notebook Consultant

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    why not try one of the light linux builds? but yeah, stick to XP on this one, avoid vista.
     
    Deano.UK, Dec 12, 2007
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  5. Mark

    Mark Desktop Debugger

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    I second this. It would run like a champ. Although XP will run well too. :)
     
    Mark, Dec 12, 2007
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