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    Will MS natively support a version for Netbooks?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by HTWingNut, Jul 5, 2009.

  1. HTWingNut

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    Just curious if Microsoft will offer a version for netbooks that will strip out a lot of the unnecessary stuff to get the install under 1GB for a 4GB SSD netbook.
     
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    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    I thought it was well known that the Starter Edition would be precisely built for Netbooks?
     
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    RainMotorsports Formerly ClutchX2

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    Yes but the versions for netbooks wont be target at old netbooks. 4GB is low for a netbook these days. With the 250 dollar market coming with 16gb ssd's i think they will be worried more about performance than space.
     
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    if you have a 4GB OS install on a 16GB hard drive, you have space concerns for sure. definitely time to optimize space over speed in my humble opinion.
     
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    I thought the Starter edition only allowed like 3 apps open simulataneously. I am assuming this doesn't mean services?

    edit: nevermind, read this blog entry:

    http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=844

    and then an update at inquirer if there's any truth to that:

    http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1184447/windows-starter-edition-beefed

    Basically saying they lifted the app limit. Although for a netbook, if included windows apps don't count towards the limit (like windows explorer) it wont' be such a huge deficit anyhow due to limited RAM and screen real estate.
     
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    That restriction was removed a long time ago like hours after the apple commercial making fun of it.

    @Size, no but a 1.5 GB install is also not a problem on a 16gb ssd. Which was the xp situation with olpc's 1gb of flash, you cant expect 7 to magically do 1gb for your 4gb. Would be nice but the OS will be aimed at whats on the market or coming out at the time of release.
     
    RainMotorsports, Jul 6, 2009
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    Well, either way I'm impressed that RC1 has about same install footprint as Vista. I get about 8GB for base folders and files + 8GB for pagefile, hibernate, and shadow on a 30GB partition.
     
    HTWingNut, Jul 6, 2009
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