Vista Needs More RAM Than OS X: A Vista Selling Point?

      by Wyatt Walter

Microsoft’s recent “Laptop Hunters” ad campaign as well as their “TCO” comparison have been stirring quite a bit of controversy in the blogosphere, but their last add might be the most laughable of them all. The ad proclaims that Apple’s most expensive laptop under $2000 only has 2GB of RAM. They do have a good point. “Out of the box”, the low-end MacBook Pro has only 2GB of RAM at $1999. You can add more RAM if you want to, but that brings the price up. Of course.. what they don’t mention is why the Vista laptops usually come with 3GB of RAM or higher.

If you take a look at the minimum system requirements, Windows Vista Premium requires 1GB of RAM. Windows Vista Basic requires 512MB of RAM, but that doesn’t suit most users’ needs. OS X Leopard, on the other hand, only requires 512MB. (Can we call it OS X Leopard Premium?) Now, I’ve run Leopard on 512MB of RAM. The system is usable. Not incredible, but not too bad. Ever try running Windows Vista on 1GB of RAM? Pretty much the same. It works. It’s just not overly usable. I guess I am not quite sure how the PC that comes with 3 times the required memory is a better value than the Mac with 4 times its required memory. The fact that to get a well-performing Vista laptop, you need more system resources is a selling point?? Since when? What are your thoughts? Out of control ad campaign or legit?

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