Criminality...

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:16 pm

It should be a criminal offense for OEMs to sell PCs preloaded with ANY version of Vista that have less than 2 GB of RAM.

(Bet you thought this was gonna be a Bush thread, huh?)

Keg Party · Post by **Keg Party** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:20 pm

Burke wrote:
(Bet you thought this was gonna be a Bush thread, huh?)

Rainbow · Post by **Rainbow** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:30 pm

Burke wrote:It should be a criminal offense for OEMs to sell PCs preloaded with ANY version of Vista that have less than 2 GB of RAM.

(Bet you thought this was gonna be a Bush thread, huh?)

I thought the same thing about dell selling xp with 128m ram

David · Post by **David** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:43 pm

Burke wrote:It should be a criminal offense for OEMs to sell PCs preloaded with ANY version of Vista that have less than 2 GB of RAM.

(Bet you thought this was gonna be a Bush thread, huh?)

You would need the x64 version to utilize the 4GB, no?

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:49 pm

David wrote:You would need the x64 version to utilize the 4GB, no?

Yes, but 1 GB of RAM as standard with Vista, coupled with the fact that most people will not de-crapify the PC once they get it (EDIT: yes, it's also a user's responsibility), is bullshit in my opinion.

David · Post by **David** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:34 pm

Burke wrote:Yes, but 1 GB of RAM as standard with Vista, coupled with the fact that most people will not de-crapify the PC once they get it (EDIT: yes, it's also a user's responsibility), is bullshit in my opinion.

For many, a computer is a black box appliance, they rely on the manufacturer to provide them with a properly functioning product. Apple has done well with making such boxes.

Mad_Haggis · Post by **Mad_Haggis** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:12 pm

reminds me of that laptop with 512k ram, and windows xp?

JC · Post by JC » Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:02 am

Get a MAC. It has NO preloaded crap.

David · Post by **David** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:16 am

JC wrote:Get a MAC. It has NO preloaded crap.

<sigh>

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:13 am

JC wrote:Get a MAC. It has NO preloaded crap.

I am a Mac user, no need to preach. But let's be honest; up until a short while ago, Macs DID come preloaded with "test drive" software like Microsoft Office and iWork.

David · Post by **David** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:54 am

Burke wrote:I am a Mac user, no need to preach. But let's be honest; up until a short while ago, Macs DID come preloaded with "test drive" software like Microsoft Office and iWork.

Less aggravating than the Dell, I would think.

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:01 am

David wrote:Less aggravating than the Dell, I would think.

Aggravation wasn't the point of his post, though. It was a blanket statement that was easily refuted.

David · Post by **David** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:35 pm

Burke wrote:Aggravation wasn't the point of his post, though. It was a blanket statement that was easily refuted.

Fair enough. My thoughts were tied into the respective operating systems working properly with the offered computers. Although Apple did package some software, I do not believe it impacted performance like with Dell and its ilk (Compounded with substanadard base setups to attract buyers).