windows vista

[Jun aka Pekto]

excellent...applicable din ba sa laptop yan JAP? kasi my laptop is vista-ready.

If I remember correctly, I'm allowed to install this Vista RC1 Build 5728 to as many as 5 pc's. I have an ASUS 256mb PCI-E Radeon X800XL. So, Aero is quite speedy. Every eye candy that can be maxed out is indeed maxed out. Unfortunately, the beta Catalyst drivers I'm using will only allow up to 2048 x 768 in dual monitor mode.

Make sure your video card is Aero-ready as well. 1gb of ram is ok although I recommend 2gb at its present state on my pc. The finished product may be much more memory efficient.

If your laptop has the drivers for Vista, then go for it. Just remember that some apps and games may not run or will run quirky. The majority are fine, though. 2-d games should run ok. It's only some 3-d games that have problems. I blame that on the beta ATI catalyst drivers. Pacific Fighters refused to run on it. Doom 3 looked like it was made in 1996, and my ViVo still isn't working. Other than those, I can do daily stuff with Vista RC1.