Re: XP *and* Vista co-exist in the market?
DarkSentinel wrote:
> "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@remove_mvps.com> wrote in message
> news:eJxDSbGuIHA.4528@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
>> news:2E5A8BF6-8DA4-4129-B7D7-A88CF082CEB9@microsoft.com...
>>> ":: Alias ::" <iamalias@TAKEOUTgmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:ulQE10CuIHA.4560@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Kerry Brown wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes you did. You knew that Vista would require high end hardware
>>>>>> long before it was released.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't need to use *anything* to discredit Vista. It does a very
>>>>>> good job all by itself and doesn't need my help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I build systems for $600.00 (not including a monitor, but with
>>>>> Vista Home Premium) that run Vista very well. That's hardly what
>>>>> I'd call high end.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A price does not tell us anything except that you buy cheap hardware
>>>> to build computers. Six hundred US dollars wouldn't even cover the
>>>> cost of buying retail Ultimate in Spain.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm actually very particular about the hardware I use. You are living
>>> in the past. You mentioned earlier in the thread that 2GB of RAM is
>>> high end. I don't know about Spain but here in Canada 2GB of name
>>> brand DDR2 RAM is $60.00. Here's a typical configuration that will
>>> run Vista very well and is easily under $500.00 for the hardware
>>> which is what I consider to be decent quality.
>>>
>>> Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L motherboard $85.00
>>> Intel E2200 CPU $95.00
>>> 2x1GB Kingston DDR2 800 MHz $60.00
>>> Seagate 250GB SATA-II hard drive $65.00
>>> LG GSA H55 DVDRW $40.00
>>> Gigabyte X1BPD case with 400 watt PSU $85.00
>>> Microsoft Value Pack keyboard and mouse $30.00
>>>
>>> Total cost of hardware $460.00. This is retail prices, all recognised
>>> brand names. If you're not particular about where you shop you could
>>> probably get it even cheaper. It's hardly high end. It will run any
>>> edition of Vista 32 or 64 bit with no problems. The system will be
>>> stable, all drivers are easily available. OEM Vista Home Premium is
>>> $125.00, Ultimate $205.00. A decent 19" wide screen LCD would be
>>> another $200.00. The complete system with Vista Ultimate is $865.00.
>>> Maybe you should move to Canada. It sounds like your decision to live
>>> in Spain has impacted your computing experience. In any case cost is
>>> relative to where you live. The system specs would not be considered
>>> high end anywhere yet Vista runs with no problems on it.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Kerry Brown
>>> MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
>>> http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Kerry
>>
>> Prices for everything are higher in Europe than in North America, and
>> taxation plays its part.
>>
>> Don't let Alias fool you into believing that Spain is a peasant
>> country, because it is anything but peasant. For sure some of the old
>> ways of life still exist, but Spain is as technologically advanced as
>> most countries, and has been the only European country growing over
>> the last few years.
>>
>> They may not have the cheap computer fairs as in the UK, but one can
>> get computers, parts and software at reasonable prices just as one can
>> in other countries.
>
> But Mike, didn't you know he subsists on an allowance from mommy and
> daddy,
I get my first Social Security check in October. My "mommy" has been
dead for over a decade and my father hasn't sent me money since I was in
college. Oops.
> and is relegated to getting his parts from the dumpsters
> scattered around his town?
I buy all my parts brand new. Oops.
> This is why he is stuck running a free OS
> that cannot even break a 1% share on the desktop, and therefore cannot
> become as productive as the rest of us are. Cut the poor little fellow
> some slack...
Do you always make up lies when you can't address the issues? Are you
Frank's brother?
Alias