but don't tell me that did not warn you! (Win Vista)

Lately there has been a type of OS frenzy among the Microsft Windows users, this is because the much awaited and long overdue Windows Vista  has already released its Beta 2, this means the OS is pretty much in the release state of developement in this stage the OS should be very stable and most of the application softwares should already run smoothly on the  WIn Vista.

Also, during this week Microsoft has also released the minimum specs for runnning Vista on ones Rig.
the minimum specs are as follows:

A Windows Vista Capable PC includes at least:

• A modern processor (at least 800MHz).
• 512 MB of system memory.
• A graphics processor that is DirectX 9 capable

and the recommended Rig specs should be as follows:

A Windows Vista Premium Ready PC includes at least:

• 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor.
• 1 GB of system memory.
• A graphics processor that runs Windows Aero.
• 128 MB of graphics memory.
• 40 GB of hard drive capacity with 15 GB free space.
• DVD-ROM Drive.
• Audio output capability.
• Internet access capability.

Yes, that's true. Win Vista requires some of the latest hardware specs so that it would be able to run on your Rig. While for some this kind of setup may not be a very big problem, the hardware requirement issue is a big issue for corporate users.

So, for most of the long-time Windows users the Jump from XP or 2000 Pro to Vista may be a very costly one. Furthermore, not all hardware vendors will be making drivers for Win vista yet.

One more thing to consider is the stability and security of the new OS, we can recall that when Win XP was released there were many major flaws which were found in the OS' kernell.dll. many of the applications that we all use now many not be able to run smoothly under the Vista environment becuase running the OS itself in your PC may already become a burden for your hardware.

For gamers like me, sadly there are no Cool games that will take advantage or atleast be exclusive with Vista. So, why Upgrade?

Here's some common reason that I always see:
1)    it promises a better Computing experience ( yeah but how many times have we heard that from Bill's people?)

2)    it is more sucure. (yeah, like win XP is?)

3)    it's the latest and it has cool features like IE7 that supports tabbed browsing and the new Aero GUI. (yeah like those are new... get firefox or get a Mac or a Linux if you like better looking GUIs)

my conclusion, Win Vista may look good at first glance and yeah I must agree that it is rather fun to play with for some time, it's like buying a new car with all those new bling blings. but then again it all comes down to performance and preference. In my opinion, don't take the plunge yet, don't switch to Vista until all the major flaws have been found and fixed.

Surely as Microsoft's reputation is esp. on their OS they will release Service packs to fix all of those (remember Win 2000 and XP?).

But then again if you don't have the patience to wait for most of the major flaws be addressed first, then do what you want to.

but don't tell me that  did not warn you!