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Vista Minimum Requirements Unrealistic
Saturday, December 9th, 2006
A white paper published this morning by hardware analysis firm iSuppli, based on its studies of 
Microsoft Windows Vista running on multiple grades of computer hardware, has concluded that the software publisher’s stated minimum requirements for the system — which include an 800 MHz processor, 512 MB of RAM, and a 35 GB hard drive — may not be nearly enough.
"Despite Microsoft’s claims that Vista can run on such trailing-edge systems," writes Matthew Wilkins, principal analyst for compute platforms research, "iSuppli believes the reality is quite different."
A much more realistic expectation, states the white paper, entitled "Sorting Out the Requirements for Windows Vista" (downloadable through registration), is for consumers to plan for either a 3 GHz single-core CPU or a 2 GHz dual-core CPU for their desktop systems. A 1.5 GHz processor may be suitable for notebooks. Windows XP can get by with much less. BetaNews | Vista Minimum Requirements Unrealistic
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