Vista system may need more memory, Dell CEO says

Iria · Oct 29, 2006, 03:05 AM

Source: SeattlePI
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Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista computer operating system may need double the amount of main memory recommended by the world's biggest software maker, Dell Inc. Chief Executive Kevin Rollins said.

"I think they tell you maybe 1 gig of memory is OK," Rollins said Thursday at a speech at Shanghai's Jiaotong University, referring to Microsoft's recommendations. "No. Two gigs of memory would be great."

BlueMak · Oct 29, 2006, 04:10 AM

What about the games? It looks like 4GBs would be ok.

ronnn · Oct 29, 2006, 04:51 AM

4 gb? Will be paying more for the memory than the video card at current memory prices. This vista will not be a cheap upgrade.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Oct 29, 2006, 07:21 AM

says dell and others who curently/often put only 256mb or 512 in thier machines
putting less then that is need for even xp to run well

studbagel9 · Oct 29, 2006, 07:20 PM

I really don't understand where people are getting their numbers. I ran Vista on two machines, one with 1 gig of ram and another with 2. 2 gigs of ram was more than enough for vista to run games as well as any number of tasks. 1 gig was pushing it a bit, but it still did all the tasks that a normal word processing, emailing computer that most workplaces use just fine. I don't really understand this 4 gigs of ram business personally. Maybe in a few years, but not immediately.

Erroneus · Oct 29, 2006, 08:13 PM

2 Gig is enough and with those RAM prices we are having today, it's no big deal... well unless you need to have the latest PC8500 CL4 :P

LiemAtDell · Oct 31, 2006, 11:28 PM

[COLOR=black]We're really excited about the entertainment and productivity experience that Vista promises for customers. Just to clarify the memory offered in Dell systems - all of our consumer notebook and desktop PCs start at a minimum of 512MB of RAM. [/COLOR][COLOR=black][COLOR=black]High-end systems such as XPS start at 1GB. However, the real benefit to working directly with Dell for your technology is that customers can upgrade the memory or other components such as hard drive or processor when they configure their computer to meet their specific needs. Customers choosing systems off the shelf must live with whatever hard drive and memory in pre-installed. Customers choice is limited to what sells at the mall, and there's no opportunity to personalize a system for Vista or anything else. [/COLOR][/COLOR]

We talk about Vista on our blog at www.direct2dell.com and our portal at www.dell.com/vista.[COLOR=black][COLOR=black]
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Randomletters · Oct 31, 2006, 11:34 PM

Lol Dell spam

Erroneus · Oct 31, 2006, 11:38 PM

What the...

Dell is watching us!

Mazuko · Oct 31, 2006, 11:49 PM

Spooky..just in time for halloween...who's next? The Government?

Oct 29, 2006, 03:05 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Vista system may need more memory, Dell CEO says Source: SeattlePI ________ Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista computer operating system may need double the amount of main memory recommended by the world's biggest software maker, Dell Inc. Chief Executive Kevin Rollins said. "I think they tell you maybe 1 gig of memory is OK," Rollins said Thursday at a speech at Shanghai's Jiaotong University, referring to Microsoft's recommendations. "No. Two gigs of memory would be great."

Oct 29, 2006, 04:10 AM	#2
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The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	says dell and others who curently/often put only 256mb or 512 in thier machines putting less then that is need for even xp to run well __________________

Oct 29, 2006, 07:20 PM	#5
studbagel9 Rolling the Hard Six Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lock Haven, PA Posts: 767 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I really don't understand where people are getting their numbers. I ran Vista on two machines, one with 1 gig of ram and another with 2. 2 gigs of ram was more than enough for vista to run games as well as any number of tasks. 1 gig was pushing it a bit, but it still did all the tasks that a normal word processing, emailing computer that most workplaces use just fine. I don't really understand this 4 gigs of ram business personally. Maybe in a few years, but not immediately. __________________

Oct 29, 2006, 08:13 PM	#6
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,417 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	2 Gig is enough and with those RAM prices we are having today, it's no big deal... well unless you need to have the latest PC8500 CL4 :P __________________

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ronnn DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 617 Rep Power: 0	4 gb? Will be paying more for the memory than the video card at current memory prices. This vista will not be a cheap upgrade.

Oct 31, 2006, 11:28 PM	#7
LiemAtDell DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	[COLOR=black]We're really excited about the entertainment and productivity experience that Vista promises for customers. Just to clarify the memory offered in Dell systems - all of our consumer notebook and desktop PCs start at a minimum of 512MB of RAM. [/COLOR][COLOR=black][COLOR=black]High-end systems such as XPS start at 1GB. However, the real benefit to working directly with Dell for your technology is that customers can upgrade the memory or other components such as hard drive or processor when they configure their computer to meet their specific needs. Customers choosing systems off the shelf must live with whatever hard drive and memory in pre-installed. Customers choice is limited to what sells at the mall, and there's no opportunity to personalize a system for Vista or anything else. [/COLOR][/COLOR] We talk about Vista on our blog at www.direct2dell.com and our portal at www.dell.com/vista.[COLOR=black][COLOR=black] [/COLOR][/COLOR]

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