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Julian Hall wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: >> Nope, from my experiences of Vista, it takes a quick machine and makes >> it run like a 286. > A friend of mine repairs PCs and he had a laptop in to have some > software installed on it (I know.. but if they want to pay for such a > simple service, that's up to them :)). > > When he got it, the machine hadn't even been unpacked yet. When I saw > it, it was turned on for the third time - ever. > > It took 4 minutes to load. > > He opened the Control Panel. It took 3 minutes from clicking the mouse > until Control Panel was usable! > > This was a 2ghz machine with 1Gb RAM. Allegedly within Vista's > specification. Like hell it is.... I'll have my head replaced with a > carrot before Vista ever goes on my computers! > > Kind regards, > > Julian > LOL, take it you build your own computers? I must admit, if I'm ever in the market to buy myself a laptop (i.e. with my own money) I'll get a Dell with Ubuntu, unless I can find one without an OS. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html