http://192.168.2.20/blogs/doverton/archive/2007/12/11/more-on-the-differences-between-real-world-vista-performance-and-that-of-a-benchmark.aspxFollowing up on my articles that discuss Vista performance (I still stick by my statement that it is reasonable to expect Vista to need more resources) at More on Vista vs XP performance - why doesn&#39;t everyone want a racing car, but instead do theyenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://192.168.2.20/blogs/doverton/archive/2007/12/11/more-on-the-differences-between-real-world-vista-performance-and-that-of-a-benchmark.aspx#5461Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:51:29 GMT72050d9c-4f41-4a16-9f70-ebbf2c98a2c7:5461David Overton<p>Oh, being based in the UK, I have no idea about the Gadget guy, CBS etc :-)</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://192.168.2.20/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5461" width="1" height="1">http://192.168.2.20/blogs/doverton/archive/2007/12/11/more-on-the-differences-between-real-world-vista-performance-and-that-of-a-benchmark.aspx#5460Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:49:50 GMT72050d9c-4f41-4a16-9f70-ebbf2c98a2c7:5460David Overton<p>Bob,</p> <p>If the perf in some scenarios is better, some the same and not perceivably worse then you get all the great things that Vista does without a performance penalty and with the right hardware, things are better. &nbsp;If a MAC is the right machine for you, then get a MAC, however when you want a bunch of Windows apps to work and you then run Parallels and a copy of Windows Vista on it, then MS still sells it's OS.</p> <p>I'm not pretending that all is perfect, just that this is not the reason why people are moving. &nbsp;As per my other article, all the same comments were made about XP previously, so this is not new.</p> <p>ttfn</p> <p>David</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://192.168.2.20/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5460" width="1" height="1">http://192.168.2.20/blogs/doverton/archive/2007/12/11/more-on-the-differences-between-real-world-vista-performance-and-that-of-a-benchmark.aspx#5457Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:36:08 GMT72050d9c-4f41-4a16-9f70-ebbf2c98a2c7:5457Bob Tasa<p>That study found the performance measures of the two operating systems were within the same range for many tasks that home and business users frequently perform under real-world conditions.</p> <p>But then there is no reason to upgrade at all? Heck an Emachine with XP would do these people wonders. You are looking to the wrong crowd. The people who tell these lemmings what to buy are power users and we are no pleased. We are embarassed to the point of shelving the upgrade or buying a Mac. You laugh the Gadget guy on CBS radio in Chicago is going to buy his first Mac because of vista and said this on drive time radio. The announcer an old Windows user is going to do the same. The unseen damage of those kind, no one really cares, studies is the people who do lead. So you keep believing its all OK and forget about businesses and the Gartner group saying people are staying or reverting to XP. Believe what you want.. </p> <p>I for one am now seeing how I can affored my first Mac. </p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://192.168.2.20/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5457" width="1" height="1">