ACCS    Home    Company Information    Site News    ACCS.net Webmail   Services    Network Design &      Maintenance    Computer Repair    Professional Web Design   Products    Network Servers    Business Workstations   Internet Access    wDSL Broadband         with XR Technology    Dial-Up Access    wDSL Broadband    Dedicated Internet   Support / Contact    Internet Support      Downloads    Contact Us Tuesday - March 4, 2008 Microsoft is promising price cuts on retail versions of Vista later this year. Not all Vista versions will see a price decrease. Only selected retail versions will have their prices reduced. OEM versions of Vista, used by system builders, will not see any price decrease. Microsoft is doing this to try to move pc users who are currently running Windows XP to upgrade to Windows Vista. Should you upgrade to Vista when the price drops? It depends on your computer. Windows Vista requires a lot more computer power than XP. Computers that run Windows XP well, may not run Vista as well. The minimum requirements for a pc to run Vista but possibly a bit sluggishly, is 1 GB Ram, a processor running at least 2 Ghz, and a 64 MB video card. Most users would likely not be satisfied with the performance of Vista with these specifications, but it should run. For more optimal Vista performance, the pc recommendation is 2GB Ram, a processor running at least 2.8 GHz, and a video card with at least 256 MB Ram. For the new Aero graphics features to work in Windows Vista, the video card needs to have at least 256 MB GDDR Ram (Gaming Ram), and run Direct X 9 or better. << Back to Site News