1/12/2008 - Mac Vs Pc: True Multitasking

It was only a couple of years ago when I would recommend getting 512 MB of RAM for new computers. With all the stupid Windows updates and the necessary anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-adware software you need, I now have to recommend 1 GB of RAM, and that's just for Windows XP. It's really quite ridiculous. If you had a new computer without the updates and other software, it would run fine on 256 MB. Now, it would just crawl.

And with Windows Vista, it's worse. I don't have much experience with it, but I've been told that you need 2 GB of RAM now for it to run smoothly. How insane is that? Before, 2 GB of memory for a single computer was only needed for high-end desktop publishing or video editing. Now, you need it to run regular productivity software? Unbelievable. This is where the inevitable comparison with Macs come in. Since Macs don't really need all the security software that Windows needs, this is what you can do with 2 GB of RAM:



Try that on Vista.