I took Vista for a test run...

[count chocula]

here's how i feel:

os x 10.5>os x 10.4>os x 10.3>Vista>XP>any version of linux

i havent used leopard or vista yet, just as a note.

i've got nothing against vista.. i would happily use it, I just prefer os x. it certainly looks like an improvement over xp.

 

[Aperture]

Apparently there is a patch you can run on your PC to see whether vista will work on it. Does anyone know anything about that?

Here ya go.


Heres how I feel about Vista.. It is no match for OS X in my opinion. I would never switch back. Is it better than XP? Yes. However, the system requirements are horrible. Nearly all my friends no nothing about computers and when they're families want to upgrade to Vista, they wont have the memory. (most have 256mb..as well as just about every semi-old Dell that isn't owned by a geek)(512/1gb min. for Vista) They will probably end up buying a new computer because upgrading RAM "is too much of a hassle". That is where I direct them to Macs.

 

[aLoC]

I just installed Vista Home Premium on my iMac 24 (clean install). It found drivers for Ethernet and Wireless and NVidia 7600. Used generic drivers for kb/mouse/isight. Everything worked ok except the sound, which was extremely quiet, even at max volume.

I tried installing the Audio driver from the XP boot camp driver disk (after extracting it from the bundle) an it worked but it gave a warning that it was not designed for Vista when I tried to use it's control panel. Going to the Realtek website I downloaded the latest Vista driver there, installed it, and now everything is fine (normal volume).

I have to say, after using it for a few hours and then booting back in to OS X, it is good to be back. The GUI in Vista is too busy IMO.

 

[Abstract]

Geez guys, I'm sorry for changing a screensaver. I'll put my desktop back as the Aqua blue because it makes me look immature to not have that. Maybe I shouldn't be here, I thought this was a place for enthusiasm about Macs, but I guess it's a place for stuck up ***holes. BYE!

Stuck up? You're the one who's stuck up. Nobody, especially regular people who know their computer is just a tool (and not their entire life), wants to see a stupid anti-Windows message put on every PC at the store by some snooty little Mac groupie. Why bother? Some people use PCs. They're not out raping and pillaging. They didn't break any laws by using Windows, and what they choose to buy certainly doesn't affect you in any important way.

Goodbye to you as well. Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out, loser.

 

[WildPalms]

I'm feeling the love!

 

[xJulianx]

Stuck up? You're the one who's stuck up. Nobody, especially regular people who know their computer is just a tool (and not their entire life), wants to see a stupid anti-Windows message put on every PC at the store by some snooty little Mac groupie. Why bother? Some people use PCs. They're not out raping and pillaging. They didn't break any laws by using Windows, and what they choose to buy certainly doesn't affect you in any important way.

I think he was just having a bit of harmless fun...I'm not getting involved though *runs*.

 

[Abstract]

Well I wasn't involved before, but when he called us a bunch of stuck up ***holes and that he was leaving this place, I wanted to tell him how much we'll miss him in my own words.

I don't like snooty people telling me how snooty we are.

 

[whooleytoo]

..now, maybe if you'd set this as the wallpaper, it might have been funny..

 

[thequicksilver]

Is it as good as Mac OS X? No. Is it better than Windows XP? Absolutely.

That, people, is the only thing that matters to most of the world's computer users, whether we like it or not.

And although I have no plans of buying it or using a computer with it outside of working situations, simply because it's better than XP, I like it.

 

[Rodimus Prime]

i've tried it. it's nothing special. the widgets are sub-par. its what i expected and i didnt expect much.

the wallpapers provided are very similar to some of the os x ones.

the user account control feature is very annoying. one of the worst tries at trying to make vista secure. the whole screen darkens except one security window whenever you install, download, copy stuff to system folders, etc. with mac os x, there is a password window that comes up, but you can still access other stuff and the whole screen doesn't darken.

search is much faster now but still not spotlight quality.

overall, i would buy windows vista for my windows stuff, but i wouldn't splurge on ultimate edition. home basic or premium is fine for me.

There are wallpapers provided in the os? I have never really ever look at the default wall papers of either windows or OSX. I always choose my own background that I have some some where else that I like.
As for Vista I have to get either either Ultimate or Business for my computer because I am currently on XP pro but it will be a while before I get it and right now it is looking at some time in mid march as the soonest, which happens to be the soonest my school will have it available to to students for dirt cheap to free.
But that being said do not touch home basic it is pretty much crap I have seen from review after review. Everyone saying get at least home premium.

That is how I felt also.


Geez guys, I'm sorry for changing a screensaver. I'll put my desktop back as the Aqua blue because it makes me look immature to not have that. Maybe I shouldn't be here, I thought this was a place for enthusiasm about Macs, but I guess it's a place for stuck up ***holes. BYE!

Oh this is the place about enthusiasm about max but not stuck pricks. Yes they are here but at the same time maturity is also important and you action make all mac users look bad. How would you feel if some one went to the apple store and change every single computer to saying Windows is the best. it would look immature.
It is NOT a fact, OSX is not the best, Apple is NOT the best. Both of those are opinions and they are neither right nor wrong and you forcing you opinion on other people is very immature. You need to grow up.

Just think how you feel when people shove it your face that they think mac sucks. It an opinion and it annoying when it just shoved in your face.

 

[iBlue]

No wiggle-room in those choices.

I tried Vista, I think it's just OK.

It has neat points but some very annoying (and ultimately typical) ones as well. I love the simplicity of my macs, period.

 

[osxnewbe]

I saw part of a demo at a Comp USA last night. The funny part was the sound card would not work on the machine so you really couldn't hear the guy doing the demo. The machine had been shipped to the store specifically for the demo... I was not overly impressed with it...

I spoke with the Apple rep in the store who had come in out of curiosity. He told me that the two guys who were doing the demo were both Mac owners and pushed macs pretty heavily in the store.

I agree with the Apple rep who said Vista was essentially OS X from 2 years ago...

 

[whooleytoo]

I agree with the Apple rep who said Vista was essentially OS X from 2 years ago...

Which is pretty impressive (for OSX) when you look at where Windows and the MacOS were pre-OSX!

It just shows the benefits in the (relatively) clean-sheet-of-paper approach which Apple took.

 

[absolut_mac]

Personally, I don't think Vista is that bad. It's nowhere near as slow as you make out on a stock 17" iMac. It's not ready yet, though. I'm going to move back to XP when I've finished with my college work.

I'm sure that Vista will be ready for prime time by the time SP2 is available, and that's when I'll get it. IMHO that's how long it took for XP to become the reasonably decent OS that it is today.

 

[Diatribe]

Serioulsy who cares? Different tools for different needs.

But I do think the wallpaper was pretty funny.

 

[baggss]

Thanks for setting back the Macintosh community's maturity a good 10 or 15 years. You've made us all look fantastic.

HAHAHAHAHAH! That is the dumbest thing I've seen anyone post in a long time. Like the whole "movement" is going to suffer from it. I do that sort of thing often and the fact that it bothers the likes of you will just make it that much more fun now.

Oh this is the place about enthusiasm about max but not stuck pricks. Yes they are here but at the same time maturity is also important and you action make all mac users look bad. How would you feel if some one went to the apple store and change every single computer to saying Windows is the best. it would look immature.
It is NOT a fact, OSX is not the best, Apple is NOT the best. Both of those are opinions and they are neither right nor wrong and you forcing you opinion on other people is very immature. You need to grow up.

Oh please, so what if he goes and changes all the screen saver, backgrounds or anything else. It's not setting anything off and he's just having some fun. Try lightening up and enjoying life instead of walking around with a stick up your @$$ your whole life. Sure it's immature and sure it's fun, so what? It's not hurting you or anyone else and the store employes will simply change them back when they feel like it.

I don't like snooty people telling me how snooty we are.

Why, does the truth hurt that much when you hear it?

If he's a stuck prick, he's not the only one here......

 

[Littleodie914]

I've got Vista on my iMac, and have for several months. It's not really impressive to me, and is certainly not any kind of incentive to switch to Windows. I don't plan to buy it when the beta expires. That said, it is the best version of Windows so far, but that's not saying much.

Very true.

I've got Vista installed under bootcamp, and I really think it's better than XP. Like you said, even though it's the best version of Windows so far that isn't saying much, but it is the best version of Windows. I don't have the problems with it being slow or laggy, and I found it to be a bit more responsive than XP. People wonder why that can be possible when it demands higher system requirements, but they just don't understand that it relies entirely on the code, not on whether you're using a P3 or C2D.

 

[gothiquegirrl]

Is it as good as Mac OS X? No. Is it better than Windows XP? Absolutely.

That, people, is the only thing that matters to most of the world's computer users, whether we like it or not.

And although I have no plans of buying it or using a computer with it outside of working situations, simply because it's better than XP, I like it.

I'm a Switcher.. but to be honest.. I HAVE to use windows a lot.. SO Even with Vistas being a Copy of OSX I'll probably use it at some point. I like the iDea ( hee hee) that I'll FINALLY be able to have similar features on Windows, since I'm FORCED to use it anyway... That being said.. I JUST had to purchase a copy of XP so i could work.. I ain't going to buy no stinkin' Vista anytime soon.

 

[risc]

I spent some time at work playing with Ultimate on an AUD$4000 HP notebook and it seemed pretty nice to me. It isn't something I'd buy because I only use UNIX or UNIX-like OSes at home but for a Windows it sure looked and felt good to me.

 

[baggss]

Very true.

I've got Vista installed under bootcamp, and I really think it's better than XP. Like you said, even though it's the best version of Windows so far that isn't saying much, but it is the best version of Windows. I don't have the problems with it being slow or laggy, and I found it to be a bit more responsive than XP. People wonder why that can be possible when it demands higher system requirements, but they just don't understand that it relies entirely on the code, not on whether you're using a P3 or C2D.

Does it run well under BootCamp?

 

[bousozoku]

I tried Vista on Thursday on a brand new machine that would normally be running XP.

It wasn't particularly bad or good. Mostly, it was just different but it did seem rather sluggish. It seemed like the transition going from 2000 to XP. Things were re-arranged a bit and the colours were different, but things were still familiar.

It didn't seem like 5+ years of design, coding, and testing.

 

[iBookG4user]

I had windows vista on my MBP and wasn't impressed, it was pretty slow, but it ran the programs I installed fine (no intensive 3D games, just simple programs), I didn't like it though, it felt just like XP. I find the visual appeal of Mac OS X to be a lot better than windows Vista, Windows Vista was just not appealing. I won't be buying windows vista, as I have no need whatsoever for it, I just installed it just out of curiosity and was not impressed at all. I didn't like it in the end so I deleted it because I find more hard drive space to be more useful than Windows Vista.

 

[mike dunx]

I used it for a little while in compusa, it wasn't very impressive. Neither were the prices, which are pretty ridiculous i think.

 

[Shadow]

People wonder why that can be possible when it demands higher system requirements, but they just don't understand that it relies entirely on the code, not on whether you're using a P3 or C2D.

So by your logic Vista could theoretically run on a Celeron 500MHz so long as the code is optimized?

 

[redAPPLE]

overall, i would buy windows vista for my windows stuff, but i wouldnt splurge on ultimate edition. home basic or premium is fine for me.

ultimate edition? home basic? premium?

care to explain...