Well , I can't comment on the RAM usage as Windows Vista caches it up to speed up system performance. Its normal however and the RAM Usage I find it to be okay (I would say Bloat in sense of the GUI , I find it bit annoying , some find it nice. It depends how you look at it)

In terms of graphics wise , I am forced to use Vista for my laptop because of my crappy X200 OpenGL Shaders (it sucks , nuff said). The beauty of Vista is that it allows OpenGL Instructions to be translated to DirectX , hence making it playable. This way I could play games such as KoTor on my laptop. Thats the other added advantage I can think of

The bad is I would say the horrible way of implementing the UAC. People find it annoying. It would be great if the UAC could remember our frequently done task (especially for the home users) , that way it would be less annoying.

Anyway , my oath is to use Windows Vista once SP1 is out and its out , so I am testing Vista to see how good. So far its pretty good as a HTPC (some of the HTPC hobbyists may disagree with me , saying that XP 2005 MCE is far superior compared to Vista. I have to agree , especially if you're on a tight budget). Vista is the first step taken by M$ to improve the overall computing experience (to make it more like OSX). Lets see how Windows 7 is going to perform !

This post has been edited by prasys: Oct 7 2008, 10:00 PM

I just love when some of us doesn't want to admit that Vista is a failure. Yes , it does work fine but still its a failure. Its just like the transition from MacOS 9 to MacOSX 10.0 . When OSX 10.0 was launched , many Mac fanatics said that its a total failure , its a flop - basically its screwed up big time. Over time , Apple slowly started to improve their OSX Series and now we have Leopard. Its first step by Microsoft , certainly its not a good move. Thats why they are working on improving in Windows 7. Its normal

Windows ME is a total disaster. All it does is hang and restarts every now and then. Its not me that is saying that , a vast majority of users are saying that as well. Pretty much like our political arena. That is why most of the users continued to use Windows 98 , because of its stability. Because of the total failure of Windows ME , Windows XP was born. Its something like a placeholder for Microsoft. We saw new features from Windows Me such as System Restore , Windows Movie Maker and new multimedia stuff. These are the baby steps.

But Microsoft and majority of users should at least understand that Vista is a failure in terms of reaching market share. The adaptation of Vista in Malaysia isn't wide yet , especially in government sectors whereby people are still sticking with Windows XP or Windows 2000. So maybe in the next few years , once these folks upgrade their PCs and Windows 7 is out , we might just see the change. For home users , its a big leap as it gives the 'Mac experience on a PC'

B the time there would be vast majority of people would adapt to it. Its just like how people adapted from Windows 3.x to Windows 9x and then to Windows XP and now Vista. They aren't used with the so-called friendly user interface and others aren't bothered about upgrading their PC to Vista just because it kicks ass , as they would be thinking that its waste of money. On top of that , Vista is always stereotyped as something that is bloated. Old PCs would be turned into servers or paperweight. I am using my old Pentium III as a server , which has linux installed as I feel that Linux gives me more control over say Windows. On top of that License for Windows Server is way to expensive and I can't afford it. So my best bet would be linux.

Of course , now with the current economy crisis , you might expect Vista to fail even more. If recession occurs , god knows - the whole world would be in chaos. So , people wouldn't be spending their money on say upgrading your computer. I guess Vista's launch timing wasn't prefect. Oh well , it takes time for people to adapt from DOS to Windows. It just takes time and time. Vista is a baby step and again it depends on your how you view os. For me , generally if you want to do word processing , listen to music and uh say watch porn , it doesn't matter if you're on Linux , OSX or Windows. Those are basic stuff and you can pretty much handle it. Now from that you choose which path you want , a OS which has soo many softwares and games written for it and its widely used (Windows) , an OS which just works out of the box , has fancy graphics and its user-friendly and its hassle free (OSX) or an OS which you can tailor it according to your needs (Linux or BSD). So you choose , as there isn't any prefect OS out there.



As for Vista Fanbois , Vista isn't prefect and for vista haters , it isn't that bad. Its just like any other OS and it depends on how you view it and at which angle. Just think of it like humans. Oh yeah , I just hope they make it easier for me to change Wallpapers and Resolution in Vista. Its bit annoying that they have removed 'Properties' when you right click the desktop to change your wallpaper and resolution. Its bit annoying with the control center. Anyhow , thats just one of the cons

My 2 cents worth of though (Yes I used to be Vista hater , but I find it Vista to be the prefect OS when it comes to a HTPC)