Not all Macs meet Vista requirements

And what does this mean to the windows people that are not able to run it on their machine that will have to upgrade to a newer one--this mean more money for them just to run Vista, when it comes out.

Seems like it is more of a pain for the windows user who wants to run it than us Mac people, that don't really care about it.

Hi Guys,

I am planning to buy new MacBook but not Pro one, Can any one suggest me that will it run vista version on it using dual boot or not? Further I use .Net stuff so will I be able to use the same thing on MacBook or not.

Thanks.

Lol. Your cross out stuff is too true.

And my 17 inch iMac meets the requirments. Cept for the 1gb RAM part but imma upgrade soon.

IMAGAIN HOW MANY WINDOWS COMPUTERS WILL NOT TAKE THIS REQUIREMENTS!!!!! I WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT A MAC. ; )

I've tried multiple Vista builds, and I have been VERY disappointed... yes, there are improvements, but I'm not thrilled. Also, why the hell does it take 6 years to release a new operating system??? And starting at $200 to upgrade or $300 for the full version? I'm happier to spend $130 for a full version and not worry about the whole "find your cd and validate" upgrade crap.

And the specs? Resource hog...

Ho ho. If you run Vista, it seems you will need a second machine to hold your files and run your apps, since the first one will be entirely filled with baggy, middle-aged bloatware...

Article reads, "the mini and MacBook share system and video memory, so Vista may be a drag on those machines."

As if running a MS OS on a Mac isn't a big drag anyway...

Here's a thought: Everyone knows what a "blue screen of death" means. And on the old Mac System, a "bomb box." There is no equivalent term for OS X.

And that, I think, says it all.

I think most businesses and even individuals will stay away from Vista for at least a year or so.
There is no need to upgrade to Vista from XP Pro for a few years.

Hopefully, we'll see a virtual PC type of solution - dual booting is such a pain.

Hmm. This article seems to be a little FUDish against Microsoft. These are the RECOMMENDED computer specs to get all the eye candy. But, the REQUIREMENT list for Vista is an 800MHz CPU, 512Mb memory, and a DirectX9 compatible video card, according to the linked Microsoft page.

The MacBook will run Vista out-of-box.

Here's what us MacBook owners, who really need a capable dual-boot system are going to do:

- Wait the 6+ more months until Vista is released
- By then, Apple will have released an update to the MacBook that includes a separate & more powerful graphics card (similar to what they did with the first iMac G5 - boy was I irked)
- We'll sell our current MacBook at a slight loss, get the new one, and we're set.

Done and done! Yes, chances are we'd have to sink maybe $100-$200 into the new MacBook after selling our current one, but you weren't actually going to PAY for Vista, were you? =D