I'm having the same dilemma. Vista is "supposed" to be more demnding especially with those GUI's. They require plently of GPU power, so I'm thinking of waiting. This is my opinion, nothing offical. I think it'd require a minum of 512MB to run. Thats just a guess. But, since your only going to spend $600 on it I don't think you should. For all we know, Microsoft is going to surprise us and having big System Requirements OR it'll have to come pre-installed or something. Maybe things today will not work on Vista, not becuase they aren't powerful enough, but becuase they aren't compatible. Its like buying a AGP 6800 Ultra and finding out that your mobo takes PCI-X. The GPU is fast, but it isn't compatible. So, hopefully, Microsoft is going to throw us a curve ball and let us use prevoius systems, but hey anything can happen!
-Ibrahim
I currently have a Gateway computer with Windows 98 1st edition and ready to invest in a new computer. Would it be better to wait another year for Vista to come out or buy now. I even thought on buying something real cheap say 600.00 to tie me over another year..All comments appreciated.

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