I wonder if you remember when the nifty new 486's came out and were only 10 grand?
What you get for the money today seems to be a bargain.
Bob
Alright, so here's the deal - I'm planning on getting a new computer, but am unsure whether to wait until Windows Vista comes out to buy my new computer... this is for a few reasons:
1.) Windows Vista will probably shift the entire spectrum of "good computer/bad computer" up when it comes out. That means that the worst computer you'll be able to buy will have something like 1GB of RAM to run Vista on it's maximum settings.
2.) Vista will also set new standards for video cards, I hear. I read somewhere (I'm pretty sure it was here) that nVidia and ATI were developing higher quality, newer video cards that will run well with DirectX 10.
3.) Lastly (the common sense perspective), if I do get a computer (and when I do I plan to get a very good one), I'm afraid that as soon as Vista hits the shelves it'll go from high quality computer to average computer. That is, if Vista does raise the bar for new computers - that would mean Dell, Gateway, etc., would all introduce newer computer models, leaving the ones that were considered the best before Vista hits shelves in the dust.
Windows Vista is apparently available for businesses and schools to purchase, but not ready for home use. The home version of Vista will be released in January, which makes perfect sense if you think about it:
I'm guessing what Microsoft wants to do is get everyone to buy these nice, expensive, new, top-of-the-line computers for their families for Christmas that have the ability to upgrade to Windows Vista. Then in January, the very few days after Christmas, Vista will hit the shelves and comp companies will introduce their new best models, rending all the "best" computers everyone just got for Christmas pretty much average comps. This way, both computer companies and Microsoft make more money.
What do you guys think of this? Should I wait? Should I buy now? Open for discussion.
- Darktica

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