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    Vista needs

    Im about to buy a laptop but would like it to be able to run vista.

    Do you think this laptop will?

    http://shop.sonystyle-europe.com/Son...shop=SST_GB_EN

    Im guessing the 7400 GPU will be able to use xglass? (once nvidia gets off thier asses and makes better drivers)

    The other think im worried about is the HDD. MS recomend a SATA drive and while the SATA probably would not make the difference i guess MS is trying to get accross that it needs a moden drive? Do you think the sonys is good enough?

    EDIT: I have found the full spec sheet of the laptop. Authough its from an american model which has a different (larger but slower) Hard disk and mabe some other specs different but the chassis and motherboard are all the smae i guess.
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    TBH if Microsoft want to sell Vista to business users if that won't run Vista then they're shooting themselves in the foot big time. 'fraid I don't know about xglass (that the new 3d interface?) though - most corporate machines will have that disabled...

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    I would guess that any computer you buy new today can run Vista quite easily - Microsoft aren't that stupid to create an OS that few people can run. I personally wouldn't worry about Vista until it arrives - between now and then, the OS will change, drivers will change, etc.

    I'm not sure what laptop you mean on that page, but hard drive shouldn't make too much difference. As you said, whether it is SATA or not is a moot point - what is important is the speed of the actual drive. All it is likely to do is to make things load a little slower.
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    Sorry is it one of those sites that take direct links to the home page?

    The model number is: VGNFE11H.CEK @ www.sonystyle.com
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