Liam wrote:
> Next month I'll be putting together a workstation for my wife for her
> graphic design and animation work.
> (Found a highly rated workstation video card in our price range even.)
> Now I'm wondering what OS is best: WinXP or Vista? Is Vista ready for
> use with applications like Lightwave, After Effects, etc?
> (We'd rather get her a Mac Pro, unfortunately the minimum cost for one
> with 8GB RAM and a workstation card is $6,000!)
> Thanks for any advice.
> (Oh, BTW, having 8GB of RAM and a 512MB Quadro workstation, what kind
> of CPU is recommended? Think we can get away with a single, moderate
> speed, quad-core CPU?)
> Thanks!
> Liam
I think that if XP is being offered with Vista as a "downgrade"... as a
selling point, you really have to wonder how good Vista is?
I usually wait a couple of years before I take the "latest" operating
system. Microsoft release software with bugs in it, that's why they
have so many service packs and automatic internet updates.
Regards Charles
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