Some thoughts on my new computer
So, it’s been almost a week since I got my new computer from Dell. I must say, I am not disappointed. It is so nice to have a computer that doesn’t slow down to a standstill when you launch more than one program (especially with Photoshop). My computer can handle multi-tasking very well. I will sit there with 20 tabs open in Firefox (20 inch widescreen means more room for tabs!) and run Photoshop, IMs, music, PSPad, IRC and be uploading via ftp and not notice one hint of a slow-down or hiccup.
At first I was reluctant to use any of the new features that weren’t that necessary in Vista, such as the Vista sidebar and Gadgets. After browsing the gallery I found some nice additions, such as the App Launcher, Remote Desktop, and Run Command gadgets. The RD and Run Command are great because there is no Start, Run in Vista, though Windows key-R will get you there, just as before. Also, App Launcher is nice because I don’t have to overload my quick launch with programs and I don’t want to have a messy desktop. Why mess with the beauty of the 20 inch widescreen with a bunch of icons?
I’m actually pretty impressed with Vista. It is eye-candy, but it also does things better than XP, such as searching and the boot speed. The time in which it takes my copy of Vista Ultimate is cut in half of what it takes XP. Very nice.
20 tabs… I dream of 20 tabs …
Though I can do that but it’s slower than on XP. And it’s only work where I would have that many. With some work I’ll actually fill 3 rows but not for long.
Do keep an eye out for the Vista version of the good cleaners and registry backup tools. Keeping it this nippy will take work.
I agree about icons – I’ve not seen the point of cluttering on win or mac. Quicksilver on Mac and Launchy on XP do well.
The better multitasking is due to more memory, plain and simple. If you turn off all the pretty Vista things, then you’ll get even better multitasking.
What I really wanted to know is what do you think of UAC? Did you just turn it off? If not, how annoying is it? I haven’t been able to try it myself and reading reviews doesn’t come close to a friend’s opinion on the subject.
Hope you wouldn’t mind posting your specs — I’m rather curious about Vista performance, and it seems like if I’m going to buy a new computer, Vista it is.
UAC i turned off pretty much right away. It was annoying as hell and i needed to get rid of it. I know what i’m doing with a computer, i don’t need to be asked every two minutes if i’m sure i want to do this. The Mac vs PC commercial gets it right in that aspect. I actually do like Vista better than xp so far though.
as for specs, 2.13ghz intel core 2 duo, 2gb ram, 320gb hard drive 16x dvd burner. I’ll be adding my old dual layer burner and another 80gb hard drive in the future from my old pc.