<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Microsoft’s Vista boasts energy-saving features, but does that mean it’s eco-friendly?]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by organicqueso http://www.grist.org/article/vista/ Thu, 08 Feb 2007 04:31:26 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/vista/1 high energy use while running

Vista uses a tremendous amount of processing power just to run the OS. Lots of processing power = high energy use.

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Vista uses a tremendous amount of processing power just to run the OS. Lots of processing power = high energy use.

]]> Comment #2 by linda95959 http://www.grist.org/article/vista/ Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:13:03 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/vista/2 Vista Upgrade

I purchased a new laptop last December and it came "Windows Vista Capable."  I use my computer for entertainment, can run movies, photo saving and sharing, and I am a surfing junkie, do I need to upgrade?  What will I miss out on if I do not upgrade?  I ran the program to see if my machine was Vista Capable and the report was that I would have to upgrade a lot of my existing programs.

Just give me the straight skinny, should I upgrade?

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I purchased a new laptop last December and it came "Windows Vista Capable."  I use my computer for entertainment, can run movies, photo saving and sharing, and I am a surfing junkie, do I need to upgrade?  What will I miss out on if I do not upgrade?  I ran the program to see if my machine was Vista Capable and the report was that I would have to upgrade a lot of my existing programs.

Just give me the straight skinny, should I upgrade?

]]> Comment #3 by ellerandall http://www.grist.org/article/vista/ Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:23:41 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/vista/3 Well...

I can't comment on Vista's energy use because it literally just arrived and I haven't installed it yet - however, I can tell you it came in a schmancy plastic box!

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I can't comment on Vista's energy use because it literally just arrived and I haven't installed it yet - however, I can tell you it came in a schmancy plastic box!

]]> Comment #4 by Delay And Deny http://www.grist.org/article/vista/ Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:30:16 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/vista/4 Leave It To Grist


Of course Grist would side with Microsoft since it's basically the Green List for billionaires.

How about the fact that Linux can run machines at a minimal energy usage, and prevent all those lower powered older machines from being put into landfills by a simple upgrade to Ubuntu or Suse?

Of course, being that rational would make the Gristers angry at me.

Hollywood, biofuels, Eurocrats and other public fund sifters can rejoice with Grist about Fista.

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Of course Grist would side with Microsoft since it's basically the Green List for billionaires.

How about the fact that Linux can run machines at a minimal energy usage, and prevent all those lower powered older machines from being put into landfills by a simple upgrade to Ubuntu or Suse?

Of course, being that rational would make the Gristers angry at me.

Hollywood, biofuels, Eurocrats and other public fund sifters can rejoice with Grist about Fista.

]]> Comment #5 by Ron Steenblik http://www.grist.org/article/vista/ Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:52:33 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/vista/5 Get a Mac

Apple Computer's operating system, OS X, is designed from the ground up, rather than being a patchwork. And because it is based on UNIX, it has good security and stability. I do not know, but I suspect that a more streamlined operating system means less processing.

And for an amusing article on this debate, from 2001, click here

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Apple Computer's operating system, OS X, is designed from the ground up, rather than being a patchwork. And because it is based on UNIX, it has good security and stability. I do not know, but I suspect that a more streamlined operating system means less processing.

And for an amusing article on this debate, from 2001, click here

]]> Comment #6 by scatter http://www.grist.org/article/vista/ Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:46:49 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/vista/6 Anyone got any data?

Has anyone seen any consumption data yet? Especially comparing it to XP. I'm guessing it's too new for that but if you can point me in the direction of any bench tests and the like that would be greatly appreciated!

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Has anyone seen any consumption data yet? Especially comparing it to XP. I'm guessing it's too new for that but if you can point me in the direction of any bench tests and the like that would be greatly appreciated!

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