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Power consumption and Vista's Aero interface | |
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| Time: 21:50 EST/02:50 GMT | News Source: *Linked Within Post* | Posted By: Chris Hedlund | ||
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Much has been made of Windows Vista's new Aero interface, and for good reason. The GUI is loaded with luscious eye candy, including the liberal use of transparency, and even a few 3D effects. That eye candy doesn't come cheap, though. Aero relies on graphics hardware to accelerate the interface, and requires a DirectX 9-compatible graphics card that supports Shader Model 2.0 and has at least 128MB of memory. Those requirements are pretty steep for an operating system, but they also raise an interesting question: if Aero is accelerated with graphics hardware, will system power consumption rise as a result? | ||
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| #1 By 53756 (67.86.67.13) at 10/5/2006 11:49:12 PM |
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Misleading waste of time. The article explains that it doesn't use any real resouces. I'm sure you'd be in trouble without a good 3D video card, but come'on.
Why the hell are people freaking out over the idea of buying a new system for the new version of Windows?!? We've ALWAYS had to do this!!! It's nothing new. ...I think all you newbies sound like little bitches. Think about the MASSIVE upgrade requirements for Windows 95. Am I the only guy left who remembers installing Win95 from 20-40 floppy disks only to find that it wouldn't run properly without new hardware!?! ...Anybody that is shocked by the FACT that you need new hardware for the latest OS is an idiot. ...Maybe you should go back to bagging groceries. |
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