Conrad Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 My girlfriends Mom entrusted me with buying a new budget laptop. I opted for this one here The thing is it's unbelievably slow. From when you turn it on to when Vista is fully loaded it takes 8 minutes! Shutting down takes just as long and it's only running Avast Anti Virus. Doesn't sound that long but believe me it is!!! Plus it freezes every now and again for about 30 secs! It's as if it's full of viruses but it's not as it's brand new! Is this just Vista that's slowing it down? If so what kind of spec will run it acceptably? I looked at refurbed XP Laptops on Ebay but opted for this Vista one to get a warranty. Any advice? I'm thinking I'll send it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Wow that is a low spec laptop, with regards to memory and processor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 i am using vista, it seems to be a right pain but doesn,t take that long to load Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 I know. But like a muppet I just thought anything would do as it's only used for the net and very basic Office tasks. My girlfriends laptop with half the spec runs twice as fast on XP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Shame on you... pay cheap pay twice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabs Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Vista is probably 99% of the problem I just run XP with the VTP (vista transformation pack) sat on top, and it looks like Vista but runs like XP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I bought this for my daughter on Monday!! http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Fujitsu_Siemens_ESPRIMO_Mobile_V5535_VFY:EM81V5535BN6GB/version.asp Really pleased with it for the price. On start up though, Vista did seem to tkae a while but once loaded it was quite impressive!! I was told that Vista needs 512Mb just to run properly, is that true? H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Vista is probably 99% of the problem I just run XP with the VTP (vista transformation pack) sat on top, and it looks like Vista but runs like XP Yup, works a treat doesn't it. Loose Vista gain speed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Yup absolute minimum without it crashing round your ears is 512. I wouldn't install Vista on a system with any less than 1gb, i always recommend 2gb. Vista is very choosey but if you give it the right tools i find it to be a great OS. Scott =op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keancy Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 My oppinion of windows vista http://zedomax.com/blog/2007/02/05/windows-vista-do-you-need-it-right-now/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absz Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Vista is probably 99% of the problem I just run XP with the VTP (vista transformation pack) sat on top, and it looks like Vista but runs like XP i'm running vista and no problems here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Yup, works a treat doesn't it. Loose Vista gain speed... mmmm interesting, so how do you go about getting this installed:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tones Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 512mb ram, jees dude what u expect for £250? It still shouldnt be that slow brand new though, id try flog it to a friend and spend an extra bit on a good one! I wouldnt touch acer anyway to be honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I was told that Vista needs 512Mb just to run properly, is that true? H. I was told that if I was going to get Vista, 1GB is a minimum if you want it to run as you'd expect XP to run - ie at "normal" speeds. I've got 2GB here with XP and compared to my old laptop it goes like SOAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Spend at least £5/600 on a laptop if you want it to be usable. Preferably a Macbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Preferably a Macbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Spend at least £5/600 on a laptop if you want it to be usable. Preferably a Macbook. Amen to that... I'm trying to persuade the new company to get me a macbook rather than a normal one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Just upgraded mine to 2Gb yesterday. It's so much smoother and runs VMWare at full whack very nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveL Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Just upgraded mine to 2Gb yesterday. It's so much smoother and runs VMWare at full whack very nicely. Ahh, vmware... I run XP with a vista vm and thats heaven! Best of both worlds eh? I'll probably go the Mac route next time..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 yep vista eats RAM for breakfast. 512 is just not enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-NEMIE Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Ubunto 7.10 with Compfiz would run sweet as a nut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schtuv Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Echoing what people have said before me; - That sounds like good performance for Vista on that spec - For Vista you need more RAM - Upgrade to WinXP (you should have downgrade rights with Vista), and it'll be good (faster, quicker boot, and stop freezing) - Although they're not for everyone, a lot of people I know have switched to Mac now PS - I spent a lot more than that on a Vista system from a tier one manufacturer for work, stuffed full of RAM and with a solid state hard drive. It was still painfully slow, crashed daily (hourly at home, as my house wasn't air conditioned like work, and it overheated due to running flat out), and wireless needed configuring from the command line each morning. Since I upgraded to WinXP it's been just perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 the upgrade to 1Meg of ram was only £19:99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 the upgrade to 1Meg of ram was only £19:99 1Mb? That's really pushing the boat out. 1Gb DDR2 costs us about £10.50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SILKYSMOOTH Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 My girlfriends Mom entrusted me with buying a new budget laptop. I opted for this one here The thing is it's unbelievably slow. From when you turn it on to when Vista is fully loaded it takes 8 minutes! Shutting down takes just as long and it's only running Avast Anti Virus. Doesn't sound that long but believe me it is!!! Plus it freezes every now and again for about 30 secs! It's as if it's full of viruses but it's not as it's brand new! Is this just Vista that's slowing it down? If so what kind of spec will run it acceptably? I looked at refurbed XP Laptops on Ebay but opted for this Vista one to get a warranty. Any advice? I'm thinking I'll send it back. I have a Laptop for sale and will do the same job but faster..by the sounds of it. it's a Dell Inspiron 8600 with XP pro if your interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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