I'm buying a note book and I prefer vista. I heard that there are many problems with vista till date and so it is recommended to get XP and upgrade to vista. Is it still valid now? If I upgrade from XP to vista, will it be a waste a hard disk space? Will it consume too much of my hard disk space? What is the recomended spec for my note book if i want to run vista smoothly

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A Windows Vista Capable PC includes at least: A modern processor at least 800MHz¹. 512 MB of system memory. A graphics processor that is DirectX 9 capable. Windows Vista Premium Ready PCs Some Windows Vista Capable PCs have been designated Premium Ready. These PCs will provide an even better Windows Vista experience, including the Windows Aero user experience. Features available in specific premium editions of Windows Vista, such as the ability to watch and record live TV, may require additional hardware. A Windows Vista Premium Ready PC includes at least: 1 GHz 32 - bit x86 or 64 - bit x64 processor¹. 1 GB of system memory. Support for DirectX 9 graphics with a WDDM driver, 128 MB of graphics memory minimum ², Pixel Shader 2. 0 and 32 bits per pixel. 40 GB of hard drive capacity with 15 GB free space. DVD - ROM Drive³. Audio output capability. Internet access capability
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