SSD + Vista = Fail

Desmogod · 24-07-2008, 08:33 AM

Slashdot | Next Generation SSDs Delayed Due To Vista

These are my favourite quotes.

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'The next generation controllers need to basically compensate for Vista shortfalls,'

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"We have very good internal controller technology... That said, I'd say that we are now behind because we did not fully understand, frankly, the limitations in the Vista environment.'"

Aphex · 24-07-2008, 08:34 AM

I like Vista. Having said that, im begining to get the shits with the lack of drivers available for proprietary equipment due to the manufacturers not liking it.

TYSON · 24-07-2008, 08:36 AM

So let me get this straight. They cant create the next generation product because vista is not tailored towards technology that is yet to be created?

Kryzaach · 24-07-2008, 08:40 AM

Forigve me in my massive ignorance.... but how could it be a vista problem.... vista uses fat32 and ntfs...
If vista has a problem, wouldn't xp have a problem?
I've not had a single problem with vista... but then, I understand it to be what it is... a half arsed step on the way to windows 7, released only to keep to a promised schedule for stock holders..

SOunds like sandisk making excuses really....

My favourite quotes from the comments..

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Vista turned me into a newt...

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Every time you boot Vista, god kills a kitten

Brougham · 24-07-2008, 08:42 AM

people need a scapegoat. vista seems to be the prefered choice of goat.

Klink · 24-07-2008, 08:45 AM

Mmmm goat....

Kryzaach · 24-07-2008, 08:47 AM

I ate spit roasted goat once, on Reunion...
Nicest meal I've ever eaten...

Aphex · 24-07-2008, 08:50 AM

I prefer baby goat...

shmoo · 24-07-2008, 09:15 AM

GO to any good indian eatery and order the goat curry....best meal ever.

Gryphen · 24-07-2008, 07:27 PM

Quote:

'As soon as you get into Vista applications in notebook and desktop, you start running into very demanding applications because Vista is not optimized for flash memory solid state disk,'

No the programmers didn't write the code for an un-developed product.... So i suppose what he's actually trying to say is....

Quote:

We haven't been able to create a Solid State Disk that will be backwardly compatible with the current range of operating systems

thro · 26-07-2008, 12:47 AM

"waah i cant write drivers for shit"

Vista is good. Yes it eats ram. Stop being a tightfisted c*nt and spend the hundred bucks on an extra 2gig.

Yes, MacOS is more elegant, etc (you don't need to preach to me, i'm a unix nerd), but it doesn't run the software I want to run

People had a massive sad with Windows XP, refusing to upgrade from Windows 98 as well.

Further to what Gryphen said, i would add "we created a product with no market, waah!"

*shrugs*

edit:
Just on vista actually...

Over the course of this week, I've done a direct comparison on a new(ish) Dell D530 laptop - my work machine (2gig ram). We order our stuff with XP so far, so i was running XP and Office 2007 on it with 2gigs of ram. It was running like a pig.

Decided to put vista (32 bit) on it (originally to give readyboost a go), and its actually quicker (without readyboost). No, i'm not shitting you. My theory is that there must be a heap of libraries or somthing in office 2007 that's already loaded in Vista, or maybe even a "run slow on XP" bit of code in it or something. Whatever it is - Office 2007 seems to run much happier on Vista.

The spec on this machine is nothing special - onboard video, core2 duo, middle of the road spec... didn't expect it to run very well really, let alone quicker than XP.