ATI releases Vista testing tool
Found on Zhe Inquirer on Saturday, 09 September 2006
Sources at ATI confirmed that seventy per cent of people who took the test are not ready for Premium. The only thing I failed to meet was the minimum disk space - you need to have at least 15GB free and I don't.
This is what ATI said: "Sorry, your video card does not meet this recommended requirement. Upgrading to a more powerful video card will make all your applications look better. Click the 'We Recommend' button to see some great options." The company recommends a $400 card to make us all happy, something like X1900 XTX. Surprise, surprise.
This is ridiculous. Vista is an operating system, not a high end graphic software. 15GB and a $400 graphic upgrade to run the ultimate version? All you get is a desktop. At times where everyone goes after environment friendly solutions, MS decides to create a new pile of "outdated" hardware and increased power consumption for something simple as running your computer without doing much. Others can stuff a whole 3D shooter into 96k; no need for 15GB here.