http://solidsmack.disqus.com/SolidWorks 3D CAD Technology Design BlogenMon, 06 Aug 2007 10:56:05 -0000http://www.solidsmack.com/6-major-factors-before-upgrading-to-vista-and-solidworks-2008/2007-08-02/#comment-1181042M, yeah, I agree, if your going to buy something that can handle 4GB and up, go for it.JoshMon, 06 Aug 2007 10:56:05 -0000http://www.solidsmack.com/6-major-factors-before-upgrading-to-vista-and-solidworks-2008/2007-08-02/#comment-1181041<a href="http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.html" rel="nofollow">A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection</a>JoshMon, 06 Aug 2007 10:55:18 -0000http://www.solidsmack.com/6-major-factors-before-upgrading-to-vista-and-solidworks-2008/2007-08-02/#comment-1181040Hi,<br><br>2 GB memory...are you serious :-) 64-bit and atleast 4 GB is the way to go these daysMMon, 06 Aug 2007 04:29:19 -0000http://www.solidsmack.com/6-major-factors-before-upgrading-to-vista-and-solidworks-2008/2007-08-02/#comment-1181039Does anyone know if the DRM-lowest-rating-standard issue is still there? To summarize, there was some kvetching over Vista (mainly voiced by ATI) that it's certified driver requirements in concert with the DRM policy of degrading output to video and audio devices based on the contents of the harddrive. One concern was that having a rights-managed movie on your harddisk would automatically degrade the output of the video card to 648x480 or 256 colors or something horrendous like that.<br>All of this was going around while Vista was still in pre-release. Are those concerns still valid?John BurrillFri, 03 Aug 2007 16:33:38 -0000