Windows Vista Requirements and Features Released

Microsoft has finally unveil the specification of hardware required to run the next Windows OS,
The Windows Vista.

There are two levels of recommendations for Windows Vista, those dubbed “Vista-Capable” and those dubbed “Premium-Ready.” Microsoft has now revealed the specs in each category, and here they are:(Excerpts from arstechnica)

Minimum Requirements (Vista-Capable PCs):

* 800 MHz Intel-compatible processor
* 512MB of RAM
* DirectX 9.0-Capable Graphics Processor
* 20GB HD

Recommended Requirements (Premium-Ready PCs):

* 1 GHz Intel-compatible processor
* 1GB RAM
* DirectX 9.0-Capable Graphics Processor, with 128MB graphics memory. (64MB of graphics memory to support a single monitor less than 1,310,720 pixels [no more than 1440x900]; 128MB of graphics memory to support a single monitor at resolutions from 1,310,720 to 2,304,000 pixels [no more than 1920x1200]; 256MB of graphics memory to support a single monitor at resolutions higher than 2,304,000 pixels [more than 1920x1200]).
* 40GB HD with at least 15GB “free space”

Read more about Windows Vista on Microsoft’s New Page : Windows Vista -Get Ready