Windows 7 Drives RAM Ccapacity Explosion; Vista SP2 Usage Rising
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Tip: Click here to update all your PC's outdated driversWindows 7 will drive the average PC RAM capacity to 4GB in the next 18 months. That's the conclusion of researchers at the exo.performance.network who are monitoring the ramp-up to Windows 7's launch on October 22.
After evaluating data collected from early adopters of the Windows 7 RTM code spread across several hundred IT sites, the xpnet.com team observed that nearly 50 percent sported memory capacities of 4GB or higher, with some reaching as high as 12GB.
The average of all Windows 7 PCs was 3.7GB, which is in stark contrast to Windows XP PCs, where the average RAM capacity (for all versions) hovers at just under 1.7GB. Windows 7 RAM installations also best Vista's average of 2.7GB. In fact, the move from a Vista-centric world to one defined by Windows 7 will likely drive a jump in RAM capacity (by 33 percent) comparable to the one experienced during the transition from Windows XP to Vista (a jump of 37 percent in installed RAM).
[ Is your PC ready to run Windows 7? Find out by using InfoWorld's Windows Sentinel tool, which also lets you track performance and other aspects of your Windows PCs and servers. ]
Note: You can check out the latest data from the exo.repository by visiting InfoWorld's Windows Pulse page. There you'll find a collection of dynamic chart objects that provide a real-time view into data gathered from xpnet.com's nearly 20,000 contributing members.
The bottom line: While much has been made about Windows 7's supposedly reduced memory footprint, the reality is that a combination of Moore's Law (as it applies to RAM density) and the harsh lessons of the Vista debacle are prompting customers to err on the side of caution and equip Windows 7 PCs with ample RAM out of the gate.
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considering windows 7 is not yet out in the retail market, the average joe (major market
share) wouldn't know about its availability online and cant be bothered to be as techy as
us early adopters who usually are tech junkies, developers and testers. they usually will
have a lot more ram even if they don't have high end components.
oems are generally spec'ing new systems with 3-4gb of ram and as the vast majority of
windows7 users will initially be those receiving it as the os on their new system or via
an update offer soon after their recent purchase of a vista system, it is simple to
predict that 4gb is likely to be the standard amount of memory installed.
whether or not windows7 realistically needs 4gb to run is another matter.
i have a fujitsu lifebook running win7 perfectly with two gigs of memory. that's a bunch
of shit.
yeah, forgot about the norm of laptops/desktop configurations that will ship during those
times...but still a major share of users will be those that already have a computer, i
guess their configurations do count too....(this is just for the theoretical average)
been using 4 gig minimum for a few years now. more if the os can handle it.
its not just the windows 7. imho, its mostly driven by the insanely cheap prices of ram
nowadays. which is a great thing, dont get me wrong, as it will drive the overall costs
down. i just think the price is more important than the os being run.
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By HP on 24.09.2009 - 01:09