Vista machines under $1000
It is possible to get a new home computer for under $1000 that can run Vista Home Premium, including the Aero interface. PC Magazine reviews three desktop models. They are all dual-core machines and each comes with 1 GB of RAM. One of the three is actually a Mac. About the Mac, the article says:
Running Vista using Parallels Desktop is a simple matter: just load the program, and then install Vista. Parallels Desktop can run both Mac Os and Vista simultaneously, as long as you have the system memory for it. The Mac mini doesn’t come with Vista; you’ll have to buy it separately.
The article doesn’t mention it but there is some question about whether Microsoft approves of running Vista Home Premium in a virtual machine. The alternative to run in Apple’s dual-boot configuration provided by Bootcamp awaits an upgrade to the Bootcamp software. The two regular PCs that are reviewed are the Acer Aspire L310 and the eMachines T5224.
At another review site, CNET looks at laptops selling for under $1000. The reviews leave out the essential specification of which operating system is on these machines. Some of them can only run Vista Basic and actually come with Windows XP. You have to go to the individual vendor sites to see if Vista comes with the model mentioned. It is interesting that Windows XP machines are still being sold at some major manufacturers.
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