IT-ServicesMicrosoft Puts Limits on Windows 7 Netbook Specs.
According to several reports, Microsoft plans to limit which netbooks can run Windows 7 and which canò€™t with a list of maximum hardware specs for little machines running the OS.
Microsoft has set limitations for netbooks to ensure Windows 7 netbooks will stay as cheap, low end laptops. Unfortunately, the specs laid out on TechARP donò€™t exactly leave room for netbook technology to progress.
With netbooks becoming increasingly popular with students and casual computer users choosing netbooks over actual notebooks and expecting them to fill the shoes of a regular notebook, there had been hope weò€™d see the little notebooks grow a little with Windows 7. Thatò€™s looking less likely with these limits:
*Screens cannot exceed 10.2 inches
*Maximum 1 GB of RAM
*Maximum 250 GB HDD or 64 SSD
*CPU must not exceed 2 GHz, and have a CPU thermal design power that is less than or equal to 15 W, not including the graphics and chipset.
So how "bout it, would you shell out the extra cash for an ultraportable notebook? Before we knew anything of the Windows 7 specs limits we were already feeling confined by the ones for XP. Now we"re even more tempted to buy the more expensive option. Then again, that"s exactly what Microsoft wants with this, so go figure.