Posts Tagged ‘Windows 7 Netbook’

Microsoft to Remove 3 App Limit in starter version

By admin1 on May 23rd, 2009

Microsoft has reportedly dropped the so called 3 app limit in the starter version of windows7. This “feature” was only present on the starter version of windows 7, which was intended for use on netbooks. Microsoft has not confirmed that they are dropping the 3 app limit, however it was the feature that has earned them the most criticism about their new OS. They have also published the “maximum specs” for netbooks which is the highest hardware specs available to let them still run the starter/netbook edition of windows 7.

Screen size: With XP and Vista, maximum allowable screen size was 12.1 inches; with Windows 7, it will be 10.2 inches

Storage: Maximum limits for XP and Vista: 160 GB HDD or 32 GB SDD; with Windows 7, it will be 250 GB HDD or 64 GB SDD

Graphics: With XP and Vista, netbooks/small notebooks was “less than or equal to DX9; with Windows 7, there will be no limitation

CPUs: With XP and Vista, netbooks/small notebooks had to have “single core processors that do not exceed 1 GHz frequency, or Intel Atom (N270, N280, 230, Z500, Z510, Z515, Z520, Z530, Z540, Z550); Intel Celeron 220; AMD (MV-40, 1050P, TF-20, Geode LX, Athlon 2650e, Sempron 210U); VIA (C7-M ULV, Nano U1700, U2250, U2300, U2400 or U2500). With Windows 7, the maximum will be “single core processors that do not exceed 2 GHz frequency, and have a CPU thermal design power that is less than or equal to 15 W, not including the graphics and chipset.”