The most noticeable feature of the new operating system Windows Vista - is its Aero interface. We can not argue with its external beauty, but will need some time to get used to it after Windows XP. On the interface already said a lot, and we will go forward, having considered that the new hardware components in a prepared specifically for the new system. What should we expect from the "advanced" laptop using Windows Vista maximum opportunities?

As we have seen in past articles on Windows Vista, laptop users will have a very "hard" if they want to install the system on their laptops today, and the beauty of all external interface Aero will refuse to be able to somehow work, making coffee breaks at boot Word or Photoshop. In order not to feel discomfort, using maximum capabilities operating system, and will need a new computer that supports them. Asus W5Fe very noteworthy, as it is the first mobile computer that meets all requests Vista.
SideShow Technology uses a second display, which manages the cut-off copy of the system, very similar to Windows Mobile, enabling to check e-mail, browse the address book in search of the required phone number or check with your schedule without having to launch Vista.

That we notebook diagonal second 2.8-inch screen and 320 permits х240 points. He has access to 1 Gb NAND flash memory, a built-in notebook cover. Asus said SideShow can assume the functions of navigation, and printing out a map area, but the company failed to demonstrate the feature. It is using Google Maps service and wireless connection to the Internet. In fact, the owner of that notebook gets a PDA built into its lid connected to a laptop. Both devices simply synchronized with each other.

SideShow Technology, as first reported in the news, will attribute not only mobile but also desktop computers. Asus plans to offer it as an optional opportunity for its motherboard LGA-775 P5B Premium. At illustration shows that the motherboard's USB port can connect additional display, and the second port - receiver for the remote control. The display, similar to a laptop, must use flash memory, which may be seen from the system as a flash drive. Referring to the flash memory is to say a few words about the technology and Windows ReadyBoost.

It is only natural that Windows Vista more prozhorliva against system memory than previous operating systems from Microsoft, but even this may not compel ordinary users to increase their computers memory, and memory dokupaya opening Packaging computers. Microsoft agreed to help producers of hardware components, forcing users to buy more more memory. I get very original decision: "Do you want to let the computer work faster? There is to it, just buy flash disk and vstav it in the USB port. Even faster - another flash disk ports benefit from many of today's computers ..."

It really is that simple. Now, when you connect a flash disk, in which pops up the menu item added "Speed up my system" (speed up my system). This technology has been named Windows Ready Boost.

This approach makes it simple to increase the amount of memory a computer for 2 or 4 GB. This is not a very sensible idea for notebooks, as well as connected flash drive is easy hurt or break, working in the road, but for desktop computers is a good way to a rapid increase in memory: just pasted elegantly on the back of the computer, and forgot about it .

Microsoft promises that will work with cards such as Compact Flash or SDHC. In this case, the benefits of technology will be easier to use laptops with built-owners memory card reader.

But not everything is rosy, many users understand that the USB 2.0 interface is not so much on the fast compared to the hard drive, and on the operational memory speed can not be compared at all. But it is still a way to solve this problem with additional memory has its advantages, and progress is under way. For example, flash disk Crucial Gizmo! Overdrive + is the speed record 13 MB / s (at the last model was 6 MB / s) and read-speed 25 MB / s (at the last model was 9 MB / s). Equally important for most users, and that flash memory is cheaper than conventional memory of the same amount.

For owners of laptops more necessary technology, which is to move from conventional hard disk drives (HDD) to hybrid discs (HHD). Overall, the idea is rather simple - take the usual hard drive for laptops, and an increase of 8 MB cache of up to 256 MB or more, and sell it on the basis of flash memory. Windows Vista will continue to address the cache and disk drive as one, but as soon as the system and applications are loaded, can stop spinning disk and cache will work as a solid drive. In theory, this would make discs less vulnerable to the physical strain, reduce noise and lower power consumption.

Another advantage - accelerating application launching, but only those with whom you work more often. Applications which are loaded rarer still to be booted from the hard disk, and the process time will not be reduced. The advantage that you get depends on the volume of applications, and flash memory hard drive, but Microsoft said that all applications will be loaded in two times faster than now.

Building on this idea, you can go to SSD technology, which only uses flash memory instead of magnetic storage devices, but such discs are still very expensive. The company submitted a SanDisk 32 GB disk volume size with a 1.8-inch ATA interface, but it's worth $ 600. SanDisk said that the SSD drives have average speed reading B 62 M / s and allow you to boot Windows Vista for 35 seconds on my notebook with a processor Core 2 Duo 1.2 GHz.

In normal operational memory Vista will also work better. Microsoft promises to do so using Windows SuperFetch technology, which can be described as "intelligent" memory manager, a managing it is based on queries to the data.

All described technology should help laptop users, especially in the frequent interruptions in the work on the road or in the transition from one job to another, or simply. In this new opportunity and help Vista Sleep, which copies the contents of the cache CPU Clicking nutrition or notebook lid closure in memory, and if the battery charge is coming to an end, all this information is recorded onto the hard disk.

All of this is the advantage over Windows XP, but Microsoft promises that users will be surprised by another and greatly reduced overall energy consumption. It's quite debatable assertion, as well as our previous tests with Windows Vista on laptops and desktop computers showed that the majority of the benefits of the new system to lower energy consumption and increase the time an autonomous work laptops, simply allow the same time, autonomous work, and that with Windows XP . No definitive form an opinion about all of the benefits will be, notebooks, created specifically for Windows Vista, and the use of technology described above.