7 Facts about Windows Vista Storage Requirements

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7 Facts about Windows Vista Storage Requirements bought to you by WD Insider Windows Vista™ Readiness Guide

1. Vista Storage Needs
Minimum System Requirements: 15 GB of free space is required just to install Vista.
Storage-hungry applications: Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Movie Maker, Windows
Media Center and Windows Backup all increase demand for larger hard drives.

2. Performance Users Should Pair for Power
Higher gaming performance: Performance enthusiasts and game lovers will benefit
from Vista’s exclusive new DirectX 10 gaming platform.

Recommendation: Pair a super-fast 150 GB WD Raptor® drive with a 500 GB
WD Caviar® SE16 drive. Use the WD Raptor drive as the boot drive for faster launch
and optimum system and gaming performance. Use the WD Caviar SE16 drive to store
media files and programs.

3. Home and Business Users Must Plan for Multimedia
Multimedia explosion: Vista includes built-in photo and video editing software, making
digital video more accessible to the average user.

Recommendation: Digital video can require up to 13 GB per hour, meaning that smart
consumers will choose the highest capacity drive they can afford so they won’t run out
of space.

4. Millions of Notebooks Need Upgrading
Storage squeeze: Microsoft requires a minimum of 15 GB of free disk space to install Vista.
Many notebooks users have machines with hard drives that are 40 GB or smaller, so this is
almost half of their total capacity.

Recommendation: WD’s full line of notebook drives will be Vista certified so this is a prime
opportunity to upgrade to our 120 GB or 160 GB notebook drives.

5. Easily Protect Personal and Business Data
Easier backups: Windows Vista includes a new automatic backup feature that works with
internal and external drives.

Recommendation: Consumers and small businesses should get a secondary internal WD drive
or an external hard drive to protect their valuable personal or business data.

6. The HDTV Meets the PC
Convergence: Vista Home Premium and Ultimate Editions include Windows Media Center.
This brings the PC into the living room and helps people manage all of their digital content
from their PC or TV.

Recommendation: Consumers wanting to run a Media Center PC will need at least one
500 GB WD Caviar SE16 drive for their system because HD video requires about 8 GB
per hour of storage space.

7. Would you like an external drive with that?
Its all about easy-to-use add on storage and our full lineup of My Book and WD Passport
drives are a perfect match for the needs of Vista users. It’s a logical add-on whenever someone
upgrades or purchases a system with Vista to purchase external storage.

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