70% of PC’s are not Vista Ready

Microsoft has released their recommended hardware requirements for their new operating system called Vista.
PC Pitstop compares those RAM, CPU and Hard Drive requirements agaist the hardware found in systems being processed through our on-line tests to determine the percentage of PC’s that do not meet Microsoft’s recommended requirements. Also shown is a historical look at the percentages of PC’s that did not meet the recommended requirements for Microsoft’s XP operating system for the months prior to it’s launch.

Run PC Pitstop’s Vista Readiness test to see if your system meets the recommended requirements.


Percentage of PC’s Not Meeting Recommended Requirements for Vista


Historical Trend of Percentage of PC’s That Did Not Meet Recommended Requirements for XP


Percentage of PC’s Not Meeting Recommended Requirements for Vista by Hardware Category

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