Hester - 8:39 am on Apr 18, 2008 (gmt 0)

This is preposterous... 4 Gig is a server! For running Windows?

Not really. The last 'standard' was 2Gb. (If you upgrade from 512Mb to 2Gb, you'll find Windows and programs run a lot smoother.) So the next step up would be 4Gb, so the figure seems natural to me.

XP is the last version of Win I install. Ubuntu or Mac, that's the future.

The Mac Pro can have up to 32Gb of RAM. If you edit graphics or video it makes sense. It's not just Windows that loves more memory.

Note: I believe XP can't see more than 3Gb of RAM, so perhaps that's one reason to 'upgrade' to Vista.