I call complete BS on the "Recommended Minimum RAM" requirements that have been suggested. My 4 GB RAM laptop decided to bite the dust three weeks ago, so I have resorted to playing NF on my 10 year old 764 MB RAM Windows XP IBM Thunkpad. Aside from loading ships slowly in waiting rooms, I have not experienced ANY lag issues in-game. Furthermore, I have also had NO in-game crashes at all! No mini-map bug CTDs, no waiting room never loading crashes, NOTHING!
What they need to do is complete and patch the Windows Vista/7 compatability code because it seems that their outdated code is what's causing a lot of the issues with these newer OS's.