Moving on or staying with Windows ? - Page 2

fusionblu · Oct 25, 2012, 08:17 PM

I intend to stay on the Window 7 OS as I'm using a Desktop PC and Windows 8 won't be much of a significant upgrade for me to move to that right away, and beside I would prefer to learn about its flaws first before buying 'head-first' into it.

As for Linux I've sort of gave up, but I intend to possibly try again with it when I rebuild my PC and set a side a HDD to install Linux on as I don't feel that I get a genuine experience when using it in VMWare Workstation (it's a OS simulator/ Virtual PC equivalent).

m1dg3t · Oct 25, 2012, 08:27 PM

As a person in the market for a new OS what would be the best choice? I'm assuming 7 since it is more mature, but new build & new tech want the "best" software...

Linux is a no go for me, yes i am a douche nozzle

TheMailMan78 · Oct 25, 2012, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m1dg3t

As a person in the market for a new OS what would be the best choice? I'm assuming 7 since it is more mature, but new build & new tech want the "best" software...

Linux is a no go for me, yes i am a douche nozzle

Windows 8.

erocker · Oct 25, 2012, 08:30 PM

I'll probably be installing Windows 8 this weekend. No, I don't like the lack of a start menu, but I'm already used to the new layout. I do love the SSD support.

adulaamin · Oct 25, 2012, 08:31 PM

I'll be moving to W8 probably in a month or 2. I just have to familiarize myself with it first.

TheMailMan78 · Oct 25, 2012, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by erocker

I'll probably be installing Windows 8 this weekend. No, I don't like the lack of a start menu, but I'm already used to the new layout. I do love the SSD support.

Ill be buying it this weekend but not installing it. As soon as I get CS6 I will however.

erocker · Oct 25, 2012, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMailMan78

Ill be buying it this weekend but not installing it. As soon as I get CS6 I will however.

I just found out it's a bit faster in Excel too. This is nice, since I use Excel constantly for my books.

qubit · Oct 25, 2012, 08:36 PM

Staying with Windows 7 and here's 10 good reasons why. They've become restrictive like Apple, but a helluva lot worse. I'm not paying good money for this.

erocker · Oct 25, 2012, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by qubit

Staying with Windows 7 and here's 10 good reasons why. They've become restrictive like Apple, but a helluva lot worse. I'm not paying good money for this.

Um... That article has nothing to do with Windows 8 for desktop PC's. It deals with Windows 8 tablets and the app store.

One thing I agree with though is not spending money on Windows 8. It comes wth my technet account. If I didn't have the account, I would not be buying Windows 8.

m1dg3t · Oct 25, 2012, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMailMan78

Windows 8.

The transistion for me from Vista/Xp will be massive to either of these OSes. 7 is prolly the easiest to migrate to for me (because it is a close relative of those) but 8 is the newest so *should* be best for the new gear. The GUI is what is really putting me off of 8, i need to find someone with a PC running 8 so i can try it out for myself.

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Originally Posted by erocker

I'll probably be installing Windows 8 this weekend. No, I don't like the lack of a start menu, but I'm already used to the new layout. I do love the SSD support.

Is the SSD support that much better/different than on 7? Ya the lack of a start menu is also weird for me, how else am i supposed to find stuff whem i'm drunk and everything is a blur?

Anyone know if 8 will be as receptive to old/er games like 7 is? I'm hoping i can get some older titles working on the new build

AphexDreamer · Oct 25, 2012, 08:45 PM

Staying with 7 unless FX performance boost or I get an SSD.

qubit · Oct 25, 2012, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by erocker

Um... That article has nothing to do with Windows 8 for desktop PC's. It deals with Windows 8 tablets and the app store.

One thing I agree with though is not spending money on Windows 8. It comes wth my technet account. If I didn't have the account, I would not be buying Windows 8.

Yeah, I know. The point is that I don't want to give money to Microsoft for implementing something like this. So, at the moment, it's limited to the Start screen aka Metro, but what's to stop it spreading to the desktop in later versions? Also, one gets the distinct impression that MS wants to do away with the full desktop, leaving only Metro and it's super-enclosed ecosystem. It's this mission creep that's a bigger problem and what really bothers me.

I'm not surprised that you wouldn't be buying W8 without TechNet: not enough new features to justify it and the removal of Aero, which many people, myself included, really like.

Finally, my thoughts on why W8 generally isn't much faster than W7: there's not much to speed up. If W7 isn't slowing down applications, then there's nothing to speed up, is there? This makes both OSs very efficient.

95Viper · Oct 25, 2012, 08:48 PM

Since this is a little bit of a different question...

I am staying with Windows as the main OS on my desktops, but not 8.
However, I do have other OSes (including Windows 8 from TechNet) I use for playing around with and testing.

I will probably, in the future, have a device or platform that I will use 8 on... if, I find one that fits me and meets my needs.

exodusprime1337 · Oct 25, 2012, 09:54 PM

I'll go to 8 soon enough. Mainly just because i like being on the newest hardware/software. I even bit it an went with windows vista when it released. I've tried windows 8 for a few months and although the start menu was a little odd, the rest of it seemed snappy and fun to play with.

Wrigleyvillain · Oct 25, 2012, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by m1dg3t

The transistion for me from Vista/Xp will be massive to either of these OSes. 7 is prolly the easiest to migrate to for me (because it is a close relative of those) but 8 is the newest so *should* be best for the new gear. The GUI is what is really putting me off of 8, i need to find someone with a PC running 8 so i can try it out for myself.

I found this. Nothing revolutionary compared to 7 from the sound of it but yeah an "improvement".

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Originally Posted by m1dg3t

Is the SSD support that much better/different than on 7? Ya the lack of a start menu is also weird for me, how else am i supposed to find stuff whem i'm drunk and everything is a blur?

That's when you are supposed to go to bed. I remember trying to game and shit in that state. Ugh. Well, at least you aren't driving.

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Originally Posted by m1dg3t

Anyone know if 8 will be as receptive to old/er games like 7 is? I'm hoping i can get some older titles working on the new build

Good question; will try to launch Unreal when I get 8 installed. had the RTM on a box at work and rebuilding things at home right now anyway.

Novulux · Oct 25, 2012, 10:21 PM

Picking up my copy of Windows 8 Pro from Micro Center tomorrow as I've been using it since Dev Preview > Consumer > Release > Enterprise Evaluation and I've adjusted.

I do not care much about UI, and at the rare times I do need to use the start menu, it's never for more than a few seconds.

Both my parents and younger brother have also adapted to it already for use on their laptops.

eidairaman1 · Oct 25, 2012, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Novulux

Picking up my copy of Windows 8 Pro from Micro Center tomorrow as I've been using it since Dev Preview > Consumer > Release > Enterprise Evaluation and I've adjusted.

I do not care much about UI, and at the rare times I do need to use the start menu, it's never for more than a few seconds.

Both my parents and younger brother have also adapted to it already for use on their laptops.

is this OEM edition youre getting?

BarbaricSoul · Oct 25, 2012, 11:09 PM

I'll probably stay with 7 for the foreseeable future. There's just not enough of a reason for me to upgrade. Plus I'd hate to have to do a reinstall of all my programs for my online college courses.

Phusius · Oct 25, 2012, 11:10 PM

I just finished re-installing all my drivers and setting up Windows 8, I really do like it a lot. I just pinned a lot to my taskbar and Home Page, no need for a start menu now.

I really like it, it just feels more solid overall, not bad for $14.99

Novulux · Oct 25, 2012, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by eidairaman1

is this OEM edition youre getting?

Yes, unless they have retail versions in stock.

eidairaman1 · Oct 25, 2012, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Novulux

Yes, unless they have retail versions in stock.

trust me get the OEM, save the cash

BlackOmega · Oct 26, 2012, 12:14 AM

I think I'm going to give 8 a shot. I'll "upgrade" an XP machine I have. I'm still keeping 7 on my main machine. And just for shits and giggles, I'll give Linux a shot too.

lyndonguitar · Oct 26, 2012, 08:39 AM

sticking to 7 but may use windows 8 for "testing purposes",

hopefully 9 will come and will be good like 7/XP.

t77snapshot · Oct 26, 2012, 08:44 AM

I think I will be with Win7 for awhile, I like it. If I ever get any free time I would love to learn Linux though. I am in the process of rebuilding my 2nd rig (dedicated cruncher) and might install Linux on it instead of 7 again.

Am* · Oct 26, 2012, 10:25 AM

I'm going to be sticking Windows 8 later on for my gaming PC (when SSDs hit a new low price point and when I upgrade everything else: RAM to 16GB/32GB, GPUs to GTX 780 and cooler to an NH-D14). As usual, this OS will not replace my W7 Pro, XP Pro or Windows 2000 Pro partitions, which believe it or not, I still use even on this socket 1155 desktop. The way I saw it, you can't lose, since £24.99 is nothing to pay for an OS, and even if worst case scenario happens, I'll just stick it on my file servers due to the NTFS file system overhaul they did with W8 and have it run my media servers too.

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Oct 25, 2012, 08:27 PM	#27
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Oct 25, 2012, 08:17 PM	#26
fusionblu Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: London, England, UK Posts: 246 (0.26/day) Thanks: 14 Thanked 34 Times in 28 Posts System Specs	I intend to stay on the Window 7 OS as I'm using a Desktop PC and Windows 8 won't be much of a significant upgrade for me to move to that right away, and beside I would prefer to learn about its flaws first before buying 'head-first' into it. As for Linux I've sort of gave up, but I intend to possibly try again with it when I rebuild my PC and set a side a HDD to install Linux on as I don't feel that I get a genuine experience when using it in VMWare Workstation (it's a OS simulator/ Virtual PC equivalent).

Oct 25, 2012, 08:30 PM	#29
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Oct 25, 2012, 08:31 PM	#30
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Oct 25, 2012, 08:45 PM	#36
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Oct 25, 2012, 08:48 PM	#38
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Oct 25, 2012, 09:54 PM	#39
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Oct 25, 2012, 10:21 PM	#41
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Oct 25, 2012, 11:09 PM	#43
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Oct 25, 2012, 11:10 PM	#44
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Oct 26, 2012, 12:14 AM	#47
BlackOmega Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 562 (0.36/day) Thanks: 150 Thanked 157 Times in 117 Posts System Specs	I think I'm going to give 8 a shot. I'll "upgrade" an XP machine I have. I'm still keeping 7 on my main machine. And just for shits and giggles, I'll give Linux a shot too.

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Oct 26, 2012, 08:39 AM	#48
lyndonguitar I play games Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Philippines Posts: 1,254 (1.09/day) Thanks: 264 Thanked 262 Times in 182 Posts System Specs	sticking to 7 but may use windows 8 for "testing purposes", hopefully 9 will come and will be good like 7/XP. __________________ Steam - lyndonguitar Origin - lyndonguitar Battlefield 3 Profile Battle.net - lyndonguitar#1663 Diablo III Profile Guild Wars 2 - lyndonguitar.6947

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Oct 26, 2012, 08:44 AM	#49
t77snapshot Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: S.Cali Posts: 3,383 (2.07/day) Thanks: 3,153 Thanked 2,704 Times in 1,130 Posts System Specs	I think I will be with Win7 for awhile, I like it. If I ever get any free time I would love to learn Linux though. I am in the process of rebuilding my 2nd rig (dedicated cruncher) and might install Linux on it instead of 7 again. __________________ [FS][US]comp~shop! Heatware » steamID Save Lives→ Join WCG Today! Join the Nzxt Clubhouse!

System Name:	Freeman's Box (HL2 mod)
Processor:	Intel core i5 650@3.6Ghz
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus III Formula
Cooling:	ApogeeXT/EK pump/ 2 rads
Memory:	Kingston HyperX 2166 4Gb
Video Card:	Asus GTX 570 DCII 1.2Gb
Hard Disk:	Sam 840 250Gb, WD 640Gb
Optical Drive:	LG 22X DVD-CD Burner
CRT/LCD Model:	32" Samsung SyncMaster
Case:	NZXT Tempest Case
Sound Card:	Creative SupremeFX
PSU:	Corsair TX 750W
Software:	Win.7 Home Prem. x64
Benchmarks:	Good enough ;)

Oct 26, 2012, 10:25 AM	#50
Am* Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 152 (0.27/day) Thanks: 24 Thanked 32 Times in 22 Posts System Specs	I'm going to be sticking Windows 8 later on for my gaming PC (when SSDs hit a new low price point and when I upgrade everything else: RAM to 16GB/32GB, GPUs to GTX 780 and cooler to an NH-D14). As usual, this OS will not replace my W7 Pro, XP Pro or Windows 2000 Pro partitions, which believe it or not, I still use even on this socket 1155 desktop. The way I saw it, you can't lose, since £24.99 is nothing to pay for an OS, and even if worst case scenario happens, I'll just stick it on my file servers due to the NTFS file system overhaul they did with W8 and have it run my media servers too.

System Name:	3D Vision & Sound Blaster (ex Acceleron)
Processor:	Intel Core i5 2500K @ 4.4GHz (stock voltage)
Motherboard:	Gigabyte P67A-D3-B3
Cooling:	Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E (Xigmatek GAIA SDT-1283 retired to file server)
Memory:	Back to G.Skill 2x4GB...(since the Patriot Vipers 4x8GB & Crucial Ballistix Tracers are FAULTY
Video Card:	GTX 660 OC @ 1.1GHz (£140) -- waiting for Maxwell/Volta
Hard Disk:	XP Pro 32bit/7 Pro 64bit on Samsung 830 64GB SSD & 840 250GB SSD
Optical Drive:	DVD-RW drive
CRT/LCD Model:	BenQ XL2420T 3D Vision 2 120Hz @ 1080p
Case:	Fractal Design Define R4 Windowed (R3 retired to server)
Sound Card:	Creative SoundBlaster Recon3D Fatal1ty + Z506 5.1 speakers/CAL! headphones
PSU:	600W BeQuiet Straight Power (yes, it's a heterosexual power supply) 80PLUS Silver
Software:	Windows XP Pro/Windows 7 Pro 64bit (I have Win8, just can't be arsed to install...)

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