Working on a gaming pc build, and windows 8 will be out before I finish the build. So should I get windows 8 for my pc instead of windows 7?
Get 7. There's gonna be bugs at 1st with 8 and 7 is a good OS. If anything make 2 partitions and do both
windows 8 is coming out this week so i would say just wait 5 days and find out for yourself. they are also releasing their horribly overpriced Surface tablet too (its a shame because i was excited for it until i saw the price tag)
I can upgrade from Windows 7 Home to Windows 8 Pro for $59.99, a promo I just got from Newegg. I might give it a try...
7 dude. Hell, I try to use XP whenever possible. Man those were the days. Seriously makes me sad Im a computer nerd.
got it for 16$ because i got a promo for buying win 7 computer recently... Im downloading now, i want to install on another HDD and dual boot just to check it out... got it for so cheap might as well lol
As an IT guy i've had a decent amount of experience with windows 8 already. we've been running the betas on 2 machines since they started doing the betas. Windows 8 is not bad. Everything will work on it. the UI is different but you'll get used to it, it is intuitive. But, and it s a big ole butT, windows 8 is geared more toward tablets. if you have windows 7, there really isn't a need to get windows 8. the desktop feature of windows 8 is essentially windows 7. so i prolly wont upgrade any time soon, but i'm super hyped to get a surface with win8 pro(available in feb?). But do not be afraid of windows 8. it's happening, and it's gonna be pretty cool.
[quote name='"Craiggers"']As an IT guy i've had a decent amount of experience with windows 8 already. we've been running the betas on 2 machines since they started doing the betas. Windows 8 is not bad. Everything will work on it. the UI is different but you'll get used to it, it is intuitive. But, and it s a big ole butT, windows 8 is geared more toward tablets. if you have windows 7, there really isn't a need to get windows 8. the desktop feature of windows 8 is essentially windows 7. so i prolly wont upgrade any time soon, but i'm super hyped to get a surface with win8 pro(available in feb?). But do no be afraid of windows 8. it's happening, and it's gonna be pretty cool.[/quote] Glad to hear about desktop mode I like to have all my icons on one desktop
Intuitive? Yeah, maybe opening a web browser is intuitive (because we all know how hard that was). But not an actual task. How the hell do I get to the control panel or administrative tools? As far as I can tell I have to manually create my own shortcut. Fuck that, Microsoft. Maybe I should just fucking use Linux at that point. I'll stick with Windows 7. Already pissed at my roommate for upgrading his media center PC in the living room.
Im am triple booting now with Windows 8 Pro, Win 7 Ult. and Ubuntu. That said, i always go to Win 7, and probably will unless 8 gets a update with some awesome shit. As craiggers said, its more for touch screen. If i had a touch screen monitor id definitely use it more though. Also it seems to be a small install for what it is. Went a lot faster than windows 7 ever did for me and is only 30 Gigs for the Pro version...
I'm really enjoying Windows 8. It's definitely not as big of a pain in the ass as people are trying to make it seem. It does have a learning curve, but after that it just makes sense. The speed boost to my system is tangible and quite nice, and for $15.99 I'm really happy with it.
[quote name='"cookiecrisp"']I'm really enjoying Windows 8. It's definitely not as big of a pain in the ass as people are trying to make it seem. It does have a learning curve, but after that it just makes sense. The speed boost to my system is tangible and quite nice, and for $15.99 I'm really happy with it.[/quote] You on a desktop? How well is metro treating you?
Laptop. No touchscreen. I like Metro, tbh. I don't have any issue navigating it with a touchpad, but I've always been a keyboard junkie so I use hotkeys to get around most of the time anyway. I think Metro, specifically for non-touchscreen computers, will only get better as Microsoft receives more feedback. I do find myself defaulting back to the desktop a lot, but I think that's because there aren't many Metro apps/programs available yet.
[quote name='"cookiecrisp"'] Laptop. No touchscreen. I like Metro, tbh. I don't have any issue navigating it with a touchpad, but I've always been a keyboard junkie so I use hotkeys to get around most of the time anyway. I think Metro, specifically for non-touchscreen computers, will only get better as Microsoft receives more feedback. I do find myself defaulting back to the desktop a lot, but I think that's because there aren't many Metro apps/programs available yet.[/quote] If you ever do get tired of metro or want the option of having both a start menu and metro, Classic Shell is a highly customizable start menu replacement with lots of neat features