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6th March 2013, 09:28 AM
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Hardcore
Windows 8 ?
I need to get a new netbook, the one im looking at is running windows 8,
Anyone using Windows 8 ? ,what do you think, have they gone forwards from 7, or backwards ?
thanks in advance
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6th March 2013 09:28 AM
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6th March 2013, 09:43 AM
#2
Hardcore
I personally don't know but have heard from others windows 8 is no good I'm happy with 7
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6th March 2013, 09:50 AM
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Travelling Podologist
My last Windows machine was a 386 desktop running Windows98! Changed to a Mac & dislike Windows greatly. Wife's laptop has Windows7 professional on it, so I know I still dislike it.
This is a roundabout way of saying I am not a Windows expert .......BUT ...... I do know a few (Windows experts) & the word is that Windows 8 is best avoided, stick with 7.
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6th March 2013, 10:45 AM
#4
SUCH IS LIFE
Re: Windows 8 ?
I think win8 might be ok for a phone or tablet but I find it annoying on a lappy.
Stick to win7 imo
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6th March 2013, 10:50 AM
#5
Expert
Re: Windows 8 ?
Windows 8 is designed for touch screen style devices and works wonderful at it. So any tablets or touch phones is alright. But and laptops or desktop pc's won't function to full capability.
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6th March 2013, 11:06 AM
#6
Hardcore
Originally Posted by
King_ady1
Windows 8 is designed for touch screen style devices and works wonderful at it. So any tablets or touch phones is alright. But and laptops or desktop pc's won't function to full capability.
It is a touch screen netbook, and great value compared to my other options suiting my requirements.
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6th March 2013, 11:43 AM
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Patrol Guru
Ah... the familiar sound when Microsoft brings a change to one of their operating systems..... (If only I had a dollar for every time this came up....)
Everyone has their differing opinions and thats a good thing. In my humble opinion, there is nothing wrong with Windows 8 on a laptop or desktop. Yes there are a few design attributes that may not work the same way on a laptop that they do on a tablet or touch screen notebook, but, it is still a viable operating system for any desktop or laptop out there today.
The single main difference (other than the technical changes made to the kernel and other systems) is the "Start Screen" Microsoft simply removed the "Start Menu" and changed it into a "Start Screen" and have added functionality to it such as real time updates to social media, Weather apps and email apps so you can quickly see what new information comes in without having to open the program and have a look.
You still have a desktop and applications and the directory structure is still the same as Windows 7. Switching between open applications can still be done through keyboard shortcuts the same as before, however, Microsoft brought back the "Active Zones" on the display and you can move your mouse cursor to different corners of the screen to bring up different shortcuts to be able to switch between applications quicker.
You can add or remove application shortcuts on the Start Screen and you can change the layout of the Start screen altogether to suit your needs. You can still create shortcuts on the desktop.
I have been testing Windows 8 for the past 6 months on an older Lenovo T500 laptop with 2 GB RAM and it installed without any issues, all drivers were installed and the performance is quite good.
Once you get used to the new interface you will be fine. It took me a little to get used to but once I learned where everything was, it was hard to go back to Win7.
Just my 2 cents worth....
Cheers,
Rob
Last edited by rkinsey; 6th March 2013 at 11:57 AM.
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6th March 2013, 05:18 PM
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6th March 2013, 07:22 PM
#9
Patrol God
Originally Posted by
NissanGQ4.2
DOS all the way baby
or is that D'OH (like homer)
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7th March 2013, 12:11 AM
#10
Patrol Freak
We have one corporate notebook with Win 8.
Win 8 is not bad if your notebook have touchscreen. If no, your wife will know about it soon and she will like it! (if you understand what I'm talking about LOL )
I'm Alexander and I'm the happiest owner of GQ Nissan Safari in the whole Central Asia
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