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[hadoukenlord]

Debating whether to upgrade to Windows 8 from Windows 7. Should I wait it out or just upgrade? Windows 8 does seem kind of weird though...

[Scot]

Don't do it

[sprockets]

You could always give the Release Preview a try and see if you like it. I'm on it right now, it's ok, I'm hardly ever in 'metro' and switching between the 2 seems like two totally different environments but it's ok I guess...

[hadoukenlord]

ooo I did not know there was a release preview... i'll try that out thanks rocketgoboom but after watching a lot of youtube videos i think i'd stick with windows 7 but its worth a try!

[sprockets]

There are some performance improvements in Windows 8 over Windows 7 so if you can get past the GUI then it's worth the upgrade

[hadoukenlord]

yeah the GUI is really unattractive to me... hopefully later when they add more improvements it'll be 100% worth the upgrade haha

[sprockets]

It takes a bit of getting used to and it definitely feels like it was intended more for touch devices rather than keyboard + mouse combos. You end up using a lot more keyboard shortcuts, for instance, since there's no start button, to turn off your comp, you'd either have to get the charms to show, then hit settings and then finally power -> power down OR you could just press Win + I, Power -> Power Down. But I do kind of like the flatness of the GUI, just hate switching between metro and non metro and I miss aero but I'm sure there will be some themers out there to reintroduce it, or come up with an even better theme

[hadoukenlord]

oh dang i'm waaay to used to windows 7 then... shortcuts take me a long time to learn... darn xD

[Kyle]

You could always give the Release Preview a try and see if you like it. I'm on it right now, it's ok, I'm hardly ever in 'metro' and switching between the 2 seems like two totally different environments but it's ok I guess...

Just admit you're incredibly metro

[Pilot]

Windows 8 isn't doing too well towards gaming development, according to Blizzard and Valve.

I'd recommend you to wait it out if you're big on PC gaming, Windows 7 hasn't even settled most of its compatibility issues yet.

Edited by Pilot, 06 August 2012 - 06:42 PM.

[tri]

I installed the demo. I had to install Windows 7 all over again. If you don`t have touch screen don`t get it. It is very complicated.

[Henrymon]

Looks like Windows 8 has been leaked.

[Senrath]

Given what Valve, Blizzard, and Stardock have said about 8, I doubt I'll be going past 7 any time soon. None of the features of 8 really catch my eye, and I love my gaming.

[tri]

Looks like Windows 8 has been leaked.

No: http://windows.micro...release-preview

[shaggy111]

I tried out Windows 8 for a day and was not impressed... Still with windows XP, Vista, and 7 on my computers.

[Turnip]

Yeah, 8 is a tablet OS and Microsoft didn't bother to make a desktop/non-touch device alternative Not to mention that since it's new and all, there are probably going to be all sorts of problems and it might not like your hardware/games/whatever! And the UI is at Linux levels of inconsistency ahahah~

I've heard it's pretty darn fast and lightweight, but... it's supposed to be like that, considering it's for tablets. Tablets can't handle aero glass (which is why that's been disabled, apparently it uses a similar thing to Vista/7 so custom themes could always just bring that back), don't have the same upgradable specs as modern desktop computers so they need something lightweight so it doesn't explode, the metro start screen has those huge buttons to be like 7 Phone's, so you know you don't accidentally press the wrong button and tried it's best to be consistent but that didn't work lmao, all that stuff! So unless you have a tablet or maybe a really shit computer, stick with 7 for now and wait until 9 comes! :3 That should be better, maybe...

Edited by Turnip, 07 August 2012 - 01:19 AM.

[Bone]

Nope nope nope nope nope

[RandyX]

Not gonna switch, windows 7 is just fine for me.

[HappyAccident]

Looks like some shit to me unfortunately

[Nalah]

It doesn't really seem worth it from here either. And from what I've read, it sounds there may be some problems with dual-booting it with Linux...

[sprockets]

It's fine dual booting with Windows 8 if you install something like Grub2 onto your MBR AFTER you install Windows 8, but if you were to use the Windows 8 MBR it won't detect any Linux partitions

[Nalah]

It's fine dual booting with Windows 8 if you install something like Grub2 onto your MBR AFTER you install Windows 8, but if you were to use the Windows 8 MBR it won't detect any Linux partitions

Thanks, thats pretty helpful for me. I still reckon 8 is pointless for non-tablet computers right now though.

[Joulik]

Keep with win7. Win8 sucks. I liked the minimalist style, but the constant need to switch screens destroys the usability.

[NeoSam]

I always wait these things out, Windows 8 will take alot of getting used to and there is no immediate need to update.