Posted by julias
Since windows 7 is available very soon i just wanted to ask everyone if its worth the upgrade? i don't really know much about windows 7 if its better or worse than vista which i'm currently using
Posted by KaMeL
You may wait for the final version coz its in test period
This message was posted from a N95_8GB
Posted by julias
test period? the final version is available to buy in shops in a few weeks
Posted by yea g
Its faster than xp (IMO) and it has the good looks of aero. I really think its worth it for those people who downgraded their pcs to xp.
It starts really fast (about 5 seconds to start then takes about 10-15 seconds to start all you startup programs)
Posted by gardar
Grab ubuntu, it's faster, more stable and free
Posted by julias
No don't think these free operating systems are any good they don't put a lot of money into R&D they way microsoft does i would rather go with a tried and trusted brand
Posted by RLP06
Windows 7 is awesome, been running it on both my netbook and my main laptop, no complaints at all
Posted by Cycovision
On 2009-07-15 01:56:12, gardar wrote:
Grab ubuntu, it's faster, more stable and free
I wouldn't be so sure about the 'faster' bit
I'm dual-booting Ubuntu Jaunty and Windows 7, and there is not a great deal of difference in terms of startup and operating speed on my computers.
I'm liking Windows 7 a lot at the moment, but I still think think it's only what Vista should have been.
Posted by gardar
On 2009-07-15 16:26:47, Cycovision wrote:
On 2009-07-15 01:56:12, gardar wrote:
Grab ubuntu, it's faster, more stable and free
I wouldn't be so sure about the 'faster' bit
When you don't have to be running a antivirus on it 24/7 then it automatically gets faster
Posted by Cycovision
Sorry! Win 7 starts up just as fast as Ubuntu Jaunty even with NOD32 running
If you could put Norton on a Linux distro, that'd go slow too!
I'm no M$ fan, but nobody can deny that they have made a good job of Windows 7. It is much, much faster than Vista and more polished than any Linux distro I've used so far.
Posted by julias
Apparantly google are also launching their own OS i wonder if its worth waiting for that one?
Posted by gardar
On 2009-07-15 19:29:37, julias wrote:
Apparantly google are also launching their own OS i wonder if its worth waiting for that one?
It's linux based so yeah I'm gonna try it out
Posted by lukechris
On 2009-07-15 19:52:54, gardar wrote:
On 2009-07-15 19:29:37, julias wrote:
Apparantly google are also launching their own OS i wonder if its worth waiting for that one?
It's linux based so yeah I'm gonna try it out
Cool when?
Posted by julias
No idea to be honest i read that it will be soon though because of the windows 7 launch
Posted by lukechris
Is it free?
Posted by NightBlade
Windows 7 is awesome! Definitely better than vista. Runs pretty smoothly on my bro's 7-year old PC (his previous one).
Posted by Trev1982
So what's the recomended amount of ram to run 7 basic or home what ever they call it, I just seen some nifty 14 inch notebooks in asda for 200 quid, only 1 gig of ram tho, it would be ideal to take to work if it runs well,
Posted by kwabs2006
Can i upgrade an xp branded laptop (hp pavillion zv6000) to windows 7? & what are the system requirements?
_________________
Im getting a new iphone 3gs for free! Click here to get one too: http://tiny.cc/cHDRh
[ This Message was edited by: kwabs2006 on 2009-07-16 00:33 ]
Posted by Trev1982
The wiki for windows 7 pretty much sucks really, doesn't say much about specs, I think we all no really 2 gig of ram will be better than 1, so i'm going to pick up the little notebook and just add more ram
Posted by jagger2k
On 2009-07-16 01:01:00, kwabs2006 wrote:
Can i upgrade an xp branded laptop (hp pavillion zv6000) to windows 7? & what are the system requirements?
_________________
Im getting a new iphone 3gs for free! Click here to get one too: http://tiny.cc/cHDRh[ This Message was edited by: kwabs2006 on 2009-07-16 00:33 ]
It runs really well on my laptop and my specs are:
AMD Turion 64
1024MB ram
80GB Hard drive
ATI raedon xpress 200m graphics.
Full areo and everything.
Vista on the other hand crawled on my system.
Posted by yea g
I can run windows 7 64bit on 1gb ram (even though the minimum is 2gb) and I can ven run gta iv on it!
Posted by voda_jon
bought my pre order from comet.co.uk last night.... £49.99 not too bad in my opinion for an OS that works for once lol...
I've been running the RC Beta version on my Laptop and nettop and can honestly say this runs like a dream and i couldnt be happier (unless of course it was MAC OSx which is still a lot more reliable and quicker for certain tasks).
Anyone else grabbed a pre-order?
Posted by deluded
I've just installed Windows 7 64-bit a couple of days ago and it works really well. All the bells and whistles of Vista and the speed of XP. It's one OS I won't mind buying off the shelf since my 2 months old HP Pavilion P6090D came pre-loaded with Vista Home Premium. The best part was I didn't even have to install any drivers manually. Windows 7 detected all my hardware correctly. Most of older software run fine on it.
Posted by waibun_lee
Pre-ordered home ultimate from PC world, plus 2% quidco for £44.99 delivered, seems very zippy so far.
Posted by yea g
Wow good prices! I wonder how much the preorders are over here....
Posted by max_wedge
windows 7 is quite good. Faster than vista, less cluttered UI, windows snap open, clean and lean. I like it a lot. I will buy it off the shelf but I still plan to wait three months just to see what issues arise.
btw, it runs quite well on 512MB ram even.
Posted by strizlow800
I agree with max wedge... I use windows 7 since new year (december/january)... Mainly pirated torrent versions which seem to work very good, even the beta ones. The win7 seems to be the best OS microsoft ever released. A real XP successor imho. Lot faster than Vista, more stable, better experience, better multimedia and etc...
P.S. Also program compatibilty rocks.
Posted by voda_jon
@max_wedge... prob best gettin it on pre order for half the price an waiting instead of payin the full price.
Posted by kwabs2006
Any links to download the beta versions? and which is best for a 3 year old laptop? thx
Posted by Cycovision
Here you go:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx
It'll make you sign up for Microsoft Live account if you haven't already got one before you can download and obtain a key.
Which one is best depends on whether your laptop has a 64bit processor. Just choose the 32bit version if you're not sure.
[ This Message was edited by: Cycovision on 2009-07-17 10:20 ]
Posted by jcwhite_uk
I'm running the release candidate on Windows 7 on a Pentium 4 2.8GHz with 2GB ram and it flys. I would say it is quicker than XP and a lot, lot quicker than Vista.
Posted by weirdwilli
Is it just me that noticed no speed differences when using Windows 7 over Vista?
Installed it a couple of weeks but had firstly about 3 different hardware things that didn't want to install on it, and then Chrome and Firefox seemed to constantly crash and the whole computer just slowed to a crawl..
Now using Vista again and it seems fine
Using a Dell XPS 420 with 3GB RAM, E8400 and an 8800GT
Posted by Cycovision
Crappy Dell drivers maybe? Not fully compatible or optimised for windows 7? Or the other way round maybe, using generic drivers on Dell hardware?
I can't get the TV Tuner to install on my HP laptop because of the 'branded' driver but everything else went in fine.
Posted by Trev1982
Not impressed fowlpaded this morning out it on and now deleted just a finished version of vista in my eyes meh I'll stick to XP
Posted by max_wedge
we are running it now in a development and CAD environment, haven't had a single problem. Mind you we didn't have a problem with Vista either.
Win 7 just has nicer UI innovations.