Windows 8

[Full Tilt 10+ year member]

I still have windows xp on one computer and on my other laptop, I have windows 7 with windows virtual machine with windows xp.

I just figure, why waste the money? I mean, that's $100 on software that isn't going to enhance my performance at all.

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

Xp pro ftw

 

[UnderFire 10+ year member]

I liked vista until my laptop died and I had to get a new one, but 7 is fine by me.

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

Vista was very inefficient imo

 

[Sub Bass Woofrz 10+ year member]

i used it on the surface tablet, its alright, the option to toggle between tablet interface and normal interface is kinda cool

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

I had a guy going on about how great windows 8 is. So much so that i said screw it, i'd rather run 7 than do what this idiot is telling me

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I like Windows 8.

When I boot up, everything is right there updated. I don't have to click on espn's site...the top news is scrolling with teams I watch the most starting first, twitter feeds updated, fantasy football news with info about my players, emails showing last couple emails (subjects and first few lines). It's almost like a command center right there. I don't like touch screens and like it even on a standard laptop. It also boots up faster than windows 7.

It takes a few minutes to set everything up and sometimes things are quirky (you have to sign up for an x-box account to use your own music on x-box music app?) etc. But I haven't found anything I absolutely hate about it.

With that said, I would not want it at work. All that I mentioned before wouldn't be allowed so it would be a PITA to do a bunch of extra clicking to get to the standard start screen.

 

[Germ305 10+ year member]

Also another note I forgot to mention, the way the new kernels are designed, Windows 8 is friggin REDONKULOUS with an SSD as far as boot up time and response is concerned. Once I am past the POST screen, its like 4 seconds+another 10 after log in.