Will you use Windows 8 RTM as your main OS?

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by Q9650, Aug 14, 2012.

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How do you use or plan to use Windows 8 RTM?

  1. Primary OS

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  2. Dual-boot

    17.2%
  3. Virtual Machine

    16.7%
  4. Other

    14.8%
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  1. Netbanshee

    Netbanshee MDL Junior Member

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    Once Windows 8 proves it can handle my apps, I'll upgrade my desktop. I'll keep my laptop Windows 7 for now as well as my old laptop which still runs Windows XP flawlessly.:biggrin:
     
  2. acyuta

    acyuta MDL Expert

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    Perhaps you have not even used win 8. No matter how it does with apps, it certainly installs faster than win 7. On my Intel SSD, this is like 4-5 mins lesser to getting the start screen and getting to work. That is what the original poster said `it installs faster' and I back that. Even on a hard disk, it installs faster.
     
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  3. s1ave77

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  4. agcamerahn

    agcamerahn MDL Novice

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    Up lên cho bác, chúc bác bán d?t hÃ*ng.
     
  5. s1ave77

    s1ave77 Has left at his own request

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    Even though my language knowledges in mindless drivel are really bad, thanks for clarification. Btw, board-rules definitly state the use of ENGLISH as communication language here.
    Regards
     
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  6. AzTec

    AzTec MDL Member

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    The money machine for m$ has the sheeple wanting another better OS than they have already, (weather that being XP or Se7en)

    I for one have a pc that has all the best bits to run eight

    Latest motherboard for win 8
    16gb ram
    8 core processer

    have set eight up with a start menu ported from se7en, with all the programs I use with se7en, antivirus, burning, multimedia etc.....

    BUT

    as to changing over to eight......... I dont think so, even though I needed to patch se7en for it to run eight cores as it should :ball2:
     
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  7. Cosmic101

    Cosmic101 MDL Novice

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    He does seem to have hit the nail on the head with his comments, had to use xp the other day, it's a bit of a pig when you compare it to windows Vista, 7 & 8. I had never realised how much I have got used to things like snap, and my memory of it was that it was really fast but in fact I have seen faster hedgehogs ;). I'm still loving 8 and it's just going to keep getting better.
     
  8. Akko

    Akko MDL Junior Member

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    Loving 8 is like loving a girl with missing front teeth.
     
  9. PaulDesmond

    PaulDesmond MDL Magnet

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    Oh, I had one long time ago ... lol
     
  10. Hackeur

    Hackeur MDL Senior Member

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    one major concern is that the whole OS is optimized for lower spec machines/tablets - hence a large proportion of comments around the web state that the OS is faster BUT for the OC Beasts running 4 cores/8 threads @ 4.5+ GHz with 16GB+ of ram and sata III SSD's it is a tad slower when running full 3D applications, Photoshop and multitasking + VRay rendering is definitely slower.
    Of course it is faster for running the "Apps" (amputated applications) which lack severely in functionality.
     
  11. Puffingmad

    Puffingmad MDL Addicted

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    For now I am going to stick with win7 it is polished and reliable I have win8 on a vm but I feel they should have left the start menu and aero intact, giving the individual user option of running metro or start

    as others have stated i feel like there forcing me to use metro ware as it should be my choice
     
  12. Hackeur

    Hackeur MDL Senior Member

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    you mean like a toilet without the toilet seat and the Playboy mags? :D :D
     
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  14. Cosmic101

    Cosmic101 MDL Novice

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    :roflmao:Still loving her.:biggrin:
     
  15. Cosmic101

    Cosmic101 MDL Novice

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    #196 Cosmic101, Oct 23, 2012
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    Well we will have to wait until January to see how good or bad the sales of windows 8 have been. But if surface is any indication they will be good but people do seem to forget the west is still in recession. But Benioff is right about increased use of cloud services, however some of the things he has come out with are complete rubbish.Benioff said. "I see Coca-Cola as a cloud company, I see Toyota as a cloud company." I'm really sure they are not.So we shall wait and see.
     
  16. budzos

    budzos MDL Expert

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    I will be sticking with 7. Plus a couple of XP's. To many hoops to jump with 8.
    budzos
     
  17. acyuta

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