Zevinity Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 I installed the Windows Developer Preview a month ago, just to try it out. So far, my opinions are mixed. They have improved a lot of Windows 7 features, but the new start menu takes some time getting used to. I didn't want to disable the new start menu because I wanted to see how efficient it was, using it on a daily basis. Even though I did get used to it, I still prefer the normal start menu, but I can see why it would work well on tablets and touch screens. The developer preview isn't the final product, so many things could change when the official beta comes out. In the meantime, I'll stick to using Windows 7. Has anyone else tried out the developers preview? If so, what are your opinions on it?Here's a list of the new features.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_8If you would like to try out the developers preview, here's the link to download it.http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/br229516 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroPenguins Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Lol I swear loads of people already made threads about this, but anyway I think it is utter crap. But I do understand it is not finalised yet, I hope the beta would be better suited for PC users. I do love the task manager on it, it has improved a lot from the Windows 7. I only used it for about 1 hour and I haven't touched it since, still have it installed dual booting with my Windows 7. I'm gonna remove it later and install openSUSE on top of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kashem2 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 im up there with Ang3lofDarkness. its crap. sure there are some cool things but over all its not working for me. tho it could change over the months but right now its an OS for handhelds not a PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolockit Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 When the hell is Windows 7, comming out. Fuck this 6.x shit. Odd number Kernel—tenths digit—versions or it doesn't matter.Sent from my DROID2 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroPenguins Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 LOL zolockit, you sure know how to talk BS. You're more of a linux guy man. But seriously I don't recommend Windows 7 for your computers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolockit Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Meh, I like *nix. I'm not exclusive to Linux. Although I'm pretty opinionated about how I like *nix.I have only liked Windows versions with odd number tenth digit kernels though. Seriously.I liked 2000/XP (NT 5.x)Didn't like NT 4.0 WorkstationAnd I loved NT 3.1. I used to draw "NT 3.1" on my wall when I was a kid. I have pics somewhere....Although when I was a kid, I had Crapple OS forced on me. Both Crapple OS classic & OSuX. My childhood was kind of full of [x_x] <- seeing this bastard.Hate that guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lokis Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 I have a very simple thought...Provided I will not miss out on anything NOT using the rather "Yawn" touch screen interface, then I will be fine with whatever they put out... if I buy it will be a completely different story.... never really had a great OS upgrade before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Zero- Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 I get the feeling that 8 is being developed ONLY for tablets. I checked it out, it's decent but the Metro UI isnt for u if you're used to desktop icons or what not. Arguably, I want the desktop Start Menu back. They're saying that there will be a version that supports ARM so why not just keep the Metro UI there and leave the classic interface on the desktop version. That aside, everything else is better in a way, but I want to wait until the Public Beta so I can rethink my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonSpirit Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 which ever they bring out i hope it uses less ram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnawind Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 which ever they bring out i hope it uses less ram.Unfortunately, the RAM amount will continue to increase, rather than decrease, when it comes to Windows. Linux, on the other hand, keeps improving things more often, but they also make it work with less RAM, unlike Windows. Windows 7 and 8 both require a minimum of 1GB RAM (currently, in the case of 8). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripcat Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Well ram isn't really an issue as it is just getting cheaper and cheaper, you could easily get 4gs of decent RAM for cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazysage Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 I think windows xp was the last triumph of Microsoft, after that all they did is giving an eye-candy(most of it) look. vista,windows 7 and now windows 8, I don't even call windows 7 as windows 7 at all I would rather call it as "I'M SORRY-vista" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnawind Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Well ram isn't really an issue as it is just getting cheaper and cheaper, you could easily get 4gs of decent RAM for cheap.The price depends on the type. For example, some of my computers require DDR RAM, and it costs $60 USD for one 1GB stick of it. DDR2 RAM of the same size costs about $40-50 USD. The newer RAM is cheaper, but the older RAM is not. The people concerned about RAM probably have a computer that takes the more expensive older stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroPenguins Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 The price depends on the type. For example, some of my computers require DDR RAM, and it costs $60 USD for one 1GB stick of it. DDR2 RAM of the same size costs about $40-50 USD. The newer RAM is cheaper, but the older RAM is not. The people concerned about RAM probably have a computer that takes the more expensive older stuff.Ah lol you're correct about that, a few years ago I brought SO-DIMM DDR RAM and they cost 2X the price of DDR2. DDR3 these days are so cheap, wasn't it due to it being over manufactured and no one was buying it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovebump Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 windows 8 seem with to social network centric to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silence_lamb Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 oh well windows 8, is way of Microsoft getting money again lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anmrk Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Windows 8 Preview looks good especially with the metro look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dae314 Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 I don't like it. They haven't done much more than add bells and whistles to Windows 7 as far as I could tell when I used the dev preview. I'm kinda inclined to buy a W7 copy and keep it to install on my next computer instead of W8 >.>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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