Computers To Win 8 or not Win 8? Preorder Upgrade 8 sale $69.99(w/$30 credit) - Page 2

Mr. Laz · 10-17-2012, 10:12 AM

it's a good sale price if you ever order from Amazon to use $30 credit. I thought about doing a pre-order and then sticking it in a drawer until they fix the initial wave of issues.

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Microsoft Windows 8 Pro

by Microsoft
Platform: Windows 8
3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews) |

List Price:	$199.99
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This item will be released on October 26, 2012.
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Pre-order Select Windows 8 Software, Get a $30 Amazon.com Promotional Credit
Through October 20, 2012, purchase select Windows 8 software and get a $30 Amazon.com promotional credit toward the purchase of items shipped and sold by Amazon.com (certain exclusions apply, including Kindle books, MP3s, and video rentals and downloads). The promotional credit will be emailed thirty days after your order ships. Offer valid when shipped and sold by Amazon.com. See full terms and conditions for more details.

Product Features

Upgrade your Windows 7, XP, or Vista PC with Windows 8 Pro
Start up quickly
Customize your Start screen with Live Tiles
Stay safer with Windows Defender
Encrypt your data with Bitlocker

Platform: Windows 8

System Requirements

Media: DVD-ROM
Item Quantity: 1

htismaqe · 10-18-2012, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by DaveNull

How's it do in virtualization? I wouldn't mind dropping it into my home lab, but I'm a little worried about system resources. My iMac is on its last legs waiting for the next upgrade and the current one is a little slim on RAM. Plenty for Win7 for my purposes and definitely XP, but I'm thinking this will require some additional horsepower.

Consumer preview is still available and doesn't lose functionality until January. I didn't try running it in a VM.

htismaqe · 10-18-2012, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Guru

The main difference I have been hearing is that Windows 8 is faster than 7.

Since I purchased my new laptop recently, I get Win8 for $15. Don't know if I will install it or not.

Really? I didn't see a performance improvement at all, especially with non- MS apps. For example, running Chromium browser would drop out of metro to the traditional desktop and THEN start. It was way slower than running it in Win 7.

htismaqe · 10-18-2012, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by KC Fish

It's a little faster in startup and shutdown times. But not so much in general usage like opening apps, copying, and such. I don't really think it's enough to justify the upgrade at the moment.

Booting took about 1/3 longer on Windows 8 once all startup and login screens had been removed. That's one of the first things I tested.