Windows 8 - "8" because cats were taken and dog races don't sound as intimidating
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Correct. The tiles you see on your home screen are transparent 150x150 tiles, and it's not scaled like you think, so adjustments need to be made for the text to fit.
[QUOTE=Killervalon;40329375][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/JArlFSl.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]
I prefer consistency.
I've decided that I'm going to take the plunge this weekend and upgrade (I can get it free from my school). Is there anything I should do on my lappy in order to prepare for the shift? Are there any apps/plugins/mods that I should get? Will anything stop working?
[QUOTE=Corndog Ninja;40332904]I've decided that I'm going to take the plunge this weekend and upgrade (I can get it free from my school). Is there anything I should do on my lappy in order to prepare for the shift? Are there any apps/plugins/mods that I should get? Will anything stop working?[/QUOTE]
Nothing. Not really. Unlikely.
[QUOTE=LegndNikko;40332142]I prefer consistency.[/QUOTE]
I just have no text on all of them.. problem solved
How will Win8 fare on a D430?
[QUOTE=digigamer17;40341130]How will Win8 fare on a D430?[/QUOTE]
Probably better than Windows7
[QUOTE=kaukassus;40341305]Probably better than Windows7[/QUOTE]
Specs seem rather okay right? Uses a U7500 1.06GHz processor, 2GB RAM and a 60GB HDD. It should run fine with Office 2013. Needs a new battery.
Oh yeah Win8 will run on that no questions asked. As a web browser/Office machine it's good.
[QUOTE=Protocol7;40341908]Oh yeah Win8 will run on that no questions asked. As a web browser/Office machine it's good.[/QUOTE]
Or replacement machine if my other is in repairs, if it plays YouTube fine in high quality then I guess I'll upgrade the OS from scratch. It needs WiFi, it only has cellular for some odd reason.
Yeah the X61 I got with similar specs runs YouTube flawlessly
[QUOTE=Protocol7;40342027]Yeah the X61 I got with similar specs runs YouTube flawlessly[/QUOTE]
Whats the maximum RAM your X61 can hold?
I haven't checked but I'd bet it has two slots so I'd imagine 8GB. Unsure if it's DDR2 DIMM or DDR3 but it's new enough to have SATA so I'm guessing DDR3
[editline]19th April 2013[/editline]
Eugh looks like DDR2, but it's definitely two slots.
[QUOTE=Protocol7;40342083]I haven't checked but I'd bet it has two slots so I'd imagine 8GB. Unsure if it's DDR2 DIMM or DDR3 but it's new enough to have SATA so I'm guessing DDR3
[editline]19th April 2013[/editline]
Eugh looks like DDR2, but it's definitely two slots.[/QUOTE]
And it's max is 4GB.
Yeah, which looks damn near 60 bucks off of Newegg. :suicide:
Ah well, the thing still runs fine with 2GB. It sucks not having a widescreen display and it's awkward especially with Metro but hey, who would've thought a 2012 OS would bring life into a 2007 system.
So I'm asking here because I can't seem to find a windows 7 thread, is it possible to resize specific icons on the desktop ? I know ctrl+mousewheel resizes all the icons, but I'm pretty sure I've seen someone resize a specific icon to a different size.
Made the jump, and I gotta say it's pretty nice. Spent some time messing around and I think it'll work out.
The only bummer so far is that now my function keys don't work (brighten/dim).
Does anybody know why themes aren't working at all? When I apply them nothing changes other than the wallpapers. I'm using UxTheme patcher.
I have been using it on my laptop to get the hang of this OS, but I think I might throw it on my desktop soon or later, but I need to know, how does Windows 8 work on games? Also, would I need to install my drivers or not? I like to know your experience. I have been using it for a while now, and I like it. But I don't know yet if it's ready to use on my desktop.
I use it on a desktop, it runs games flawlessly, better than they ran on Windows 7. The gestures on it are really nice to use using a mouse too. I'd recommend putting it on your desktop.
[QUOTE=Corndog Ninja;40362052]Made the jump, and I gotta say it's pretty nice. Spent some time messing around and I think it'll work out.
The only bummer so far is that now my function keys don't work (brighten/dim).[/QUOTE]
Sounds weird. This is usually intergrated actually.. Tried updating drivers related to keyboard?
anyone know of a good windows 8 laptop? needs to be pretty powerful too at a decent cost
define 'powerful' and 'decent cost'
also most new laptops'll be coming with Win8 now
What do you define as a Windows 8 laptop? Touchscreen? I think a cool idea right now is the Asus Taichi but it's also like $1400 and pretty huge. I would wait a bit until we start seeing some [I]really[/I] cool laptops.
[QUOTE=Protocol7;40377309]What do you define as a Windows 8 laptop? Touchscreen? I think a cool idea right now is the Asus Taichi but it's also like $1400 and pretty huge. I would wait a bit until we start seeing some [I]really[/I] cool laptops.[/QUOTE]
The Taichi has pretty bad battery life, though, and the second screen isn't much help apparently. The Dell XPS 12 is a better and cheaper solution, doesn't weigh much more either.
[QUOTE=GoDong-DK;40377842]The Taichi has pretty bad battery life, though, and the second screen isn't much help apparently. The Dell XPS 12 is a better and cheaper solution, doesn't weigh much more either.[/QUOTE]
Well yeah, I'm just saying it's a cool idea. Asus' execution especially where tablets are concerned is pretty lackluster. The whole flippy thing with the XPS 12 has got to be a blast to play with though
The Asus tablet's seem to be one of best Windows 8 tablets i have seen so far.
If I had to choose based on build quality I'd take a Surface instead. Seriously, Asus' tablet build quality is literally that of a wet paper towel - and this extends to their laptops to some extent and to their Android tablets to the same extent.
What do you think about the Lenovo yoga 13? I like that you can turn it into a tablet.
It's not bad, but I'm not a fan of having the keyboard facing outward opposite the screen. Being a newer Lenovo product the plastics are a little more flexible too.
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