[QUOTE=Korova;45368860][url]http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013/11/24/battlefield_4_windows_7_vs_81_performance_review/1#.U8F6Mm2zk98[/url]
[url]http://www.zdnet.com/windows-8-vs-windows-7-benchmarked_p2-7000002671/[/url]
The performance increase is small but it is there within gaming. Anyone who bought Windows 7 had the opportunity to get it for $40, I've seen people pay $40 for a couple frames. Boot up times are faster. Search times are faster. There's more features (improved multi-monitor support, native ISO mounting, file version backups, better task manager, synced accounts, vastly improved native driver support). It's more secure and overall it's more efficient.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=supersnail11;45368872][url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2406668,00.asp]Windows 8 cut boot times in half.[/url][/QUOTE]
Both of these adress some of the things, and I'd just like to come clean with my experiences. Now, this may vary from machine to machine, so do not take anything of this as objective fact, but as subjective observations.
On my desktop PC, I installed Windows 8 a while back, and while the boot up times from hybrid boot was faster, a boot from cold boot resultet in an range of 5-10 seconds slower boot times.
Now, normally I don't care THAT much about boot times, since I can always just use one of my Linux systems I have around that boots in less than 10 seconds anyway, but I think it's important to note anyway that it may not apply to all machines.
The newer features such as improved multi-monitor support I was not aware of. I was aware of the improved task manager, sync accounts, and iso mounting, but that was really about it. I did not run Windows 8 for very long, considering that it did not offer me many improvements over Windows 7, and the Metro interface tended to be more of a hinderance to my way of doing things, than an improvement.
The last is just my personal taste though, so that's that.
However, according to the second article linked, there appears to be no real difference between Windows 8 and 7 when it comes to performance, at least when refering to those tests.
However, that's just another machine that this has been tested on, so now we have a few configurations all of which stand in different ends of the spectrum. Some article claims one thing, another claims the same but displays something else, and I claim that my experience was poor in terms of performance.
I must admit that I have not natively tested Windows 8.1 yet, but Windows 8 as of after the release contributed nothing towards my experince of a solid desktop platform, any more so than Windows 7 did.
It merely added a slight delay to certain services, and (at the time anyway) required me to log in using a Microsoft account with no further options.
[QUOTE=mastersrp;45369072] required me to log in using a Microsoft account with no further options.[/QUOTE]It never did but the option to use local account is well hidden, especially during installation.
[QUOTE=itisjuly;45369160]It never did but the option to use local account is well hidden, especially during installation.[/QUOTE]
[t]http://www.azurecurve.co.uk/images/posts/2012/08/How_To_Install_Windows_8/How_To_Install_Windows_8_15.png[/t]
Well hidden? Seriously?
[QUOTE=Korova;45369220][t]http://www.azurecurve.co.uk/images/posts/2012/08/How_To_Install_Windows_8/How_To_Install_Windows_8_15.png[/t]
Well hidden? Seriously?[/QUOTE]
On 8.1 installer it is
[QUOTE=itisjuly;45369359]On 8.1 installer it is[/QUOTE]
That's Windows 8. I just set it up on my friend's PC two days ago and that was what I saw. Also Windows 8 accounts support hotmail/yahoo/gmail/aol so I don't see why anyone wouldn't want to use a "Microsoft account"
I say use what ever OS works best for you.
[QUOTE=Havolis;45364970]You don't even need to learn it. You just need to get used to it/get the hang of it. And that's by just using it.[/QUOTE]
That's what learning is....getting used to something and familiarizing yourself with it.
[QUOTE=lavacano;45363771]Actually no, it's right on time - it's been almost five years since Win7 was released, which is about the time in the Windows lifecycle MS normally wants to cut off support for.
XP only got the amount of support it did because stubborn idiots who refused to move on held a strong majority in market share for the longest time.[/QUOTE]
XP got the support it did because it never stopped working. You seriously underestimate just how important this is in the corporate sector. You can't just change the OS you run at any time: every piece of software you use, as well as your office infrastructure, must be tested. This takes time and the upgrade itself a great deal of money. Also of note is that for the longest time the only other "option" was Vista, and it's quite a stretch to call Vista an option. It was almost as bad as ME.
dont h8 windows8 m8 just w8 cuz with upd8s windows8 will be gr8.
I dont like having to disable metro, its annoying using third party software.,\
[QUOTE=thatsaxi;45372383]dont h8 windows8 m8 just w8 cuz with upd8s windows8 will be gr8.
I dont like having to disable metro, its annoying using third party software.,\[/QUOTE]
But you don't have to, that's the point. It's perfectly usable as is, if you don't like it, that's your prerogative but acting like it's necessary to function and doesn't work on desktops just fine is wrong.
I first thought that W8 was unusable without classic start. I've grown to be able to easily use it, but I still like my Death Star start button. So I'm keeping it.
On topic: Yeah, this is really standard. 7 will probably get one more service pack, and just be security updates after that. Like every other Windows OS. (Although 7 only has 1 service pack right now, it's had some fairly large batches of updates and enough to make up for what would normally be an entire service pack)
[QUOTE=Korova;45368912]
You're just an idiot who is foaming at the mouth because the start screen is full screen.
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I was going to try to argue your points, but then you pulled this out of your arse. When you can make your points without resorting to name calling I'll be glad to point out why none of the things you said apply to me, but until then please kindly go fellate a cactus.
[QUOTE=TestECull;45373068]I was going to try to argue your points, but then you pulled this out of your arse. When you can make your points without resorting to name calling I'll be glad to point out why none of the things you said apply to me, but until then please kindly go fellate a cactus.[/QUOTE]
Feel free to tell me how I'm wrong.
it seems like win7 will become even more obscure than vista even though its a fine OS
I use Windows 8 personally, because I think it is a fine OS. Runs faster on my shit laptop than Windows 7 did, boots faster, and all that. After about a few days of use I quickly got over the fact that there is no start, and now it doesn't bother me anymore. I do not understand all the hate. I am very much looking forward to Windows 9, I will continue using Metro because I just find that it looks more visually appealing and it's way faster for me to find the programs I want to use. All the common programs I use are just laid out right there as tiles, so its very quick and fluid. I will also buy Windows 9 on release, mainly because I just like to be on the most updated and newest Windows due to speed improvements and the like.
[QUOTE=ihatecompvir;45373832]I use Windows 8 personally, because I think it is a fine OS. Runs faster on my shit laptop than Windows 7 did, boots faster, and all that. After about a few days of use I quickly got over the fact that there is no start, and now it doesn't bother me anymore. I do not understand all the hate. I am very much looking forward to Windows 9, I will continue using Metro because I just find that it looks more visually appealing and it's way faster for me to find the programs I want to use. All the common programs I use are just laid out right there as tiles, so its very quick and fluid. I will also buy Windows 9 on release, mainly because I just like to be on the most updated and newest Windows due to speed improvements and the like.[/QUOTE]
i can tell you why it's a damn tablet os for a desktop, not sure about you but that sounds pretty fucking mundane for a desktop OS. Another reason i don't like it is how long it takes me just to find everything unlike windows 7 where i at-least can find everything where it should be.
[QUOTE=confinedUser;45374102]i can tell you why it's a damn tablet os for a desktop, not sure about you but that sounds pretty fucking mundane for a desktop OS. Another reason i don't like it is how long it takes me just to find everything unlike windows 7 where i at-least can find everything where it should be.[/QUOTE]
The Start Screen is no less useless to me than the Start Menu was in 7. I never used that either. If I ever had to look through the start menu by hand, something was wrong.
Press Start key, enter name of desired program, enter. Exactly the same procedure.
I use Windows 8 on a daily basis, on a desktop PC, and I do not see a tablet interface. I could pull one up if I really wanted to, but I would have to actively go out of my way to see a metro program.
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