Windows 7

[Dagabond]

It's a week away but it'll be here soon enough anyone been using the betas and whats your experience....

Everything I've read and seen so far looks pretty good, compared to previous releases.

[GR8XR6]

I hope gets better! Still contemplating a MAC hey!

[freeze_dk]

Heard it's similar to vista but quicker

[BensXR6T]

It's not much different to Vista, but has a few new tools and a few Mac ideas built in. We have been testing it for about 6 months so far and it does run much better then Vista, especially on older hardware. One of the guys at work put it on his Acer ONE netbook and it ran faster with 7 then it did with XP.

There is an XP mode built into 7 where you can run any applications that won't run under the new Windows 7 kernal, but you will need to purchase the Professional version to get this.

We have already been shipped the retail versions, and there are less versions compared to vista. The 3 flavours are Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate available in both 32 and 64 bit versions.

I'm happy to look after any forum members that wish to purchase a copy(or any other hardware/software), but not till after 22nd as MS would tan our hides, just send me a PM.

Cheers,

Ben

[Ace]

its bloody awesome - been running it for about a month on a really old rig - something ya would never run visa on and it is running just as quick as vista would on a decent new system - alot more user friendly - havent plugged anything in that windows 7 cant find a driver for

[icer]

+1 for windows 7. So many new little things. They all make the windows experience that much better. Its quick as and its nothing like vista. The core is completely recoded.

Few other people at work have tried it and they agree.

WIN for WIN7

[GR8XR6]

About time they got better at this. Didn't go to vista. Maybe might do version 7. Drivers being one of the main issues with operating systems and by the sounds of it may have got it right?

[neo]

im running it on mine and had no issues its faster and cleaner.

[mattyb]

+ 1 for Win 7... my version expired, and I had to go back to vista... there is an experience I never want to live through again! Vista is sh*thouse compared to 7, like comparing a BA xr6T to an FG xr6T... same company, but a world of difference!

Edited 19/10/09 01:38 AM by mattyb

[dule]

That's the reason I didn't want to upgrade to a trial version, in case I liked it and had to go back.

The only negative part is pricing, upgrade from Vista starts at $199 which is outrageous for something that is basically a fix for Vista. Those prices sound ok for upgrades from XP and earlier versions but upgrading from Vista should bee A LOT cheaper.