Will You Buy Windows 7???

clv101 · 15 Jul 2009 at 12:16

Venares said:
Thats just crap tbh, so windows has IE, WMP and MediaCenter built in.
Has that stoped me from installing Firefox, MPC or MediaPortal, NO.
There is NOTHING stopping anyone from using a 3rd party browser if they WANT too.
God im so sick of having all this EU sudo PC BS shoved down my throat on a daily basis

lol - of course there is nothing stopping you, but you (or folk in general) are less likely to if they are handed a browser by default.

Regards to the comment of Firefox charging - they'd be free to try but IE will still be available to download for free so it's unlikely to happen!

BoozerDawg · 15 Jul 2009 at 12:18

Just ordered myself 3 copies, £140

1 for me, 1 for my bro, 1 for..... who knows

.

mrk · 15 Jul 2009 at 12:19

I've just seen prices of even a decent speed 64GB drive.

STUFF THAT.

I'll wait until fast SSD drives are as cheap as HDDs then just ghost my install over. Most sensible decision I would say.

Tempted to buy another Pro version for eBay in a few weeks

_Jimlad_ · 15 Jul 2009 at 12:19

photoshop said:
Im still on Xp. If the new windows can run my existing apps then i'll bu it. If not then i'll wait

wait for what? if vista/win7 does not run your apps now i doubt they will. as vista have been around for 3 years now.

what apps are they?

NeoVo · 15 Jul 2009 at 12:19

Steve09 said:
Also, any ideas on what version University students will get from MSDNAA?

Interested in knowing this as well, business i assume, when that becomes available.

hohum · 15 Jul 2009 at 12:21

Vertigo1 said:
Someone posted a link in the old thread to a quite detailed chart of the differences twixt the different versions - more detail than was available in the standard MS one.

Can anyone remember the link?

Think that was my link from yesterday:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions#Comparison_chart

By the way, retail copies come with both 32-bit and 64-bit media included. It was confirmed on the Windows blog the other day:

How do I get a 64-bit copy of Windows 7?

The Upgrade and Full packaged retail product of Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, and Windows 7 Ultimate will come with both 32-bit and 64-bit DVDs. With Windows Vista, the 64-bit version was only available with Windows Vista Ultimate. Due to the incredible adoption of 64-bit today and customer feedback, we decided to change this for Windows 7. Now all copies of Windows 7 in developed markets will ship with both 32-bit and 64-bit DVDs.

_Jimlad_ · 15 Jul 2009 at 12:23

mrk said:
I've just seen prices of even a decent speed 64GB drive.

STUFF THAT.

I'll wait until fast SSD drives are as cheap as HDDs then just ghost my install over. Most sensible decision I would say.

Tempted to buy another Pro version for eBay in a few weeks

you will be waiting a long time a 500gig SSD drive is not gonna be coming down inline with SATA prices for years! i reckon. 64gig ones have come down in price a lot. SSD drives will continue to drop, but the larger ones will always cost a lot more that SATA

dirtydog · 15 Jul 2009 at 12:26

Tempting for the very cheap price but then I remember how much I hated the RC and I wonder what the point of buying it would really be.

dirtydog · 15 Jul 2009 at 12:27

mrk said:
I've just seen prices of even a decent speed 64GB drive.

STUFF THAT.

I'll wait until fast SSD drives are as cheap as HDDs then just ghost my install over. Most sensible decision I would say.

Tempted to buy another Pro version for eBay in a few weeks

What's all this about SSD - doesn't Windows 7 run on HDDs or what?

dirtydog · 15 Jul 2009 at 12:27

_Jimlad_ said:
you will be waiting a long time a 500gig SSD drive is not gonna be coming down inline with SATA prices for years! i reckon. 64gig ones have come down in price a lot. SSD drives will continue to drop, but the larger ones will always cost a lot more that SATA

SSD uses SATA

/pedant

Ascendancy · 15 Jul 2009 at 12:29

dirtydog said:
Tempting for the very cheap price but then I remember how much I hated the RC and I wonder what the point of buying it would really be.

Why did you hate it, out of interest?

dirtydog · 15 Jul 2009 at 12:30

Ascendancy said:
Why did you hate it, out of interest?

A long story which I won't bore people with

I know I'm in a minority.

_Jimlad_ · 15 Jul 2009 at 12:30

dirtydog said:
What's all this about SSD - doesn't Windows 7 run on HDDs or what?

it runs fine on HDDs but SSD is a lot faster and win7 works well with it, lost of people are installing on a SSD for os and apps then using HDD for data

dirtydog said:
SSD uses SATA

/pedant

you know what i mean numb nuts

dirtydog said:
A long story which I won't bore people with...

thanks

SiD the Turtle · 15 Jul 2009 at 12:33

hohum said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions#Comparison_chart

Hmm I can't see why the average home user, or indeed power user would want to pay the extra for pro.

Looks like I'll be buying a few copies of Premium then.

-Ad- · 15 Jul 2009 at 12:35

Microsoft store still down for you lot ?

dirtydog · 15 Jul 2009 at 12:38

_Jimlad_ said:
it runs fine on HDDs but SSD is a lot faster and win7 works well with it, lost of people are installing on a SSD for os and apps then using HDD for data

Yeah I know, I do that myself but a lot of people seem to be mentioning it specifically WRT Windows 7 for some reason.

dirtydog · 15 Jul 2009 at 12:38

-Ad- said:
Microsoft store still down for you lot ?

Yes.

Beasty · 15 Jul 2009 at 12:39

Got professional just for peace of mind about that 16GB issue mainly.

Ascendancy · 15 Jul 2009 at 12:40

Beasty said:
Got professional just for peace of mind about that 16GB issue mainly.

You reckon you'll be using that much before the next version is out?

dirtydog · 15 Jul 2009 at 12:41

Beasty said:
Got professional just for peace of mind about that 16GB issue mainly.

When do you think you'll actually need that much RAM? Not until long after Windows 7 is obsolete I suggest.