purchasing windows, 7 or 8 ... or 7 and wait...

Glaucus said:
Drivers for a start, there's plenty of reasons.


And, no it boots faster, again look at the plentiful tests.
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Ok it boots faster, and I found some fixes for my laptop sad and the controller, will see how that handles...

However that doesn't change the fact that it doesn't shut down faster or that a lot of applications run slower.
 
If it doesn't work for you don't use it.

It works better for me on the machines I've tried it thus far. Though I see no value in Metro. So I'm using it as I would Windows 7.
 
It really shouldn't be running applications any slower, at least not perceivably (you may be able to tease out slight variations in benchmarks for example)
 
theheyes said:
It really shouldn't be running applications any slower, at least not perceivably (you may be able to tease out slight variations in benchmarks for example)
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I know it's benchmarks, I'm just using it as an example of why Windows 8 doesn't beat Windows 7 hands down and why all it is is basicly a new interface, with the odd tweak here and there. It's perceived quickness is mainly down to:

1. lack of aero (good or bad, make up your own mind. I'm not too bothered about aero so this could be seen as a good thing. Turn off Aero in Windows 7 and you'll see it also speeds up.)
2. It cheats (turning off the screen quite a while before actually shutting down for example)

So all I'm saying, posters who say that it is "much quicker than 7" are either easily fooled or lying through their teeth. All Windows 8 is, is a different interface and maybe a couple of small tools added on as well.

And for the record I have it on my laptop, and although it's fine, once you sort out the issues that crop up with updating to it, I can't really say it was worth the hassle or will be worth the full upgrade price once the £25 offer finishes. That said, you may as well buy a full copy for a new PC as the interface can be swapped with Classic Shell or similar tools, should you need to swap it (though the Start Screen and Desktop between them are fine) and it is the newest Microsoft OS.

This basicly sums up my previous points from this thread so I'm done.
 
I was referring to the part where you said specifically applications run slower. Problems with the UI is a fair enough point.

I take the general 'feels a lot quicker' comments with a pinch of salt too but there is no denying it starts up more quickly.
 
Glaucus said:
What rubbish, that just isn't the case.
W8 boots faster and desktop is useble well before win7. As shower in every single test by every reviewer out there.

You are having issues and blaming it on win8, sounds like those issues run deeper than the os. Possibly dodgy hardware.

First thing to check is ssd drivers. You can also try to enable HDD hot swap in bios.
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Just wait till they start updating it, it'll slow down.
 
theheyes said:
I was referring to the part where you said specifically applications run slower. Problems with the UI is a fair enough point.

I take the general 'feels a lot quicker' comments with a pinch of salt too but there is no denying it starts up more quickly.
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Well its proved in benchmarks. Not a massive difference but there's small improvements all over. Less ram used, less background process's running, more multi threading in the OS, and you've a newer faster browser IE10.

I don't get the hysteria over boot times. Maybe for a laptop, but I generally start my computer and comeback when its started. If its longer than it takes me to make a cuppa then its a problem. On a laptop your more likely to be using a power saving mode.
 
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