Anyone use Windows 8?

[Midniteoyl]

YouTube... get a visual..

 

[SoGeorgia]

No SSD..

The Win7



The Win8

 

[Midniteoyl]

I don't know how old, or the capacities, of your current system. However, as always, Windows needs room to play - even moreso with each new release.

I would not recommend Win 8 on less than an Intel i5 processor, or equivalent, and no less than 6 GB ram. A system can NEVER be too fast but it can quite easily be too slow. Touch-screen capability is not required but I would encourage you to move that direction as this is where everything is headed.

It'll work just fine on i3 and even slower... I have it running on a AMD A8 laptop. Shoot, I have it running on a Pentium4 HT 3.0 Ghz w/ 4GB Ram and Radeon 9800 Pro.. From 2004!

 

[Midniteoyl]

we bought a new laptop recently with win 8, and i'm not a fan so far. i don't use it like SO does,
but it's confusing going between modes to get to the app she wants to use.
and the computer is not touch screen, so , the touchpad scroll is backwards!
rolls up when i motion to move down, ok if your used to it i guess.

i'll be interested to see an update that allows more familiarity with win7 mode.

Best thing you can do to help.. The M325 comes in different colors at cheaper/more expensive prices, but is darn near the best laptop mouse there is.... Amazon.com: Logitech Wireless Mouse M325 with Designed-For-Web Scrolling - Dark Silver (910-002136): Electronics

 

[Midniteoyl]

I have Windows 8 and it takes some getting used to as it is much different than Vista or 7 or XP. The command bar is sometimes hard to get it to come up and have to bounce the mouse against the side repeatedly to final get the Start, Settings etc to come up and Start no longer shuts down the computer, you have to go to settings to find the power button. One thing I don't like is the email command takes you to Microsoft mail and if you don't have that it is a wasted effort, like when the notice on some websites say email to friend, click and it directs you to Microsoft website. I suppose there is a way to make it go to your email but I don't know how to do it.

What email are you using?

On the Start Page type 'Default' and 'Default Programs' should pop up.. click it and you can play with the default programs and file associations.

 

[Egbert]

Midniteoyl ... Heck, you may get it to run on an old Sinclair or TI99 - but would you want to? I stand by the i5 and lots of ram comment. No Operating System is fun on a dog slow piece of hardware. Windoze is a HUGE piece of bloated code and it literally eats resources. Of course, it you have lots of patience, I wish you the very best

 

[MossRoad]

I'm a Sr. Systems Engineer for a fairly large company. I'm responsible for around 1500 desktops, laptops, servers and tablets. All windows of course.

I'm a Linux guy. I hate Windows. But I'm forced to use it. I just received a Surface Pro with Windows 8 Enterprise. It's taken a few weeks but I actually like it. It's quite fast even with the low specs of the Surface. It's more responsive with some applications than my high end desktop running Windows 7 Pro.

Just got a taste of W8 on Surface Pro. Surface Pro is too heavy and only wifi. No built in G4 service. For a thousand bucks it costs too much. Its basically a very tiny laptop for people with great eyesight. Given a choice, I'd pick a wide screen laptop over the surface and w7 over w8.

 

[Midniteoyl]

Would LOVE to have a Pro..

 

[SoGeorgia]

Just got a taste of W8 on Surface Pro. Surface Pro is too heavy and only wifi. No built in G4 service. For a thousand bucks it costs too much. Its basically a very tiny laptop for people with great eyesight. Given a choice, I'd pick a wide screen laptop over the surface and w7 over w8.

This is for work so I didn't pay for it. I don't use my laptop anymore after getting this. Mine came with a Verizon MiFi for internet access and the keyboard cover. Much prefer this setup over my HP Elite Book.

 

[jinman]

Hello, my name is Jim and I'm a Windows 8 owner.:ashamed:

Seriously, I bought a brand new Lenovo computer with Windows 8 and hate it. I've had that computer for almost a year and still use my old XP system. My wife has Windows 7 on her laptop and it is great. I try to use Windows 8, but hate it so much I find myself going back to Windows XP and my old system after a few hours of use. It takes days to get the bad taste out of my mouth.