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Thread ID: 127282	2012-10-15 04:49:00	I wonder if I should upgrade to Win8	jcr1 (893)	Press F1

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1306906	2012-10-15 04:49:00	When I bought my Asus Zenbook (nice), I was given a voucher that will enable me to upgrade to win8, for a very good price. Is there enough info yet, to indicate as to whether it could be a worthy successor to win7? Bearing in mind it's being touted as ideal for tablets etc. I've been running a virtual evaluation install on my Proxmox server, and it seems fairly good, IMO. The tiles to start with are an interesting and different feature, and then when I go to desktop, it's all familiarity. I'm guardedly a bit impressed about it - but time will tell. They say it's easier on resources than previous windows; but one has to wonder if there's a trade off there, for the sake of tablets and phones?	jcr1 (893)
1306907	2012-10-15 05:04:00	Using Windows 8 RTM on this PC right now. Compared to Windows 7 that was on it, Windows 8 does run better, faster. The new start interface, and other day to day settings ( if required) are easy to get used to. If I had to make a choice I'd use W8, mainly because it is faster, haven't found anything that doesn't work yet with existing programs. Only real downside (program wise) W8 doesn't allow for DVD playback, but theres plenty of free players that do work Well on W8 and do play DVD's. It also doesn't include Windows Media Center , if you want that you have to buy it when available. On our Media center, which has the Preview Version, it works well. The larger Start Menu Apps are a LOT better to use from across the lounge than the current desktop Icons on W7 or XP (you can actually see them lol). Simply wipe off the ones you don't want - Easy. As for the Price, $20 upgrade is cheap (OK $19.99 to be precise). www.windowsupgradeoffer.com	wainuitech (129)
1306908	2012-10-15 05:21:00	I agree with wainuitech, I'd run Win8 now. I've been using it on my laptop for about a month now (since the RTM was available on Technet) and it works great. Even if you don't install it now at least you'll have the option later as the cheap upgrade offer is only available until Feb next year from memory.	CYaBro (73)
1306909	2012-10-15 05:34:00	I've also been running Windows 8 on my desktop and laptop computers for a number of weeks, and while I have had driver issues on my laptop (hurry up ASUS and Nvidia), it's otherwise awesome. :D	pcuser42 (130)
1306910	2012-10-15 05:51:00	Thanks, for that. I'd say I'll definitely be upgrading. I feel fairly positive about it. Apparently 26 October is the day it's available.	jcr1 (893)
1306911	2012-10-15 05:53:00	Thanks, for that. I'd say I'll definitely be upgrading. I feel fairly positive about it. Apparently 26 October is the day it's available. Unless you're a TechNet or MSDN subscriber or have access to DreamSpark, yes ;)	pcuser42 (130)
1306912	2012-10-15 06:27:00	Unless you're a TechNet or MSDN subscriber or have access to DreamSpark, yes ;) I think I might be a Technet subscriber. I get e-mails, now and then. I wonder if that qualifies and what would that mean for upgrading to win8?	jcr1 (893)
1306913	2012-10-15 06:30:00	I think I might be a Technet subscriber. I get e-mails, now and then. I wonder if that qualifies and what would that mean for upgrading to win8? I think anyone can subscribe to the Technet emails however you have to have a paid subscription to get access to the Technet software library, which is an annual fee.	CYaBro (73)
1306914	2012-10-15 06:34:00	I think anyone can subscribe to the Technet emails however you have to have a paid subscription to get access to the Technet software library, which is an annual fee. I thought it might be something like that. Never mind, not long until 26 October. Trouble is, every man and his dog will be downloading then, so there'll probably be a huge queu.	jcr1 (893)
1306915	2012-10-15 07:08:00	I'll upgrade my master PC with the $49.99 upgrade. This has WMC as well. Might snaffle a second copy too! I've had a look at it Win 8 and I will adapt. It is efficient and is the first windows that will run better on the current hardware than the one it replaces.	linw (53)
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