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The biggest benefit of using windows 8 is it's lighting fast even with using older hardware. But the really sad part of this debate is that slowly but surely everything is going to the touch environment whether we like it or not. MS is just staying ahead of the curve.
I tested 8 heavily with a dual boot up of 8 and 7, both beta and RTM versions of 8. Once you get used to it....that's the key right there...you have to get use to it...then you'll be pleasantly surprised at how much you end up really liking it. As for me...I have a copy of 8 pro ready to go when I upgrade some outdated hardware. My current hardware setup just doesn't play nice with the windows 8 generic drivers to really enjoy 8 at the moment.