Windows 7 - That good?

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Windows 7 is awesome, we all know that. Good enough to the point where it will give PC's a better name. But is it really THAT good as all of the people at microsoft and other big review sites say it is? We will only find out within several days.
 

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I was one of the people who won a Windows 7 Launch Party, I got my party pack on the 8th of this month and installed Windows 7 Ultimate. It is indeed as wonderful as everyone says it is, I love it! ;)
 

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Dell Latitude E6400
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Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
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Intel
Memory
4 gigs
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1
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1440x900
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320 gig
Had the Vista release not gone as poorly....I don't think there would be quite so much hype over Windows 7. Vista has improved significantly with service packs and other patches...but it took some time to get there. But there is no doubt that Windows 7 is an improvement across the board on just about any level of hardware....even the lower-end stuff that would have been crushed under Vista.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timingsEVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
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Self-Built in July 2009
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
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Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
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stock
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ABS M1 Mechanical
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Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
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Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
I have observed that Win7 gets more praise from people coming from XP than people who lived well with Vista. For smaller systems, Win7 is a definite improvement. For bigger, more muscular systems, there is a smaller gain. Win7 is definitely more stable than Vista was at the beginning - but it is not more stable than Vista is today. The main cause of the Vista instability were device drivers. That problem seems to be pretty much ironed out and Win7 benefits from the Vista groundwork.
I would not go as far as calling Win7 "awsome" - especially since some nice Vista features were dropped and some of the components (e.g. WMM) seem to be a step backwards. But all in all it looks like a good base for becoming a successful OS - over time.
 

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Vista is a very good operating system now that they have reached the "Wait for SP1" level and even SP2. There are still things about Vista that seem glued together rather than a smooth fit.

Windows 7 is smooth, clean, and gives the impression that some actual thought went into it rather than pushing it out too soon.

If I were to boil my feelings about Win7 down to one statement I would say that it "Feels properly tuned and responsive".

Yes it is that good.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64Q6600 @2.4ghz (G0 stepping)8 gb OCZ vista essential sli PC-6400Dual 9800gt in SLI mode
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Systemax N2000 Gaming PC
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Q6600 @2.4ghz (G0 stepping)
Motherboard
XFX nforce 680i LT
Memory
8 gb OCZ vista essential sli PC-6400
Graphics Card(s)
Dual 9800gt in SLI mode
Sound Card
Integrated 8.1 High Definition Audio
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Dual Sceptre x246w 24 inch monitors
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1200 each monitor
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500 GB SATA II / 7500 rpm
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Cooler Master Real Power Pro 1250W
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N2000 server tower
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Thermaltake Bigwater 760 is
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MS Intelitype 6000 v2.0
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MS Intelipoint 6000
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Wi-power 1.5GB up / 512k down
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 Pro x64, Windows Home Premium X86, Windows XP pro, Windows Home Server x86, Ubuntu 10.4 x86 and x64, Ubuntu server 10.4, SQL Server 2005, MySQL 5.0
Windows 7 is great! I snagged my copy from the launch event and have been using it since 9/28. Aside from a bad flash drive that gave me trouble things have been running flawlessly.

In fact if I open the Event Viewer, for the last 7 days there isnt one single error. Only a couple TCPIP warnings and another related to a print server.

Performance and reliability. I love it. Vista ran solid for me as well. But after a week I would have at least 3 or 4 errors in the EV.

The things I love about 7
Libraries, Jump lists, Live thumbnails & Performance

The things I miss from Vista
Windows Mail + Photo Gallery (Dont care for Live alt) and Windows Search (advanced)

At the end of the day I am very happy with 7. This is my first post so please forgive my rambling ;)
 

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Dell Dimension E520
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Windows 7 Ultimate (x86)
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Intel 2.20 Dual Core
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4 GB
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nVidia 9400 GT (512 MB)
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Sigmatel C Major HD
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22" Samsung 2232 bw
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Microsoft Arc
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Disk4mat,

Welcome to the "Seven Forums." :thumbsup:
Also, thank you for taking the time to fill out your system specs. :)

As a beta tester, and now checking out the Win 7 Enterprise Version for IT professionals there is no doubt in my mind that Win 7 is the best Windows OS, since NT 3.xx.
 

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Realtek High Definition Audio
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1. Dell 23" SP2307, 2. Mitsublishi 40" HDTV, Hannspree 25"
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Int: 1 120 Gig SSD i
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Mid Tower
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Standard Fans - 5 fans (very quiet)
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Microsoft Wireless 2000
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Microsoft Wireless Mouse 5000
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10 Mbit (realistically 500 Kbit - 1.2 Mbit)
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For me, I don't know if it's the jump from XP to 7 or from 32 to 64bit or a combination of both, but the increase in performance, and self management for registry, etc, is very very substantial.

I'm actually quite surprised.
 

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ASUS P6X58D-E BIOS 0303
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Corsair AX850
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Antec 1200
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Lots and Lots of Air!
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Razer Lycosa
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Microsoft Sidewinder
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25Mbps/1Mbps
Disk4mat said:
The things I miss from Vista
Windows Mail + Photo Gallery (Dont care for Live alt) and Windows Search (advanced)

At the end of the day I am very happy with 7. This is my first post so please forgive my rambling ;)
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I highly recommend giving the free Faststone Image Viewer a try as a replacement for Windows native photo viewer/editor. I have set it as my default photo viewing app so photos open in Faststone when I click on them. It does a lot more than just viewing (but I use other apps for editing). However, it is awesome at instantly displaying images and can be customized to perform exactly as you might prefer. For example, when I click on photos, I like images to open in full screen and to be able to zoom in and out using just the scroll wheel and was able to configure Faststone behave this way.

One of the many cool things about Faststone is that the menus available on 3 edges of the screen while viewing images are hidden until one moves the mouse to one of the edges of the screen and then the menu on that edge flies out. So one can view images fullscreen without any menus in the way, yet they are instantly available when needed.
 

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HP DV8t quad
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (Retail)
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i7-Q 720
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Motherboard Chipset Intel Ibex Peak-M PM55, Intel Lynnfield
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6 GB
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nVidia GeForce GT 230M (1GB)
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IDT High Definition Audio CODEC
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18.4 inch HP Infinity FHD (Samsung 184HT03-001)
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1920 x 1080
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Hitachi 500GB 7200 rpm (x2)
Seagate FreeAgent 1.5 TB External USB (x2)
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Zalman NC-2000 notebook cooling pad
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Backup Unit: Lenovo T61p
Lee: Thanks for the warm welcome
Harpua: I'm checking it out now and it looks pretty nice
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate (x86)Intel 2.20 Dual Core4 GBnVidia 9400 GT (512 MB)
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Dimension E520
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate (x86)
CPU
Intel 2.20 Dual Core
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia 9400 GT (512 MB)
Sound Card
Sigmatel C Major HD
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22" Samsung 2232 bw
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Mouse
Microsoft Arc
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Wacom Graphire 4 (6x8) Tablet
harpua said:
Disk4mat said:
The things I miss from Vista
Windows Mail + Photo Gallery (Dont care for Live alt) and Windows Search (advanced)

At the end of the day I am very happy with 7. This is my first post so please forgive my rambling ;)
Click to expand...

I highly recommend giving the free Faststone Image Viewer a try as a replacement for Windows native photo viewer/editor. I have set it as my default photo viewing app so photos open in Faststone when I click on them. It does a lot more than just viewing (but I use other apps for editing). However, it is awesome at instantly displaying images and can be customized to perform exactly as you might prefer. For example, when I click on photos, I like images to open in full screen and to be able to zoom in and out using just the scroll wheel and was able to configure Faststone behave this way.

One of the many cool things about Faststone is that the menus available on 3 edges of the screen while viewing images are hidden until one moves the mouse to one of the edges of the screen and then the menu on that edge flies out. So one can view images fullscreen without any menus in the way, yet they are instantly available when needed.
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+1 for FastStone Image Viewer. It's a great program. I also like that you can add captions on the pictures - plus, of course, all the other neat functions it offers.
 

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Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
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HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU
from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
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2x HP w2207
Hard Drives
5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Keyboard
with trackball - no mices
Mouse
Trackball mice
Internet Speed
DSL 6000
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