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Windows 7: Windows 8 "Release Preview" Released
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05 Jun 2012
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#111 | |
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Considering that Windows 8 really is nothing more than Microsoft Plus for Windows 95/98 but for Windows 7...$14.99 makes sense.
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built in July 2009
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays 23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
PSU Corsair 620HX modular
Case Antec P182
Cooling stock
Hard Drives Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
Internet Speed 15/2 cable modem
Other Info Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
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05 Jun 2012
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#112 | |
Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit Grafton,IL |
Quote: Originally Posted by essenbe  Windows 8 for $14.99, not bad. It's probably worth that, but not much more.
Quote: Originally Posted by pparks1 Considering that Windows 8 really is nothing more than Microsoft Plus for Windows 95/98 but for Windows 7...$14.99 makes sense. They are going to only pay us $14.99 to use it? 
I was hoping it would be enough to pay for my new monitor without touch screen.   | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Hopalong/ Godzilla
OS Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit
CPU Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core
Motherboard ASUS P7P55D-E PRO
Memory 8GB@1400MHz Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600 4x2GB
Graphics Card ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
Sound Card VIA Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays Asus VS248H-P 24"; Samsung SyncMaster 941BW 19"ws
Screen Resolution 1920x1080; 1440x900
Keyboard Logitech K-320
Mouse Kensington
PSU COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RS850-AMBAJ3-US 850W Modular
Case COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN5-GP Black
Cooling Scythe "Mugen-2 Rev.B" (2 ScytheKaze-Jyuni PWM fans)
Hard Drives Samsung 830 120GB SSD
Intel 320 120GB SSD
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Antivirus Avast Inernet Suite
Browser IE 9 ; Chrome
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05 Jun 2012
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#113 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit Dahlonega, GA |
Someone needs to read the fine print, that $14.99 might be for factory OEM machines only! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP p6370t
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU i3-530
Motherboard MSI - IONA
Memory 8 Gb
Graphics Card onboard
Sound Card onboard
Monitor(s) Displays Dell ST2400
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Hard Drives Intell 520 SSD 120Gb, WD6400AAKS, 640Gb & WD USB MyBook 1Tb
Internet Speed 1.5 Mmbps, Hughes Satellite
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05 Jun 2012
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#114 | |
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Actually the fine print says, that if you buy Windows 7 today, you can get Windows 8 for just $14.99. Of course, back in the day when we went from XP to Vista and then Vista to 7...they gave you the next version for FREE...but with Windows 8 they are trying to get $14.99 | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built in July 2009
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays 23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
PSU Corsair 620HX modular
Case Antec P182
Cooling stock
Hard Drives Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
Internet Speed 15/2 cable modem
Other Info Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
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05 Jun 2012
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#115 | |
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Sounds like damage control to me. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Samsung Chronos 7
OS windows 7 Pro 64Bit
CPU 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7-2675QM
Memory 8GB
Graphics Card Intel HD Graphics 3000/Radeon HD 6490M
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Built in LCD and external Dell 22 inch LCD
Screen Resolution 1600x900
Hard Drives 1 TB HDD
Internet Speed 20 MBPS Down 1500 KBPS Up
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05 Jun 2012
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#116 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit Dahlonega, GA |
@pparks1
That's good to know, but I'll just hang onto my $14.99.
But it is the Pro version... | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP p6370t
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU i3-530
Motherboard MSI - IONA
Memory 8 Gb
Graphics Card onboard
Sound Card onboard
Monitor(s) Displays Dell ST2400
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Hard Drives Intell 520 SSD 120Gb, WD6400AAKS, 640Gb & WD USB MyBook 1Tb
Internet Speed 1.5 Mmbps, Hughes Satellite
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05 Jun 2012
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#117 | |
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^ With Vista, if you bought a copy of Vista during a specific timeframe, you got the same version of Windows 7 for free. So, Vista Home Premium got free upgrade to 7 Home Premium, and Vista 7 Ultimate got free upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate.
I'd save my $14.99 too. Spend it on something useful, like lunch. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built in July 2009
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays 23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
PSU Corsair 620HX modular
Case Antec P182
Cooling stock
Hard Drives Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
Internet Speed 15/2 cable modem
Other Info Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
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05 Jun 2012
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#118 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64, XP Mode, W8 RP VM, Linux Mint Debian 2nd OS HD- 7 Pro x64 second case New England |
Quote: Originally Posted by kado897 My problem is that I will probably want to get a new PC in a years time and I guess that will have W8 pre-loaded. I don't see why I should have to pay again to get an OS I can use. Build your own system and solve the problem! New board will still be supporting 7 for some time yet! You won't see XP updates for most of the new ones however since that is now too old. I'll be trying to keep this or the next build going as long as I can just to keep 7 alive here!
When powering up in the RP today I went to reorganize the Start screen when removing some obsolete items for the stuff I pinned there and the squares smeared when moved! Graphical anomalties for sure and I said "Forget it! Boot into 7! where I now everything works!"  | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64, XP Mode, W8 RP VM, Linux Mint Debian 2nd OS HD- 7 Pro x64 second case
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 on new mini tower
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4
Memory Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Mushkin on 2nd build
Graphics Card MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 on mini tower
Sound Card Creative Labs X-Fi XtremeGamer - Realtek onooard 2nd case
Monitor(s) Displays 2 x Acer P191W 19" widesscreen - HP 20" widescreen mini towe
Screen Resolution 1440x900 native - 1600x1024 on 7 Pro x64 build
Keyboard Microsoft Recusa Razor - MS Comfort 3000 on second build
Mouse MS Trackball Explorer - A4TECH dual scroll wheel trackball
PSU Corsair 750TX - primary / Corsair CX600 - second
Case Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible / NZXT Vulcan mini tower
Cooling Zalman CNPS9900A
Hard Drives Primary Ultimate x64 build-
WD Black Edition 1tb Sata 6.0 = 2
WD Black Edition 1tb Sata 3.0 = 2 (OS drives)
WD 1tb Green Power sata = 2 1 external
usb flash drives = 18
Second 7 Pro x64 mini tower-
WD Caviar SE 500gb sata II single drive presen
Internet Speed 30mbps upgrade - primary hard wired - mini tower usb WiFi
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06 Jun 2012
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#119 | |
Windows 7 Home premium 64bit |
skipping 8 and not moving on until  ...they make something i like lol | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
OS Windows 7 Home premium 64bit
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 925 (Deneb) OC 3.4GHz
Motherboard M5A78L-MLX Plus
Memory 8192MB RAM DDR3 1600
Graphics Card XFX HD 6870 1GB (Connected via HDMI)
Monitor(s) Displays Polaroid TLAC-02255 22" Digital HD LED TV
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 60Hz
Keyboard Microsoft USB Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 (IntelliType Pro)
Mouse Logitech Optical Gaming Mouse G400
PSU CORSAIR CX600 600w
Case AZZA Orion 202 EVO with 3fans and a corsair af fan
Cooling cooler master hyper TX3 cpu cooler
Hard Drives Kingston Digital 60GB SSDNow V300 and 500gb HDD Western Digital 7200rpm (black)
Internet Speed 6Mbps download 0.65Mbps upload
Antivirus MSE
Browser chrome
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07 Jun 2012
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#120 | |
Windows 7 SP1 (x86) Ultimate |
well said NightHawk and M1GU31  I'm also going to stay on Win 7 | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Studio 1555
OS Windows 7 SP1 (x86) Ultimate
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo CPU P8600 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard Intel Cantiga PM45
Memory DDR2 3GB
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570
Sound Card ATI High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays 15.6" Laptop Display
Screen Resolution 1366*768
Hard Drives Seagate 500GB
Internet Speed Dial Up 56kbps
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