Anybody tired of Aero?

[pparks1]

lol......


Aero is superb!!, i cannot think of a practical reason why you would want to disable it..??(unless your rig is not up to scratch)

On my work laptop, a Dell E6400 with a Core 2 Duo CPU, 4GB of RAM and an Nvidia Quadro NVS 160M....I noticed that when I turned off the aero transparencies and such that my battery life increased with the 9 cell battery by about 45 minutes on Vista. So, I got about 6 hours with aero transparencies on and about 7 hours or so with it off. So, considering it doesn't really benefit me in work related tasks and such, I just keep it turned off.

I also keep the backlit keyboard off too.

 

[garbanzo]

On my work laptop, a Dell E6400 with a Core 2 Duo CPU, 4GB of RAM and an Nvidia Quadro NVS 160M....I noticed that when I turned off the aero transparencies and such that my battery life increased with the 9 cell battery by about 45 minutes on Vista. So, I got about 6 hours with aero transparencies on and about 7 hours or so with it off. So, considering it doesn't really benefit me in work related tasks and such, I just keep it turned off.

I also keep the backlit keyboard off too.

i bet if you turn your screen off, you'll get even more life out of it!

anyway, vista is not windows 7...

 

[Antman]

i bet if you turn your screen off, you'll get even more life out of it!

anyway, vista is not windows 7...

You are correct. Win 7 consumes even more power at idle. Good point.

 

[Zidane24]

I still believe that his illuminated keyboard *might* have been pulling more power than Aero was.

I don't really know to be honest...I guess I am an Aero advocate at heart and hope that if Aero is gone in Windows 8 they will make something that is similar to it. Windows with *Windows* that are actually transparent makes sense due to the name

 

[johnwillyums]

Gotta say I like it. I don't use a computer at work so the only one I see regularly is my own.
I don't even notice it now but I certainly do notice it's absence.

 

[Kari]

I'm definitely an Aeronaut. OK, Windows 7 with Aero on a HP dv7 series laptop gives me only 2 to 2.5 hours when on battery. But I am prepared, I have always one extra battery with me which is charged in a battery charger our tech wizard made for me. I also keep a car adapter always in my car so I can charge the battery when driving from one place to another, customer to customer.

XP sux, Aero rox

Kari

 

[Lanthus20]

Am I the only one that's kind of annoyed by the Aero GUI as of now? The transparency/blurring is really unnecessary. I think Windows should've gone with a Matte Shiny Plastic visual style, akin to Mac OS X.

If you want a look like mac os x, then go buy a mac!

 

[pparks1]

i bet if you turn your screen off, you'll get even more life out of it!

anyway, vista is not windows 7...

No, but I obviously haven't been able to switch over my primary every day work machine to Windows 7 either. Probably going to be some time before my employer is ready to make the move. I might set up a dual boot for 7...I'm already dual booting Ubuntu for personal needs...but we also run a ton of Linux boxes as well...so that's something they are used to us using.

 

[Dave76]

Am I the only one that's kind of annoyed by the Aero GUI as of now? The transparency/blurring is really unnecessary. I think Windows should've gone with a Matte Shiny Plastic visual style, akin to Mac OS X.

I like Aero!

Everyone should use the one they like.

Right click desktop, click personalize, Basic and High contrast themes. One option.

Use google and you can find many styles, and one you like.

 

[AllMac]

Am I the only one that's kind of annoyed by the Aero GUI as of now?

Yes, you are.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Yes, you are.

+1 .

 

[Antman]

Yes, you are.

-1 There are 10 references in the thread that indicate at least a moderate distaste for the Aero interface.

I am going to continue using Aero for at least three more weeks. I am making this attempt to acclimate in an effort to determine if it is simply a matter of familiarity that underlies my dislike of the Aero interface. As I have posted before, I really like the thumbnail previews - even though they have limited functionality in my usage patterns. I also like the fact that a certain amount of information is embedded in the icons' visual presentation - download progress, for example.

I do wish the taskbar was completely opaque. The changing color during wallpaper changes is annoying. Of course, there is an alternative "fix".

My latest challenge is found in the IE tab bar. In my current color scheme, it is rather difficult to determine which tab is the active tab - the "X" is fairly dim. I will test a couple of other color schemes to address this.

 

[eternitykh]

hm... i fell in love with aero..... years back starting with vista betas.
and pretty much hated xp interface (visuals), i guess im a more form over functions kinda guy. and with win7's updated aero over vista's, i fell in love again.

dont you miss those vista beta days when a few of your buddies (or even people you dont know) sees your windows (for the first time) while you are using it, and they go wow cool!? that's because if aero, and it's damn slick looking.

xp's interface looks too.... boring imo.

 

[tw33k]

i love aero. using xp at work makes me appreciate it all the more.
What is it with people saying "windows should look like osx" that really p15535 me off! if you don't like it, don't use it. if you want a mac, go pay the $$$$ and shut the hell up about it

 

[matt_0978]

Aero is the best UI created by Microsoft...

I love the glass effect...

and thx to u i can use brinks full screen transparency mod again props buddy!!

 

[masterB]

If you want a look like mac os x, then go buy a mac!

 

[Atomic Shark]

Nothing wrong at all with Aero, if people don't like it there's a little option to use BASIC themes which will disable it. Personally I don't even notice it, it's not like I spend all day looking at every little bit of the GUI thinking "Oooh isn't that pretty" or "Oh dear, that not good"

 

[Orbital Shark]

Nothing wrong at all with Aero, if people don't like it there's a little option to use BASIC themes which will disable it. Personally I don't even notice it, it's not like I spend all day looking at every little bit of the GUI thinking "Oooh isn't that pretty" or "Oh dear, that not good"

+1 my boy

There is also XP for those that really need it LOL

 

[masterB]

+1 my boy

There is also XP for those that really need it LOL

XP is OK. I can use Windows Blinds and make it looks like W7.

I use Aero even in Ubuntu.

 

[Dave76]

i love aero. using xp at work makes me appreciate it all the more.
What is it with people saying "windows should look like osx" that really p15535 me off! if you don't like it, don't use it. if you want a mac, go pay the $$$$ and shut the hell up about it

Exactly