Official Beta Release?

jackdelamare

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When do you guys think it'll be? Wikipedia states mid december or early 2009... is this right? I'd like to be able to download a proper beta by mid december.
 

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It's anybodys guess atm, but I think if they are to reach the Holidays 2009 release date then that timeframe would be about right.
 

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Tx2500z Tablet Pc/Homemade Server
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Windows 7 Ult x64(x2), HomePrem x32(x4), Server 08 (+VM), 08 R2 (VM) , SuSe 11.2 (VM), XP 32 (VM)
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Turion X2 ultra (oh well came with laptop)/P4 @3.2 (yes P4)
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IDK HP Motherboard / Intel DG965SS
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OCZ Dual Channel 4GB kit/ 1gb Dual Channel
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HD 3200 graphics /GMA x3100 (yay for intergrated!!)
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Realtek HD Audio(mic working, well sort of)/Siig IC-70012
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built-in Hp 12" laptop screen/ Acer 19"
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1280x800 /1440x900
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All Air Cooled
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Logi MX Rev. /MS Wheel Optical 1.1A /Logitech Optical Mouse
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College baby but its still routed through vpn to 1536k...
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love my wacom pen and pressure sensitivity...
wished it worked in 7, SUSE for that matter though
you right...lol
for right now i guess this is the date...
like someone said "this date is not set in stone..."
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Tx2500z Tablet Pc/Homemade Server
OS
Windows 7 Ult x64(x2), HomePrem x32(x4), Server 08 (+VM), 08 R2 (VM) , SuSe 11.2 (VM), XP 32 (VM)
CPU
Turion X2 ultra (oh well came with laptop)/P4 @3.2 (yes P4)
Motherboard
IDK HP Motherboard / Intel DG965SS
Memory
OCZ Dual Channel 4GB kit/ 1gb Dual Channel
Graphics Card(s)
HD 3200 graphics /GMA x3100 (yay for intergrated!!)
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio(mic working, well sort of)/Siig IC-70012
Monitor(s) Displays
built-in Hp 12" laptop screen/ Acer 19"
Screen Resolution
1280x800 /1440x900
Cooling
All Air Cooled
Mouse
Logi MX Rev. /MS Wheel Optical 1.1A /Logitech Optical Mouse
Internet Speed
College baby but its still routed through vpn to 1536k...
Other Info
love my wacom pen and pressure sensitivity...
wished it worked in 7, SUSE for that matter though
Well I hope it is earlier than January but to be honest it doesn't really matter. I'll install the latest build that's available and then just upgrade/re-install to the beta.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
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Intel Core 2 Quad 3.00GHz
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ASUSTeK P5Q SE2
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4.00GB DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 4670
Monitor(s) Displays
24"
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
500GB internal
1TB external
1TB external
320GB external
I'm going to be away and totally computer-less from mid December to mid-January so hope to get a pleasant surprise when I return.
 

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Alienware® ALX X58
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Intel® Core™ i7-975 Extreme O/C to 4.02 GHz, 8MB Cache
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Asus® P6T Deluxe V2 X58 LGA1366
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24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 6 x 4096MB
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1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295 Dual Core
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Onboard Soundmax® High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio
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Samsung XL2370 LED backlit 23" W/S 2ms response time
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1920 X 1080
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2 x 500gb SATA II
1 x 1TB SATA II
1 external eSATA LaCie 3TB
(Non-RAID)
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Alienware® 1200 Watt Multi-GPU
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Alienware® P2 ALX Chassis with AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling
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Alienware® High-Perf. Liquid Cooling + Acoustic Dampening
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Microsoft® Wireless Entertainment 8000 + Logitech® G15 Wired
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Microsoft® Wireless Laser 8000 + Logitech® G9 Wired
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1Gb/s
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McAfee LiveSafe
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Firefox - latest
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Using non-RAID on purpose as I find RAID to be too temperamental.
Now set to AHCI
lol I guess so...
just maybe wishing it would be our Christmas present from MS...lol
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Tx2500z Tablet Pc/Homemade Server
OS
Windows 7 Ult x64(x2), HomePrem x32(x4), Server 08 (+VM), 08 R2 (VM) , SuSe 11.2 (VM), XP 32 (VM)
CPU
Turion X2 ultra (oh well came with laptop)/P4 @3.2 (yes P4)
Motherboard
IDK HP Motherboard / Intel DG965SS
Memory
OCZ Dual Channel 4GB kit/ 1gb Dual Channel
Graphics Card(s)
HD 3200 graphics /GMA x3100 (yay for intergrated!!)
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio(mic working, well sort of)/Siig IC-70012
Monitor(s) Displays
built-in Hp 12" laptop screen/ Acer 19"
Screen Resolution
1280x800 /1440x900
Cooling
All Air Cooled
Mouse
Logi MX Rev. /MS Wheel Optical 1.1A /Logitech Optical Mouse
Internet Speed
College baby but its still routed through vpn to 1536k...
Other Info
love my wacom pen and pressure sensitivity...
wished it worked in 7, SUSE for that matter though
lol I guess so...
just maybe wishing it would be our Christmas present from MS...lol

Yeah ,lol. Come on Microsoft, give us the goods. :D
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad 3.00GHz
Motherboard
ASUSTeK P5Q SE2
Memory
4.00GB DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 4670
Monitor(s) Displays
24"
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
500GB internal
1TB external
1TB external
320GB external
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