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  1. 27th October 2012, 02:43 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by 33chinacars View Post
    Still using XP here. Is it worth it to go to Windows 8 ??

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    Very good question.
    I recently upgraded a fellows XP to Windows 7 at his insistence (despite my advice not to) and it runs very slow.
    We still use XP at work. They have been trialling a few Windows 7 machines but they have been exhibiting compatibility issues with other software we use.
    Why should I upgrade? On past form, Windows upgrades have been wrought with compatibility issues.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 33chinacars View Post
    Still using XP here. Is it worth it to go to Windows 8 ??

    Gary
    I think it would depend on what hardware you have.
    XP was a nice stable OS but most PC's of that vintage only had about 1Gb ram.
    Win7 sucks on anything less than 2Gb in my experience, and I'd expect Win8 to require at least that and probably more to run nicely (I could be wrong though).

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    Seems that the 64bit version is DVD only.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh View Post
    Very good question.
    I recently upgraded a fellows XP to Windows 7 at his insistence (despite my advice not to) and it runs very slow.
    We still use XP at work. They have been trialling a few Windows 7 machines but they have been exhibiting compatibility issues with other software we use.
    Why should I upgrade? On past form, Windows upgrades have been wrought with compatibility issues.
    Thanks guys

    Compatibility issues was one reason I haven't upgraded from XP & the fact that so far I'm happy with it . Not that I know much. Will stick with XP for awhile longer I think

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    Quote Originally Posted by bitdist View Post
    Slunnie, anything would be a worthwhile upgrade from Vista ! It was the worst OS they ever made (and that includes ME)
    wow talk about a sweeping statement,,
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  7. 27th October 2012, 06:26 PM #27
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    wow talk about a sweeping statement,,
    and certainly wasn't my experience...
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  8. 27th October 2012, 07:46 PM #28
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    Quote Originally Posted by schmierer LR at singleton View Post
    i have been wondering about getting this or not. We just got a pc about 3 months ago and we got a voucher to upgrade for $15 but i cant remember where that has gone. I am wondering if it worth me getting the 8 or just wait and leave it at 7 and get a new pc in a few years or 6 months-1yr(one of them has a dud battery so it has to be plugged in at all times).
    ok so is it worth it over 8?
    and what advantages/disadvantages does it have over 7?
    sorry for the badly written post
    i understand that you probably don't "technically" need that voucher...
    They're rather trusting folk at Microsoft - the $15 deal does not require one to provide a receipt. Details here.

    You'll just enter the details of the PC you bought and it'll generate a new voucher to put into the box during the checkout process.

    Best of luck with it.

    The changes from 7 aren't that amazing tbh. Having a touchscreen notebook was one of the only reasons for bothering with the upgrade in my case. And this PC now works like it should have when I bought it a couple of years ago. Windows 7 never gave this PC the functionality that it was meant to have. Now it has Windows 8 it's given it a new lease of life.
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  9. 27th October 2012, 08:23 PM #29
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    win xp is nice and stable now SP3, but when it first came out it had numerous issues.

    Vista was pretty poor.

    Win 7 was good from launch - easily best OS release from Microsoft

    Interested in win 8 but win 7 is humming along so well...
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  10. 27th October 2012, 08:55 PM #30
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    Hi guys, can anyone tell me what the cheapest price I can obtain Windows 7 or 8 for is, as I'm currently running a Mac and, due to various programmes I need to use, have to run Windows? I saw something on the net suggesting around US $65 but in Australia even the educational version is around $430 for which price I could buy an 11" with it loaded.
    thanks in advance
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