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will Windows 8 require more powerful computer than Windows 7?

spaceboy
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Windows 8 is going to be released soon and I'm wondering if it will be worth installing it on my PC, which is a Core2Duo 2.7GHz with 4GB RAM

Also how much is it going to cost?
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  • victor2
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    Why do you want it?
    I'd at least wait until SP1 is released for it, to iron out the inevitable [STRIKE]features [/STRIKE]bugs it will come with.
    You can pre-order it for about £50 if you can't wait.

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  • spaceboy
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    victor2 wrote: »
    Why do you want it?
    I'd at least wait until SP1 is released for it, to iron out the inevitable [STRIKE]features [/STRIKE]bugs it will come with.
    You can pre-order it for about £50 if you can't wait.


    Is that not a bit of out-dated advice? I mean, back in the days of XP that was the case but that was 10 years ago
  • Guardsman
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    spaceboy wrote: »
    Is that not a bit of out-dated advice? I mean, back in the days of XP that was the case but that was 10 years ago

    Do you remember Vista
    I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.
  • Toxteth_OGrady
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    Available to download from Microsoft Store for £24.99 from 26th October, plus 15% Quidco.

    Or if you bought or plan to buy a Win7 machine between 2 June 12 and 31 Jan 13 a Win8 [STRIKE]down[/STRIKE]upgrade is £14.99.

    http://www.windowsupgradeoffer.com/en-GB
    604!
  • spaceboy
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    Guardsman wrote: »
    Do you remember Vista


    Yes, and I'm not sure SP1 really improved it much. XP was bad until SP1, Vista worked ok from the beginning, it was just a bit annoying. And with Windows 7 they fixed it all pretty well.
  • cgk1
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    It doesn't quite work that way with W8 - what you'd think of as SP1 has already been released to OEMs.
  • spaceboy
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    Toxteth_OGrady wrote: »
    Available to download from Microsoft Store for £24.99 from 26th October, plus 15% Quidco.
    /QUOTE]

    It's £49.99:

    http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbpage.Windows_8_Pro
  • Guardsman
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    Vista was a disaster that most of us could not wait to get rid of.
    I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.
  • spaceboy
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    Guardsman wrote: »
    Vista was a disaster that most of us could not wait to get rid of.


    Yes, the service packs did not really change that did they. It was just badly thought out from its foundations.
  • closed
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    edited 19 October 2012 at 3:02AM
    worth installing - I doubt it, iterations of mature operating systems add little essential functionality nowadays just more bloat, more gimmicks (touch), and Microsoft have a habit of releasing a turkey UI followed by a good one - change for changes (and profits) sake.

    W7 was a good one, but apart from the size difference, it's not that different to XP
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