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why win7 still an option when win8 is here
if someone is ready to get another PC, i see Win7 option is given also... after win8 is here, is there any real reason why one should choose win7?
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thanks for the additional perspective..
but if the user just wanted to be practical and pragmatic, then this question arises:
will win7 retire first, before win8, and in that light, win8 is better investment?
but if the user just wanted to be practical and pragmatic, then this question arises:
will win7 retire first, before win8, and in that light, win8 is better investment?
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thanks for confirming 2020.
other than user interface, is there any BIG difference to using win8 over 7?
other than user interface, is there any BIG difference to using win8 over 7?
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thanks.
performance wise, does win8 demand more memory resources than win7? (win7 did over xp). how abt cpu?
performance wise, does win8 demand more memory resources than win7? (win7 did over xp). how abt cpu?
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Yeah I don't see desktops disappearing either, I would be dead in my grave before then, especially in my place where I work where the tablet would never display enough information, since the price of large lcd screens have dropped tremendously the doctors are at the university where I work are demanding larger monitors so the can view more detailed EKGs, and xrays. Their physicians assistants are demanding to work with two 22 in monitors so they can get their work done. One monitor for their dictation and another window for their healthcare application where they scan documents directly into the patient's chart. This could never be done using a small tablet as people would need magnifying glasses to see what they are doing. It is foolish to think that people could do this off of a tablet. Especially since the size of the monitors are increasing tremendously every couple years. The screens that my clients are getting larger not smaller as the price of technology is decreasing. A 27" lcd monitor can be purchased around $300 and that is in Canada.... This is why the doctors are ordering the larger monitors. I do see more tablets in the work place but they will never replace the desktop or the laptop any time soon, especially when the doctor needs to see as much detail as possible, they need to see as much information on one screen, without having to scroll around to see more of a picture. I work for the faculty of medicine and currently support over 3000 desktops and about 50 laptops, and maybe a few tablets/ipads. Although laptops are a starting to become more popular, the security risk is high due to healthcare information on laptops that can easily be stolen and the healthcare information on these laptops are compromised. Of course laptops can easily be connected to dual monitors, or large lcds that are 27" or larger.... I kind of agree with John that I probably would be dead of old age before laptops disappear. It is too cumbersome for a fulltime business employee to spend eight hours a day playing on a tablet to get their work done. I guess the only way I could see it if the tablet was able to project an image wirelessly to a 27 inch screen and also to project a keyboard large enough for a user to type on a virtual keyboard that is projected from the tablet. But for that to happen is quite a few years away.
the discussion is about win 7 or 8, not desktops and laptops...
and i guess everybody has it's own ideas about that
and i guess everybody has it's own ideas about that
Yes, the discussion has digressed well off topic :-)
The question was "... is there any real reason why one should choose win7? " ==> I think that was reasonably well addressed early in the thread. Of course there are "real" reasons ... but only the buyer can decide if they apply to the specific case. My view, as I noted above, is that if you're using a keyboard/mouse/monitor setup, most folks would prefer Windows 7. If you're using a tablet (e.g. Surface Pro or equivalent), then Windows 8 is clearly the way to go. For laptops, if they're touchscreen ... and especially if they're convertible, so they can work like tablets ... then Windows 8 is probably the best choice.
You basically won't go wrong choosing Windows 8; but you may end up adding a couple of utilities (notably Start8) to make the GUI more like '7
The question was "... is there any real reason why one should choose win7? " ==> I think that was reasonably well addressed early in the thread. Of course there are "real" reasons ... but only the buyer can decide if they apply to the specific case. My view, as I noted above, is that if you're using a keyboard/mouse/monitor setup, most folks would prefer Windows 7. If you're using a tablet (e.g. Surface Pro or equivalent), then Windows 8 is clearly the way to go. For laptops, if they're touchscreen ... and especially if they're convertible, so they can work like tablets ... then Windows 8 is probably the best choice.
You basically won't go wrong choosing Windows 8; but you may end up adding a couple of utilities (notably Start8) to make the GUI more like '7
I don't think the discussion got "off topic". It is all more or less related or leads to the next point, and I think a Question like this is bound to also go to what hardware is better for Windows 8.x, and what hardware is more suited for Windows 7.
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brilliant perspectives, experts. thanks a lot!
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