Originally Posted by CaptainMazda

I'm currently using it for my graphic work and gaming and there are absolutely no compatibility issues. It's very stable and well worth the switch from Vista.

Do you notice any graphics "upgrade" Captain?

DirectX 11 now.

It's hard to notice when most games are still DX9

Any thoughts as to whether or not Windows 7 will be more successful than Vista? Anyone other than Jephree and Captain Mazda prefer it to Vista or XP?

Originally Posted by townsbg

Any thoughts as to whether or not Windows 7 will be more successful than Vista? Anyone other than Jephree and Captain Mazda prefer it to Vista or XP?

Ive heard of quite a few people making the jump from XP to 7 and like it.

For me, after using Vista (and loved it) and now moving to 7 (and love it!) i would never go back to XP.

I've an AMD build coming up soon, and will probably post my Win7 findings after I get it lol. Planning to have it run Win7 Ultimate 64bit, but plans have a tendency to go awry for me.

You should consider if you need Ultimate.

From what I see the only difference over Pro is multiple languages plus some network security functions that would apply mostly to large networked companies. In other words hundreds of computers needing a bunch of distinct user groups etc.

There is a $100 price difference: Pro retail @$199 / Ultimate @$299.

Amazon
H.P.--$200, Upgrade $120, 3 pack upgrade $150
Pro--$300, Upgrade $200
Ultimate--$320, Upgrade $220

Only a $20 difference between Pro & Ultimate. I would have ordered that if the pre-order sale applied to that.

Haha well I read that I can test it for 120 days without activation, but then I'm not sure if that's legal or not. I haven't been keeping up to OS-news up until recently.

I plan to check my university's store and see if they offer any student discount. Personally I am only looking for the Win7 equivalent of Home Premium or Business (Win Vista).

Hi Kaistar, if you pre order Windows 7 before October you can get Home Premium for £67just Google preorder Windows 7 and that will give you all the internet UK suppliers.