Windows 7 Beta your conclusions thus far? -

Here is my experience with Windows 7 Beta to date. It boots up around 20% faster than Vista and it runs blisteringly fast for me with these specs. 2.4ghz P4 CPU 1gb PC2100 RAM 256mb GeForce 6200 Much better performance than Vista on the same machine. Install Google Chrome http://www.google.com/chrome as Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 (RC is not available for Windows 7 Beta) still has a fair few bugs. Windows Media Player 12 is awesome, finally no need for a third party application. It has the speed and stability of XP, and the looks and security of Vista. In short its everything Vista should have been and can t wait for the final release. And I am primarily a Linux user. Its the first time I have been impressed by a Microsoft product since Windows 98se. What have your experiences been like ? LUg.

Yeah, definitely better performance on the same hardware, especially if you have a multi-core processor. I also heard it s going to be optimized for solid state drives, making it a good choice for netbooks. It s looking like for the first time, the latest version of Windows will actually be the best. @ Computer Tech Mike: Just because he uses Linux doesn t mean he has to hate Windows. And Chrome is NOT spyware: http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-chr...

I have also been very impressed with Windows 7, remember this is still a Beta version and some companies have yet too develop software too go with it, and so there will be things like Google Chrome that will design a copy for Windows 7. What I like about it is that if there are no drivers built in you can use the XP drivers

I wish I could be a Ubuntu Geek and be in bed with Microsoft as well and promote spyware like google chrome.

you are easily impressed. seems you have not found the bugs in 7 now you should know that W7 is Vista with new tweaks and candy.to the eye Now if by any chance ms catch up to linux and especially sabayon 4 well I might just install it on a virtual machine, other wise it is not worth the price, Like Vista MS are bringing out several version from what I have been reading this week, Nope W7 won t be for me, as a primary operating system not the way sabayon have developed release 4 wow that knocks the block right from under the other Linux distributions releases with several desktops to pick from at login. yes the have got it right, in cluding the 3D games choice, plus google earth is installed, another thing one will have to buy all the application software over again if they want the 64bit working

Hey Lug! Running W7 on a Dell OptiPlex SX280. Basically a small form factor Pent4 w/ no upgrade slots for Pci or Agp. 2.8Ghz with 2Gb of ddr2. Runs like a dream. The whole video acceleration bites even on simple games. No biggie- This machine was a good platform to test on. This PC is part desktop, with some laptop pieces. 7 Isn t as glam looking as Vista Ultimate, but it has a nice simple interface that is def gonna appeal to peeps. Maybe we don t need to keep climbing the bling ladder, huh? Gnome! LOL! I just picked up a Dell Mini 9 notebook and I am SO tempted to load 7 on it. Its that whole end of life thing that holds me off. I even exposed my test machne to the dreaded XP anti-virus, virus. Easy to find it in the Auto forums on Yahoo. Whew!