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Posted October 22, 2009
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ilves: I'm gonna buy the $30 student version (which you can get, at least in the US with a valid .edu email address) in a few weeks. I'm not actually sure if I'm going to install it yet or wait a month or two to upgrade my comp. Right now I'm rolling with a single core Athlon 3300+ processor, 2 gigs of ram, and a 8800 gts... I'm not sure if game performance is going to degrade or not if I upgrade at my current setup. Also, I kinda want to buy the 64 bit version as when I upgrade my stuff next time I'm going with 4+ gigs of ram, but my current processor can't handle it, so I'm in a little bit of a conundrum.

Get the 64bit version! The 64bit version can run 64bit and 32bit apps. The 32bit version can only run 32bit ones. There's no point in upgrading to something that is already obsolete. :)
Double check your CPU. A 3300+ sounds like a single core Athlon 64. Even my crappy socket 754 Sempron 3400+ has the 64bit extensions (runs great with a 64bit Linux kernel).
Posted October 22, 2009
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ilves: Also, I kinda want to buy the 64 bit version as when I upgrade my stuff next time I'm going with 4+ gigs of ram, but my current processor can't handle it, so I'm in a little bit of a conundrum.

Win 7 comes with both 64 & 32bit versions. So you don't have to choose right away.
Posted October 22, 2009
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ilves: Also, I kinda want to buy the 64 bit version as when I upgrade my stuff next time I'm going with 4+ gigs of ram, but my current processor can't handle it, so I'm in a little bit of a conundrum.
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Navagon: Win 7 comes with both 64 & 32bit versions. So you don't have to choose right away.

Depends. The OEM version on sale are 32 OR 64 only - you'll have to decide. The regular versions contain both.
Posted October 22, 2009
Well I just looked and the student offer website I bought Office 2007 from a few years back is now offering Win7P (upgrade only sadly) for au$45 so I'm jumping on that next week, it'll be my second last week as a student so it's then or never. Anyone upgraded from Vista Ultimate to Win 7 Pro? Any hassles I need to know about? I've not done an upgrade install in years, is upgrading still a shoddy mess or have they managed to improve it?
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PhoenixWright: So far, 7 has been much more stable for me than any other version of Windows. I felt like I was constantly fighting XP.

In what way? Crashes and the like? After the first service pack I had nothing but stable use out of XP, even on the dodgiest of hardware
Posted October 22, 2009
I just saw the latest Mac vs. PC ad responding to the Windows 7 Launch, and they had absolutely nothing to go on. They just had "people" interviewed that were like "I'm switching over to Mac!" and PC going "Cut it!" What a lame attempt. May Windows trump the bastards.
Posted October 22, 2009
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JudasIscariot: 7 = Vista
Think of it as Windows ME to Windows 98

Fixed for you. ;-)
though actually, vista was pretty good, after the drivers and software caught up. so 7 being vista isn't a bad thing.
Still, i'm gonna hang around a while before upgrading... even though 7 is essentially vista sp4, it never seems a good idea to pick up a new MS OS before they release SP1.
Posted October 22, 2009
Shit, I'm still waiting for my upgrade copy of Ultimate. 64-bit as always.
Posted October 22, 2009
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Aliasalpha: In what way? Crashes and the like? After the first service pack I had nothing but stable use out of XP, even on the dodgiest of hardware

I had explorer crashing during simple operations every once in a while.
Posted October 23, 2009
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Whiteblade999: It looks OK, will check it out after the first or second service pack depending.

It's GREAT. Think of it as Vista SP3, or whatever the next one is...
Posted October 23, 2009
7's fine, very stable. Actually so much so that I'd say you can skip the "I'll wait for the service pack" routine. It is kind of a service pack in it's own right anyway.
Posted October 23, 2009
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phanboy4: 7's fine, very stable. Actually so much so that I'd say you can skip the "I'll wait for the service pack" routine. It is kind of a service pack in it's own right anyway.

probably true. but having recently spent money on vista, i'm not inclined to spend more money on 7 yet.
I'll wait until some things i need start being 7-only.
Posted October 23, 2009
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JudasIscariot: 7 > Vista
Think of it as Windows XP to Windows ME ....

Uhm, no :-D
WinME was the last DOS-based Windows system (yeah I know it was more of a bootloader than other, but that's a fact), WinSeven is just the second major iteration of the Vista kernel and features. This time they seem to have polished things a little bit compared to the messy and sluggish WinVista, anyway....
Posted October 23, 2009
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phanboy4: 7's fine, very stable. Actually so much so that I'd say you can skip the "I'll wait for the service pack" routine. It is kind of a service pack in it's own right anyway.
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soulgrindr: probably true. but having recently spent money on vista, i'm not inclined to spend more money on 7 yet.
I'll wait until some things i need start being 7-only.

When exactly did you get Vista? If it's a recent purchase (say, past few months or so), you can get an upgrade copy to 7 for a small amount of money (namely, shipping and handling).
Posted October 23, 2009
I tried the RC for a long while...loved it to death. It makes XP feel ancient.
Not stable enough at the time though, but I trust this is sorted by now, at least mostly.
Unfortunately I can't afford to upgrade until December. :(
Post edited October 23, 2009 by chautemoc
Posted October 23, 2009
Even the entry level edition in Australia (for a straight up purchase, no upgrade, no oem etc etc) is $70-$80 more than it should be. If you buy the ultimate edition at retail, its a little over TWICE the recommend retail price to that in the US.
Who's idea was that windows? sure as #$%@ wasn't mine no matter what your ads say.
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