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Windows 7 Pre Order Review - Windows 7 is Already Better Than Vista
July 15, 2009 | |
Windows 7 Review - It’s Time To Get Familiar - Will You skip Vista SP2?
I’ve got two computers running Windows 7. They are absolutely different computers in that one is sort of five years of age and one is completely cutting edge with all the most recent graphics cards, for example. Both run Windows 7 very well and without any errors.
Enabling the mouse gestures makes Windows 7 much nicer. An example mouse gesture that I use is to wiggle the mouse backwards and backwards like you are scratching something off a list. The new interface also permits you to click the thumbnails of the programs that are running. It’s a little Apple OSX like, except not so animated and aggravating in my humble opinion.
I am still nervous about compatibility issues, but even the few games I’ve run have been no problem for Windows 7. Even the most recent Fallout 3 ran flawlessly. Given that a Windows 7 will be swiftly downloadable in the future and given the obvious quality of the apparent quality of the release exceeds that of Vista to ask who will trouble to Vista SP2?
In addition to frame rate increases in games, the Net connection scores virtually 10% higher throughput. Even if you don’t have machine to test drive Microsoft Windows 7 on, you can use Vmware’s free desktop virtualization software to line up and start exploring.
It’s coming fairly soon. It may be good and if you work in a company IT dept, you will have to support it. This works well because one of the explicit goals of Windows 7 is driver and hardware compatibility with Vista.
Installation is a breeze. It basically looks just like the Windows Vista installer with upgraded graphics. Like all new Windows releases, Microsoft has attempted to appeal to users on the present platform.
Conclusion:I think it’s smart to begin to support this operating system now, especially if you’ve been holding off company users waiting for a better version of Vista. When Windows Vista SP2 Beta is stable and out the door, you’ll be on the heels of Microsoft’s Windows 7 release date.
Developers should have their beta copy very shortly.
Amazon.com is running a special on Windows 7 Pre Orders until July 11. You get at least 50% off either the Home Premium or Professional version while supplies last.
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