MS Windows 7 Ultimate

I've now been running Windows 7 since the 6th of August when it came out on TechNet and before that i was testing the beta a RC of Windows and I've been very impressed with its and to put it basically its vista done right from the start and without the longhorn fiasco. The first impression i got of Windows 7 was that it was fast a clean with its UI and start menu design i was very impressed from the presentation even at the beta stages and now after using the final RTM (Release to Manufacturing) and i can say without a doubt that it far sepsis vista. The Install The installation took 20 minutes in all from DVD, everything went hunky-dory ...  Read the complete review

Now for as long as I can remember, I've always tended to lean towards microsoft for my computing needs. Its not that mac's aren't good, its just windows tends to cater more for the gamers amongst us =D Windows 7 was a breath of fresh air when I first installed it on my pc. After booting it up I noticed it was surprisingly faster than a fresh reinstall of vista ultimate on my other harddrive. From the looks of things microsoft have taken the aero concept from vista and given it a whole new look and I can tell you it looks great! They've also added a sort of icon system to the taskbar, sort of like what mac's have, and I find this very helpful as it ...  Read the complete review

I'm quite fortunate to have a copy the Retail Windows 7 Ultimate 2 months before the release date due to msdn subscription. My review is based on personal experience and preferance and may not be the same opinion as everyone else. Firstly, the installation took just over 25 minutes, an improvement on Vista. Boot time is very slightly slower but shutdown is almost instant - 5 seconds!! After installing Windows 7 Ultimate, I decided to explore some of the new features and changes before attempting any software installations. The graphics seemed extremely impressive, but I was viewing it on a 42" HD TV, but still, this is the same set up I used ...  Read the complete review

I have never liked any Windows OS, and have always chosen to use Mac whenever possible. I don't like the look or feel of WIndows XP, and while it works well enough, doesn't perform nearly as well as Mac. Windows Vista looks a lot better than XP, but performs absolutely terribly - so badly that I had to downgrade back to XP, even on a laptop with very good specs. I've always run Windows using Boot Camp on a separate partition of the hard drive on my Apple Macbook. So, I could risk trying a new Operating System - if something went wrong, I'd still be able to use Mac. As soon as I could get hold of a copy in Windows 7, I got rid of XP and installed the new OS ...  Read the complete review

Now, not many people liked Vista. Personally, I've always loved Vista, but it did have its share of compatibility issues, leaving me without Internet access for eight weeks. Torture! But Vista was a brand new operating system, the first to be released since XP in 2001 and people seem to find it difficult to move on. I hope that people now feel more secure to move on to Windows 7. Windows 7 is not really a brand new operating system, more of a Vista 2. But, while it is superficially very similar, Microsoft have made changes where they matter, refining the OS at the core. I've tried Windows 7 on a separate partition and my first impression was that it ...  Read the complete review