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cyfan
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Dec. 9, 2012 @ 8:06a
I got some good clearance deals on Win7 laptops for the family when Win8 came out. I made the big mistake of doing the $15 upgrade to Win8. At best you run it in all day in the Desktop mode. (Basically Win7 minus the start button.) I'm not a hater or a fanboy of anyone. I just am letting people know that I regret doing that. Win8 is not better for a laptop. It's just different in a bad way.
ohkeedohkee
Senior Member
posted: Dec. 9, 2012 @ 8:12a
cyfan said: I got some good clearance deals on Win7 laptops for the family when Win8 came out. I made the big mistake of doing the $15 upgrade to Win8. At best you run it in all day in the Desktop mode. (Basically Win7 minus the start button.) I'm not a hater or a fanboy of anyone. I just am letting people know that I regret doing that. Win8 is not better for a laptop. It's just different in a bad way.
I appreciate this input. I just bought a W8 lappy for a Christmas gift, and I think I'll wipe it and load a fresh W7. Would anyone advise against this plan?
cheapinfrisco
Broke Member
posted: Dec. 9, 2012 @ 8:19a
ohkeedohkee said: cyfan said: I got some good clearance deals on Win7 laptops for the family when Win8 came out. I made the big mistake of doing the $15 upgrade to Win8. At best you run it in all day in the Desktop mode. (Basically Win7 minus the start button.) I'm not a hater or a fanboy of anyone. I just am letting people know that I regret doing that. Win8 is not better for a laptop. It's just different in a bad way.
I appreciate this input. I just bought a W8 lappy for a Christmas gift, and I think I'll wipe it and load a fresh W7. Would anyone advise against this plan?
It depends on what you use the laptop for. If you mainly use it for email/facebook/twitter/news/sports/weather, then Windows 8 is perfect. If you spend 100% of your time on business type applications, it is different. But I still think its a step in the right direction.
aarzi
Graceful Member
posted: Dec. 9, 2012 @ 8:40a
ohkeedohkee said: cyfan said: I got some good clearance deals on Win7 laptops for the family when Win8 came out. I made the big mistake of doing the $15 upgrade to Win8. At best you run it in all day in the Desktop mode. (Basically Win7 minus the start button.) I'm not a hater or a fanboy of anyone. I just am letting people know that I regret doing that. Win8 is not better for a laptop. It's just different in a bad way.
I appreciate this input. I just bought a W8 lappy for a Christmas gift, and I think I'll wipe it and load a fresh W7. Would anyone advise against this plan?If it's HP, they won't support your move.
Kaadamson
Member
posted: Dec. 9, 2012 @ 8:45a
After reading review after review, I took the plunge and upgraded from Win7 to Win8. I knew well in advance about the learning curve but most reviewers said they were happy after about a week or two. Sad to say that after more than one month of every day business use, I'm still having problems finding things and feel that my efficiency has been cut by about 20 - 25%.
pagal
Shopaholic Member
posted: Dec. 9, 2012 @ 9:18a
choice of win 7 vs 8 will may be influenced by one's primary colors. Good news is that Win 8 will get better with pressure from win 7 users. That is why we need both sides. One to move on, other to make it better.
feel
Happy Member
posted: Dec. 9, 2012 @ 9:22a
please list the model and sku you found in the store
seanws
Broke Member
posted: Dec. 9, 2012 @ 9:26a
November rewards should post by the 13th. Could make for a nice cheap christmas gift!
Yeah I have to Agree I prefer 7 but took the plunge on an 8 desktop the other day.. It takes some getting used too..
nodinero
Ancient Member
posted: Dec. 9, 2012 @ 9:56a
Unfortunately, as with Vista, it may not be until Windows 9 that we see that improvement happen!
pagal said: choice of win 7 vs 8 will may be influenced by one's primary colors. Good news is that Win 8 will get better with pressure from win 7 users. That is why we need both sides. One to move on, other to make it better.
tajar96
Addicted Member
posted: Dec. 9, 2012 @ 10:05a
Datapoint - I was in the Concord Pike Store (#0110) in Wilmington, DE yesterday and they said they did not have any Win 7 laptops left.
edavid
Tired Member
posted: Dec. 9, 2012 @ 11:36a
ohkeedohkee said: cyfan said: I got some good clearance deals on Win7 laptops for the family when Win8 came out. I made the big mistake of doing the $15 upgrade to Win8. At best you run it in all day in the Desktop mode. (Basically Win7 minus the start button.) I'm not a hater or a fanboy of anyone. I just am letting people know that I regret doing that. Win8 is not better for a laptop. It's just different in a bad way.
I appreciate this input. I just bought a W8 lappy for a Christmas gift, and I think I'll wipe it and load a fresh W7. Would anyone advise against this plan?
Yes, I would go with Windows XP instead It was a happy day when I purged Win7 from my life.
mathfaster
Cranky Member
posted: Dec. 9, 2012 @ 11:41a
edavid said: ...Yes, I would go with Windows XP instead It was a happy day when I purged Win7 from my life.What? There are newer Windows OSs beyond XP? j/k 40% of the Windows installed base is still XP. MS hasn't given me a reason yet to move beyond it. Except XP support ends April 8, 2014. I may go to MAC rather than Windows 8.
vickh
Senior Member - 5K
posted: Dec. 9, 2012 @ 12:13p
most stores around PHX I checked were cleared out with the last 100$ off event
techster
Member
posted: Dec. 9, 2012 @ 1:45p
If you are stuck with Windows 8 and want to make the best of the situation, try Classic Shell (free).
classic shell is GREAT... especially if you don't want to deal with windows 8 UGLY interface..
nikon5400
Member
posted: Dec. 9, 2012 @ 2:28p
Has anyone tried this? How do you know what the price is after the discount? Is it at the register once the sku is entered or only after the checkout button (or whatever) is hit?
justjeff
Member
posted: Dec. 9, 2012 @ 10:58p
Prices looked normal in OKC>
nikon5400
Member
posted: Dec. 10, 2012 @ 6:43a
justjeff said: Prices looked normal in OKC> meaning?
brotherhpj
Senior Member - 4K
posted: Dec. 10, 2012 @ 7:02a
cheapinfrisco said: ohkeedohkee said: cyfan said: I got some good clearance deals on Win7 laptops for the family when Win8 came out. I made the big mistake of doing the $15 upgrade to Win8. At best you run it in all day in the Desktop mode. (Basically Win7 minus the start button.) I'm not a hater or a fanboy of anyone. I just am letting people know that I regret doing that. Win8 is not better for a laptop. It's just different in a bad way.
I appreciate this input. I just bought a W8 lappy for a Christmas gift, and I think I'll wipe it and load a fresh W7. Would anyone advise against this plan?
It depends on what you use the laptop for. If you mainly use it for email/facebook/twitter/news/sports/weather, then Windows 8 is perfect. If you spend 100% of your time on business type applications, it is different. But I still think its a step in the right direction.
I personally wont do anything drastic until MS puts out the first Service Release Update
NightSpirit
Member
posted: Dec. 10, 2012 @ 7:03a
I have XP on my desktop and love it (as I did with Windows 98 too, in fact even more). I have Windows 7 on my laptop and after major tweaking have gone from hating it to just disliking it (with maybe a couple features I think are improvements, like pinning programs to the taskbar and the start menu), even so some of my frequently used programs won't run or don't run right on it. Windows 8 looks horrible to use!
sleepybubba
Ancient Member
posted: Dec. 10, 2012 @ 7:06a
Stuck in 20th century, huh?
aarzi
Graceful Member
posted: Dec. 10, 2012 @ 7:28a
Newer is not always better.
linrick
Anymoo?
posted: Dec. 10, 2012 @ 8:17a
normal1 said: Yeah I have to Agree I prefer 7 but took the plunge on an 8 desktop the other day.. It takes some getting used too..never did like the 8. reset back to 7.
BankofGreed
Greedy Member
posted: Dec. 10, 2012 @ 2:23p
nikon5400 said: Has anyone tried this? How do you know what the price is after the discount? Is it at the register once the sku is entered or only after the checkout button (or whatever) is hit?
Anyone? Is the 50% off the current price or is it 50% off the MSRP price (which is probably the current price).
pjwill
New Member
posted: Dec. 10, 2012 @ 2:54p
I went into the store yesterday and it was 50% off the MSRP so it was the current price.
kaycen
Ancient Member
posted: Dec. 10, 2012 @ 3:13p
pjwill said: I went into the store yesterday and it was 50% off the MSRP so it was the current price.
As usual - the "it's not really a sale" sale. Come on Staples - you've gotta do better than that to lure me into the store.
orvado
New Member
posted: Dec. 10, 2012 @ 3:24p
Checked the Staples here in So. Cal. Asked the computer techs here about the 50% off and the guy offered me a Toshiba B970 6GB of ram for $300 (clearance was marked $479). Probably should have bought it but I didn't.
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