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Since the consumer preview, they have fixed bugs, added a bunch of stuff to the store, renamed Metro to "Modern UI", pretty much killed transparency in the UI, improved speed (and consumer preview was already fast), as well as countless other minor tweaks that I either haven't noticed or don't remember. It's still the same Windows 8 at its core, but more complete.
 
thats good. when i tried it before i gave it 1gb ram in vmware and it ran ok. idk min specs but its probably 2gb. compared to 7 how would you rate the UI, speed and boot up times?

people are holding on to computers. a desktop with 1.7ghz and 512mb ram doesnt cut it with these new windows releases. as theyre dropping support for winxp i think its going to lead to an increase in linux use. puppy linux and xubuntu run great on my crappy desktop. i think its important for microsoft to release an OS that uses minimal resources to keep that market alive as well as stay competitive

surprisingly i liked the new ubuntu12.04 precise pangolin. it was a bigstep as far as compatibility with my laptop i had to do 0 work to get stuff going. before i had to google alot to get my scrolling to work with my touchpad and also to change the brightness of my screen. i think it still needs some work with its unity desktop environment so ill probably stick with kubuntu whenever i feel the need to mess with it. i stick with linux mint and tails
 
By design, Windows requirements haven't increased a bit since Vista in 2007. What makes Win8 interesting IMO is that, while it has higher requirements than XP, it generally runs smoother if you have the specs to handle it (which really aren't all that high anymore). A midrange PC from 2007 can keep up pretty well on Windows 8.

I've never measured exact startup time, but with Windows 8 and a UEFI-capable motherboard, I've found that I can be playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, quit, restart my computer, and be playing again in a little under a minute. I never could've done that on Windows 7, and DEFINITELY not on Vista or XP. If that's not blazing fast, I don't know what is.
 
chromebook is fast supposed to boot in 8 seconds. lightweight os mixed with an ssd by standard. although i like the idea of the chromebook i hear it has some things to work out. i cant wait to build a computer of my own. i plan on getting one intels extreme series motherboards that can support 32gb ram or more, raid 0 on 2 ssd's, strong processor, and nvidia 4gb video card. ssds make anything fast
 
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