Operating Systems

Windows 8 - Why I'll Be Avoiding It Like The Plague

Advantages: Very few
Disadvantages: Too many to offset the advantages

DON’T WORRY LADS, THE WORLD’LL BE ENDING SOON Maybe the developers of Windows 8 thought that, what with the world due to end on 21st December 2012, they’d never have to come up with Windows 9. Maybe they thought that people who use ‘ordinary’ PCs wou ...

BNibbles 11.01.2013 · Read full review
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Review of Microsoft Windows 8

If I could give Microsoft Windows 8 ten stars I would

Advantages: absolutely brilliant redesign of Windows - it won me back
Disadvantages: i genuinely haven't found any!

The Installation Process having migrated thousands of computers to multiple versions of Windows and other OS's manually, I've found that this version has been by far the easiest version to install cleanly and safely. the system walks you through t ...

millercc 30.10.2012 · Read full review
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Review of Microsoft Windows 8

Windows 8.. Worst product to date!

Advantages: NONE HATE IT TO THE BONE
Disadvantages: Interface, reliablity issues, battery life, I could go on for ever!

I am here today to tell you why I may just see about getting my MacBook Po fixed again... As this is the WORST product that I have tested on my time of Ciao. There is absolutely nothing positive to say about Windows 8... Why did I get it? I do like my H ...

jjcross 20.11.2012 · Read full review
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Review of Microsoft Windows 8

Microsoft Windows 8 Review

Advantages: Has an extra dashboard called the Start
Disadvantages: Has some bugs

I bought a Lenovo laptop which came with Windows 8 already installed. After setting up the laptop, Windows wanted to install updates. I set up the Internet then started to install updates, but wouldn't pass 15%. The laptop kept restarting and retrying to ...

supur091 15.03.2013 · Read full review
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Review of Microsoft Windows 8

Windows 7 Professional Upgrade does the job for XP users

Advantages: once up and running, is unobtrusive, no fuss OS, stable, and more secure and faster
Disadvantages: some upgrade issues from Windows XP, not in-place upgrade, need to learn new ways to find things

I have been running Windows XP for donkey years like many out there, but I felt now was the time to get to onto a more secure, stable and hopefully faster OS. I actually wanted to use Windows 7 on my Apple iMac (heresy some would say), using the Boot Ca ...

npurdy 14.06.2011 · Read full review
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Review of Microsoft Windows 7 Professional, Upgrade Edition (PC DVD)