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Win 8 and 8.1 are stable and faster than previous versions. However, the tactical changes that were made to the interface are so confusing that any gains made through a more efficient operating system are far out weighed by the time spent trying tho find your way around it.Makes a lot of users seriously consider moving plate forms to iMac.
Quote from: ouri30 on March 24, 2014, 21:00:53Win 8 and 8.1 are stable and faster than previous versions. However, the tactical changes that were made to the interface are so confusing that any gains made through a more efficient operating system are far out weighed by the time spent trying tho find your way around it.Makes a lot of users seriously consider moving plate forms to iMac.Had me wondering there for a minute.Predictive text?? Or a deliberate misnomer?
Quote from: Surferdude on March 25, 2014, 00:36:51Quote from: ouri30 on March 24, 2014, 21:00:53Win 8 and 8.1 are stable and faster than previous versions. However, the tactical changes that were made to the interface are so confusing that any gains made through a more efficient operating system are far out weighed by the time spent trying tho find your way around it.Makes a lot of users seriously consider moving plate forms to iMac.Had me wondering there for a minute.Predictive text?? Or a deliberate misnomer? Predictive text. Could have been worse. Don't you hate it. Then again, I need to check before touch Post.
Win 8.1 seems great, if you configure it correctly. I have mine booting straight to the desktop without prompting me for a microsoft account or any of that rubbish.
Is that hard to set up, Steve.
Excellent day 1, quite a lot of things achieved.
Best way to learn Trev (can't beat hands on)
I've just ordered a Samsung 840 EVO SSD (250GB) to replace the 128 GB Vortex? drive that is playing up. I am not a big Samsung Fan but get good reviews and only $195
But you would have had a longer life form a conventional HD.Apart from speed, SSD's don't seem very reliable. The memory in SSD's & USB has a finite life and although tested over 1Meg cycles, could it be that certain areas are unreliable in the present SSD. What are you going to do with it, can they be tested and fixed For the money, they are still too expensive / GB IMO.
During this time I once had a go with Linux but got fed up with having to mess around with it to be able to use all my software and peripherals. I never did get it to work with my Garmin software and my phones - so I binned it. It is an O.S for a dedicated hobbyist and all I want to be is an untroubled user.