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New Tech and New Look, for Hardware New and Old, October 26, 2012
Windows 8 System Builder OEM DVD 64-Bit
Windows 8 System Builder OEM DVD 64-BitThe "System Builder" discs of Windows 8 are named this way because they are a full install and not an upgrade. The assumption is that you are building your own machine and looking to put Windows 8 on a from-scratch install, but this is still a multi-boot friendly OS and if your intention instead is to install a full copy of Windows 8 without upgrading your current system, well, that works too: you can put this on old hardware so long as your machine meets the system requirements. There has been some confusion at the lack of an 'OEM' SKU for Windows, so I suspect that until we hear otherwise, this is our 'OEM' substitute for those of us who like to tinker with hardware.If you're considering Windows 8, there are benefits many small and large. The patchwork way in which the OS seems to meld old into new can be confusing, and it's clear the UI pays lip service to mice while eagerly awaiting your first touch-screen or touch-pad purchase. But to give credit where credit is...
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| Author: Pyanfar Chanur (USA) - .. | The "System Builder" discs of Windows 8 are named this way because they are a full install and not an upgrade. The assumption is that you are building your own machine and looking to put Windows 8 on a from-scratch install, but this is still a multi-boot friendly OS and if your intention instead is to install a full copy of Windows 8 without upgrading your current system, well, that works too: you can put this on old hardware so long as your machine meets the system requirements. There has been some confusion at the lack of an 'OEM' SKU for Windows, so I suspect that until we hear otherwise, this is our 'OEM' substitute for those of us who like to tinker with hardware.If you're considering Windows 8, there are benefits many small and large. The patchwork way in which the OS seems to meld old into new can be confusing, and it's clear the UI pays lip service to mice while eagerly awaiting your first touch-screen or touch-pad purchase. But to give credit where credit is... | 7 | |
| Author: @_@ - See all my review.. | As a life-long Microsoft user, I sadly but firmly believe that this is the worst thing that Microsoft has ever produced. They seem to have forgotten that Windows software for a computer, not a tablet. This is definitely for something with a touch screen. Their biggest fault was trying to give the rather enormous and ridiculous Start Menu something almost identical to the Xbox 360 interface, except this is no good. 75% of the devices you will probably never touch. This is just sloppy. What infuriates me is when I am trying to do something and I move the mouse to the side a little too fast, it brings up my last viewed/downloaded document. To go back to what you were doing you just simply press Escape right? Uh, no. You have to push the button with the picture of the windows symbol which will take you to the Start menu, and then select "Desktop" in the menu. "Okay, that's fixed and over wi-- oh no I've done it again!" This is a simply infuriating software to live with on... | 9 | |
| Author: Graves - See all my rev.. | The install took much less time than I was anticipating. I believe the initial install only took about 10 minutes.This OS is not as bad as people may leave you to believe. I was very skeptical about purchasing it because of all of the negative reviews. The best way I can describe it, is a much faster version of Windows 7 with some unneeded applications. I agree with most people about Metro, or the live tile start up screen. This screen is utterly useless for a PC without a touchscreen, because it is seems like a chore navigating it. All of the apps that I tried were optimized for touch, so they were not a joy to use with mouse and keyboard. With all this being said, the only time my PC is ever on the live tile screen is right when the PC is powered up. After that, I just run everything in desktop mode. Desktop mode is very similar to W7, but there is not a Start button, yet. There is a learning curve, because of the missing Start button. I would suggest to just... | 5 | |
