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Old 14th Dec 2008, 02:33 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Hmmm those boot times look pretty awesome. They shoulda put a comparison to Windows XP as well.
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I'm currently downloading Windows 7 to try it for myself
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I'm currently downloading Windows 7 to try it for myself
Going to dual-boot or VMware?
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VMware, dual boot would take too much time and isn't worth the trouble ~_~
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I'm posting it on Windows 7 right now, currently it only uses 450MB RAM I'm trying to speed it up a bit more since VMware is still a bit laggy.
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I'm posting it on Windows 7 right now, currently it only uses 450MB RAM I'm trying to speed it up a bit more since VMware is still a bit laggy.
That's far less than Vista.
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hmm, shall try this after getting a new drive
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Hmmm those boot times look pretty awesome. They shoulda put a comparison to Windows XP as well.
Someone has now

Windows 7 beta 1 performance - How does the OS compare to Vista and XP?
Page 1 (Intro) - Windows 7 beta 1 performance - How does the OS compare to Vista and XP? | Hardware 2.0 | ZDNet.com
Page 2 (Results) - Windows 7 beta 1 performance - How does the OS compare to Vista and XP? | Hardware 2.0 | ZDNet.com

Just thought I would give you a heads up!
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