Hi all,
New to the board and essentially new to W7.
I just purchased a new Vaio (Asian model - Z36GD/J or /B)...same machine different one with a motif and one without.
Here are the specs:
Core Duo Processor P9600 (2.66 GHz) 5100 Chipset,
Processor System Bus 1066 MHz Memory Bus 1066 MHz Cache Memory 6 MB
4 GB DDR3 SDRAM*3
320 GB*4 (Serial ATA, 7200 rpm)
Graphics Accelerator NVIDIA® GeForce® 9300M GS, Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (STAMINA MODE)
OR (switch on the fly!...great feature)
Dedicated Video Memory 256 MB (SPEED MODE)
http://www.sony.com.vn/product/vgn-z36gd?site=hp_en_VN_i
Anyhow...it comes installed with Vista Business 64 BIT...runs fast! Option to downgrade to XP is available (CD's included), but not something I am interested it.
How about going to 7? I would like your thoughts. Yes...this is my primary machine! I know, I know...7 is still in development. But I back-up a couple times a week...and could even start to throw working files on a USB for a while.
I would like to hear from those of you who have used this new OS. Any significant issues to consider?
Actually...can I even get a product key that will work for the latest builds at this point? (yes, I will download a leaked copy...) I am big on paying for licenses, but this seems a bit different as it will all expire soon enough and is probably "leaked" on purpose.
Sorry for the lengthy post! I hope it generates discussion that is useful for many.
Cheers,
David
New to the board and essentially new to W7.
I just purchased a new Vaio (Asian model - Z36GD/J or /B)...same machine different one with a motif and one without.
Here are the specs:
Core Duo Processor P9600 (2.66 GHz) 5100 Chipset,
Processor System Bus 1066 MHz Memory Bus 1066 MHz Cache Memory 6 MB
4 GB DDR3 SDRAM*3
320 GB*4 (Serial ATA, 7200 rpm)
Graphics Accelerator NVIDIA® GeForce® 9300M GS, Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (STAMINA MODE)
OR (switch on the fly!...great feature)
Dedicated Video Memory 256 MB (SPEED MODE)
http://www.sony.com.vn/product/vgn-z36gd?site=hp_en_VN_i
Anyhow...it comes installed with Vista Business 64 BIT...runs fast! Option to downgrade to XP is available (CD's included), but not something I am interested it.
How about going to 7? I would like your thoughts. Yes...this is my primary machine! I know, I know...7 is still in development. But I back-up a couple times a week...and could even start to throw working files on a USB for a while.
I would like to hear from those of you who have used this new OS. Any significant issues to consider?
Actually...can I even get a product key that will work for the latest builds at this point? (yes, I will download a leaked copy...) I am big on paying for licenses, but this seems a bit different as it will all expire soon enough and is probably "leaked" on purpose.
Sorry for the lengthy post! I hope it generates discussion that is useful for many.
Cheers,
David