The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Who's lovin Windows 7?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by no1up, Oct 24, 2009.

  1. no1up

    no1up Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    9
    Messages:
    321
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I dont know about you guy, but I am in love with windows 7 so far. I am a bigger fan of OSX but, windows is really gaining ground with me.
     
    no1up, Oct 24, 2009
    #1
  2. bludothesmelly

    bludothesmelly Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    18
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Yeah it's really nice os, especially nice since i got the newegg promotion price for it.
     
    bludothesmelly, Oct 24, 2009
    #2
  3. Convoluted

    Convoluted Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    74
    Messages:
    690
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    You're all making me jealous. I have to wait for Asus to send my my Win 7 upgrade discs, but I figure that could take a few months.
     
    Convoluted, Oct 24, 2009
    #3
  4. ckthepilot

    ckthepilot Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    220
    Messages:
    1,044
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Win 7 for me is like Win XP on wings.
     
    ckthepilot, Oct 24, 2009
    #4
  5. no1up

    no1up Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    9
    Messages:
    321
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I might end up likeing it better then OSX, I just love it, I'm glad windows is making a turn around. I really like it.
     
    no1up, Oct 24, 2009
    #5
  6. darthvader1432

    darthvader1432 - Audiophile -

    Reputations:
    92
    Messages:
    991
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I love it now that I finally got my drivers working..
     
    darthvader1432, Oct 24, 2009
    #6
  7. no1up

    no1up Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    9
    Messages:
    321
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    yours didnt come pre installed?
     
    no1up, Oct 24, 2009
    #7
  8. darthvader1432

    darthvader1432 - Audiophile -

    Reputations:
    92
    Messages:
    991
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I clean installed, requiring me to find the Asus drivers myself
     
    darthvader1432, Oct 25, 2009
    #8
  9. inchyfingers

    inchyfingers Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    155
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    So what's so good about W7 anyways? I heard it's a bit faster (on paper) but I tried the RC but it seems like the same as Vista. I only bought it because it's cheap when I preordered it ($65). Still waiting for Best Buy to send it to me.
     
    inchyfingers, Oct 25, 2009
    #9
  10. Alvi

    Alvi Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    27
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I have used Vista and W7. They are really similar. I really like both of them. I never had a problem with Vista, however in W7 I'm having driver problems for my ASUS notebook. So, I'm guessing those who say W7 is fantastic are those who have tried Vista before SP1.
     
    Alvi, Oct 25, 2009
    #10
  11. darthvader1432

    darthvader1432 - Audiophile -

    Reputations:
    92
    Messages:
    991
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Yes, I was having problems with drivers as well with my g50. You need to go to the Asus website and get the drivers from there, Don't get any drivers from windows update until after you install the drivers from the asus site.

    I think It's like this

    Small number of people had a good experience with vista
    Large number of people had a bad experience with vista

    Large amount of people who had bad experience with vista are having a good experience with windows 7, so they say windows 7 is better

    Small amount of people who had good experience with both say it's the same

    Small amount of people are unlucky and have problems with windows 7, say it's the same if not worse than vista
     
    darthvader1432, Oct 25, 2009
    #11
  12. no1up

    no1up Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    9
    Messages:
    321
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I never had a big problem with vista, it was XP with a UI upgrade. Windows 7 is easy to use. It does a lot of the things OSX does with the task bar, and its stable.


    the way it looks is a + but all the little things that make it easy to use is what I love. I have my Power4gear hybrid "pinned" along with my control dock. easy to reach when I need them.
     
    no1up, Oct 25, 2009
    #12