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    Quick Poll: X230t - Win8 or better still Win7?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by divB, Jul 18, 2013.

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    I got a brand-new X230 Tablet. Have both, Win7/8 legally and want to setup the system tomorrow morning ...
     
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    Thank you for participating!

    So far, everything seems to work.
    Except ... Windows. Win8 is a pure catastrophe. Finally I can also rant about Win8... With ClassicShell it becomes a little bit tolerable but I am hardly missing the classic window scheme. All this Luna crap is so confusing ... I want my classic ALT+TAB back! I want my classic taskbar back. ... :(

    Also, it is so irrational why MS advertises this system as the optimum for Tablet PCs and at the same time remove most important stuff: The IME symbol in tablet mode just disappeared, the stylus input panel is not useable at all and much too big.

    I will stick with it now but this Windows is far the worst version I have ever seen starting from 3.0 :(

    Also, the new Lenovo 230t is not as far as good as the 220t: In general, there is not much difference but I miss the 220 keyboard. How could they worsen this so much?? It not only feels bad, it looks like from a toy laptop rather than a business device.
    Finally, I miss some keys, most importantly the "Context menu"-key which I used very frequently.

    Another minor issue is the missing Bluetooth LED in the LED indicators. Why could they just remove it?

    So now, if anyone asks me, the 220 is definitely the better choice!