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    Thinkpads and Windows 8

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by MasterOfPuffins, Jul 27, 2012.

  1. MasterOfPuffins

    MasterOfPuffins Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello!

    I was wondering if anybody has played with Windows 8 on a Thinkpad? My T430 is still on the way and I will take advantage of the cheap upgrade offer to Windows 8. I'm sure it will run well...but I am not exactly in a position to test :p.

    I'm mostly curious how the trackpad handles windows 8 as I know that the OS is gesture heavy.

    Any input would be awesome!

    Thanks!
     
    MasterOfPuffins, Jul 27, 2012
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  2. ysuleman

    ysuleman Notebook Guru

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    Cheap upgrade offer? Care to elaborate?


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    ysuleman, Jul 27, 2012
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  3. MasterOfPuffins

    MasterOfPuffins Notebook Enthusiast

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    Sure!

    If you purchase a new Windows 7 PC, you can get an upgrade to Windows 8 Professional for $14.99.

    From Microsoft:

    Go to https://windowsupgradeoffer.com/en-US/Home/ProgramInfo for complete details.

    I'm just curious if windows 8 using the standard Thinkpad trackpad is a pleasurable experience :p
     
    MasterOfPuffins, Jul 27, 2012
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  4. Cape Consultant

    Cape Consultant SSD User

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    I have it on my X1. Have not used extensively but seems to run just fine.
     
    Cape Consultant, Jul 27, 2012
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  5. icecream12345

    icecream12345 Notebook Guru

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    i thought windows 8 wasn't out yet? :l i feel left out
     
    icecream12345, Jul 27, 2012
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    hotsauce Notebook Evangelist

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    It's not. The Consumer Preview (which followed the Developer Preview) has been going on for a while now. You can google Win8 download and download a copy now if you wish to test. The official release is slated for the fall. As a major release approaches, OEMs offer a cheap upgrade path so sales of current Win7 machines don't grind to a halt.
     
    hotsauce, Jul 27, 2012
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  7. ysuleman

    ysuleman Notebook Guru

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    But I heard if you install the preview you can't go back to 7?


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    ysuleman, Jul 27, 2012
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  8. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Yes it messes with the bootloader so there is no going back besides recovery discs or fresh 7 install.

    Windows 8 is okay on my X61 tablet though it has an SSD. I defintely wish I had a multi-touch ThinkPad tablet, I might buy an X200 tablet with multi-touch.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jul 27, 2012
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  9. miliranga

    miliranga Notebook Consultant

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    just create a 20 to 30 GB partition and install windows 8 on that. You will have a nice dual boot machine and it won't mess up your windows 7 installation. When you get tired of it just delete the partition (though I doubt you will :D Win 8 is awesome)
     
    miliranga, Jul 27, 2012
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  10. MasterOfPuffins

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    Good to hear!

    Are more then two finger gestures supported on the trackpad? I'm assuming that's the case for the X and Edge series.
     
    MasterOfPuffins, Jul 28, 2012
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    I've installed Windows 8 on my x230t. All works very well except for some drivers like the "Wacom Multitouch Thing". Display ist regonized like a normal mouse.... More here: Wacom Enhanced Driver Penable Device - Page 38
    Also some devices on the device manager are unknow...
     
    Domski, Jul 28, 2012
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