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    Windows 7 Haswell driver support

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by threeply, Jun 12, 2013.

  1. threeply

    threeply Notebook Evangelist

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    Will clevo and sager continue to support
    Windows 7 on the new Haswell notebooks with regular driver updates?



    Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2
     
    threeply, Jun 12, 2013
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  2. Support.1@XOTIC PC

    Support.1@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    We actually just got word that they finalized their Win 7 drivers yesterday I believe, so they're fully supported currently. As for drivers going forward, Sager typically doesn't update the drivers themselves, but you can download them directly from the manufacturer of the hardware. That support is solely up to the individual manufacturers.
     
    Support.1@XOTIC PC, Jun 12, 2013
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  3. Prostar Computer

    Prostar Computer Company Representative

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    Support is generally geared more towards hardware, as that is what manufacturer warranties cover. But yes, Windows 7 will still be supported.
     
    Prostar Computer, Jun 12, 2013
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  4. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    Excellent to hear. Glad to see Win 7 still supported because I will avoid Win 8 with every ounce of effort I can afford.
     
    HTWingNut, Jun 12, 2013
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  5. threeply

    threeply Notebook Evangelist

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    Trying hard to avoid but it's a uphill battle. Win 8.1 should be out soon so it's going to be even tougher.

    On the bright side there are good start screen replacements to tie us over and win 8 handles power states better

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    threeply, Jun 12, 2013
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  6. jaybee83

    jaybee83 Biotech-Doc

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    ill have to agree with threeply, avoiding win8 will become increasingly hard. give in to the dark side wingnut! :p
     
    jaybee83, Jun 13, 2013
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  7. Prostar Computer

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    Prostar Computer, Jun 13, 2013
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  8. Meaker@Sager

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    Yeah, I think we can leave XP to RIP now guys ;)

    Once 8 is modded to your preference it's a very nice OS.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jun 14, 2013
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  9. Prostar Computer

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    XP Mode works well enough for me, but a lot of consumers are still trailing with XP for one reason or another. It's like Microsoft's golden child.
     
    Prostar Computer, Jun 14, 2013
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