Windows 8 Upgrade

[bigkevracer]

update: just pulled the TV tuner out of my pc to get model numbers off the chipset, a quick google and i have found the BDA drivers and im a happy camper again

i have a 120gb Sata3 ssd Ryan and from power on to using windows is about 30secs including POST

SSDs are ruining the computer user experience.

I remember when I'd hit the power button, then have time to go and get a coffee before it had booted into the OS. Now my MacBook Pro with 128GB SSD boots in about 20-30s, and I don't have time.

Dad's new Win7 machine with 60GB Vertex SSD is about the same.

It bothers me.

[Madaz]

Haha I'm hearing you, someone has already made a USB coffee warmer but what about one that boils the water first

[bigkevracer]

Haha I'm hearing you, someone has already made a USB coffee warmer but what about one that boils the water first

Funnily enough, I have one of those mug warmers. Need a coffee machine I can control via the web/smart phone.

[Reflector]

^^ awesome

i am sort of deciding whether or not to buy Start8 start bar, i know there are free ones but the free one i tried doesn't look as polished as start8

I'm pretty sure there is a registry tweak that is surfacing. If I find it I'll let you know, might save the purpose

Also for anyone that isn't partial to Metro being your start up screen, use this - Skip Metro Suite

Few little tweaks with that app that might prove useful for some.

[ctjet]

[Madaz]

Haha good find, I bet fan boys are still saying "but an iPad can play the piano"

[ctjet]

do any other tablets run windows 8, or is it just the surface so far?

[SoFreshSoClean]

There's also the Asus one, basically a transformer but with windoze

Yep, Asus Vivo

http://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemID=611102&CategoryID=409

[NISMO]

so far not a fan, if only it was easy to go back to W7! Metro looks great but that's about it. They've built this whole platform on Apps, but without the Apps.

[barraspalding]

I'm keen in this http://m.samsung.com/au/consumer/pc-peripherals/notebook-pc/slate-pc/XE700T1C-A01AU

Spoke with Harvey Norman, they are only ordering the 128gb models, no idea on eta o stock, and $1800

[ctjet]

samsung... yuk

who pays more than 1000 for laptops and PC's anymore?

saw some apple laptop for 2500!! wtf is going on

[barraspalding]

i'm not keen on the windows RT... yet another app store to be built on. I'd like a tablet with the full windows.

[ctjet]

early next year apparently

i am also waiting for this

[barraspalding]

that above samsung is a tablet, docked its a laptop like all are - and running full windows. The costs is a kick in the nuts.

They are releasing the windows RT units first and holding back all full win8 units to get some sales for the RT.

[Cowboy1600]

Righto, I'm going to take the plunge today and upgrade to 8.

Wish me luck...

[Madaz]

So long as you don't use a media extender you should be right, I also read something with media browser doesn't work either due to not being able to mod the .dll file's my channel logos has an issue also due to .dll

[ctjet]

whats the go with this

[Madaz]

whats this?

[ctjet]

the plunge in 8

[barraspalding]

bought a tablet, but saved $600 and went android.