Windows 7 - Page 2

shimric · 05-09-2009, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kurdain

I saw terabyte drives on Tiger Direct the other day, less than $80.
Probably cheap drive and might have been a special sale, but still, for just storing pictures you don't need speed.

newegg always has the best deals usually.

They have a Samsung and a Hitachi 1TB 7200rpm for 79 with free shipping.

Yozuki Ri · 05-10-2009, 08:07 PM

In hindsight I intended my homebuilt computer to be installed with Windows Vista. Microsoft DID throw a Windows ME at us, but it had a few redeeming features. More drivers and less hiccuping than XP. My rig was in that predicament, even though I prefered XP on it.

XP felt jimmy rigged compared to Windows 98. The stock Luna interface is disgusting. Windows Vista had a nicer interface in some ways, in others it sucked. Windows 7 is doing what Vista should have been, and what XP was meant to be.

My gaming rig is finally complete with Windows 7 x64. There's a Virtual Windows XP for backwards compatibility. Some of my programs and drivers don't work with 64 bit. I installed a secondary partition with Windows 7 x32. For anything that hiccups, I have Windows XP on an IDE drive.

Outside of needing to unhook my printer and external drive before bootup (they should be anyway, less power consumption), I've not noticed any problems.

Servin · 05-10-2009, 08:30 PM

Stay away from el cheapo TB drives, the failure rates are thru the roof.

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05-10-2009, 08:07 PM	#22 (permalink)
Yozuki Ri Mega NRG Man Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 108 Thanks: 8 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	In hindsight I intended my homebuilt computer to be installed with Windows Vista. Microsoft DID throw a Windows ME at us, but it had a few redeeming features. More drivers and less hiccuping than XP. My rig was in that predicament, even though I prefered XP on it. XP felt jimmy rigged compared to Windows 98. The stock Luna interface is disgusting. Windows Vista had a nicer interface in some ways, in others it sucked. Windows 7 is doing what Vista should have been, and what XP was meant to be. My gaming rig is finally complete with Windows 7 x64. There's a Virtual Windows XP for backwards compatibility. Some of my programs and drivers don't work with 64 bit. I installed a secondary partition with Windows 7 x32. For anything that hiccups, I have Windows XP on an IDE drive. Outside of needing to unhook my printer and external drive before bootup (they should be anyway, less power consumption), I've not noticed any problems.

05-10-2009, 08:30 PM	#23 (permalink)
Servin Beams Owners Group Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 662 Thanks: 11 Thanked 40 Times in 29 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Stay away from el cheapo TB drives, the failure rates are thru the roof.