Windows 7 RC1 and Reviews?

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Wed, 06 May 2009 20:37:40 Post Subject: Windows 7 RC1 and Reviews?

I was thinking of using Windows 7 on some reviews... Maybe exclusively in some, as in no Vista or XP tests which people might have gotten used to. Same benchmarks, just a different OS.

Do you think that is a good idea or a bad idea?

nolonger · Rated R Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Posts: 98

Sure, it's the future's OS.

(TSC)Bender · Rated NC-17 Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 162

Would be a good addition, but I wouldn't use it exclusively for reviews. Never know how the RC will differ from the retail version performance wise.

anonemus · Posted: Wed, 06 May 2009 21:53:07 Post Subject:

I strongly recommend you do it, Jason! Win7 will definitely make loyal XP users like me jump to a new OS.

I'm currently downloading the RC version. This will allow me to legally use Win7 RC for one whole year so this will be my primary OS.

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Wed, 06 May 2009 22:37:38 Post Subject:

anonemus · Posted: Wed, 06 May 2009 22:49:31 Post Subject:

You're right. By March 2010 it will start rebooting. Like the Win7 Beta I'm using on my office laptop right now, this will start rebooting by July 1 of this year. So I'll be installing RC soon.

I see more and more sites posting Win 7 reviews, especially with the RC release Smile

Hellfire · Rated XXX Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 3473

Maybe if your set-up will allow it, do tests in both XP and Win7RC1 to see if there is a difference. Don't have to show the difference, could just state that similar results in XP, unless they are different, then it would be good to note...

Yea, I know, more work to do LOL

slugbug · Rated XXX Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 772 Location: Canada

I'm downloading it now to do a fresh install on my core i7 rig after my 1 TB Seagate 7200.11 decided to start acting up.

anerky99 · Rated XXX Joined: 06 Apr 2009 Posts: 219 Location: UK

Definatly start using it. As the RC is out alot of people will use it i think.
Btw it starts rebooting in March?? Grr i thought it was June Sad

x.clay · Posted: Thu, 07 May 2009 15:38:47 Post Subject:

I have been kicking around the idea of upgrading from Vista 64 to Windows 7 but haven't decided if it is worth it.