After Hours 2: Win7 on a netbook - pure love

[wxdean]

je to blbeček a zbytečně to prodlužuje kokotko

[stsfin]

How the hell did that take you so long? I just re installed (upgraded to build 7068) and it took just 30minutes.

[mikee286]

windows 7 netbooks will be pretty expensive. Atleast 100$ more than the same with linux. There is talk of companies pre-installing windows 7 starter to keep the price down meaning you only get to run 3 programs at once.  That includes av software and instant messengers.

[nucleartime]

Net books are going to get *slightly* faster. There's also going to be the 64-bit atoms and Ion-chipsets. Hell someone got Win7 to run on a 500mHz 512mb RAM UMPC ffs.

Honestly, I really don't notice that many slowdowns. I've done FF+Chrome+OpenOffice+VLC+Explo­rer without any problems. Win7 is usable if effects are disabled.

Everybody I know uses Google Chat instead of IM clients now.

I'd still just get a 12" Tablet PC, not much size difference, much more functionality.

[psychadelicxxxdevil]

the 3 app limit has now been officially scraped, so you can run as many apps as your machine is capable of on starter edition windows 7.

[timfidler]

"...came with some funny operating system on it".

Classic ignorant comment from a Microsoft guy. If I close my eyes maybe it will go away... The reason your netbook was so cheap was that you didn't pay the Microsoft tax on it, you fool.

[Wastedoops]

Yeah with Windows you actually get enough functionality to do something creative.

[timfidler]

1. You don't need to run Windows to be creative.

2. We are talking about a netbook. A low powered machine designed to be small, cheap and portable. With the keyboard and screen size, they were not really designed for being "creative", but for browsing the web, IM etc.

3. IMO, Windows would be a "funny" OS to run on a netbook.

[DoirB]

Windows is not funny to run on a netbook. So, do you think a netbook running Windows XP is funny?

[rd1979]

Well, one thing they say is the Windows Experience Index......they changed the metric again for 7 so comparing the one in Vista to this isn't fair. However, anything lower than a 3 is pretty bad.

[luxzg]

No wonder that Flip3D didn't work, they haven't enabled Aero at all there as much as I can see (no window transparency).

Just look at the window title bar from 1:40 till 2:50 in the video - no transparency. So Flip3D wasn't enabled,a nd Aero wasn't enabled either (or they've just disabled some of the effects)

[NetRolller3D]

Flip3D?! Heck, that's not even regular Flip, that is plain-old Alt-Tab from Win95!

[banmeifucan]

Nice proof of concept, but running Win7 on a netbook is not practical for everyday use.

[Jayayess1190]

Future netbooks will come with it, and I run it on my EEE 901 fine, so your statement is false.

[soulcalibur22]

i think it was a compliment :)

[banmeifucan]

Come back to me again after 6 months and tell me if the performance is the same.

[Alucardthedeadone]

@banmeifucan if it is a gaming pc then well of couse not. if just a pc then ya

[blueskynis]

It's a bit sluggish, isn't it?

[stephenprovis]

Why? Why ruin a perfectly good netbook with windows?