Should I?

[xnoobftw]

I currently have a permanent key for windows 7... However i am able to acquire windows 8.1 (which will expire at 2017) through dreamspark. Should i upgrade or not? 

[Juganog]

nah wait till windows 10

[lani100]

I currently have a permanent key for windows 7... However i am able to acquire windows 8.1 (which will expire at 2017) through dreamspark. Should i upgrade or not? 

In my experience these dreamspark keys rarely expire.

But I like win 8.1 especially for gaming and productivity.

[ShadowCaptain]

I currently have a permanent key for windows 7... However i am able to acquire windows 8.1 (which will expire at 2017) through dreamspark. Should i upgrade or not? 

 

sure 8.1 is way better

 

and by then windows 10 will be out

[ImBleu]

The Price for the upgrade from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 will be less than the price from Windows 7 to Windows 10.

[Geekazoid]

The Price for the upgrade from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 will be less than the price from Windows 7 to Windows 10.

True that, damn straight!

[c0d0ps]

nah wait till windows 10

 

 

sure 8.1 is way better

 

and by then windows 10 will be out

 

 

The Price for the upgrade from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 will be less than the price from Windows 7 to Windows 10.

Gpu's, program, OS. Doesn't most of these suck in the beginning? Isn't it better to wait a couple of months to buy it?

I apologize if this is slightly off topic.

[ShadowCaptain]

Gpu's, program, OS. Doesn't most of these suck in the beginning? Isn't it better to wait a couple of months to buy it?

I apologize if this is slightly off topic.

 

what? i have no idea what you just said  :lol:

[HippY]

In school and on my school laptop I used Windows 8 and I hate it. For example it is pain in the ass to switch the computer off

I got Windows 8.1 from Dreamspark and I love it. It has great features, usable UI(they have a button to switch the PC off, search engine works quickly, you are not forced o use the Metro UI), great multi monitor support with many handy features, and it is quick! I recomend it, windows 8.1 is a different animal than 8

[c0d0ps]

what? i have no idea what you just said  :lol:

I said that, Gpu's (Graphics Processing Unit), programs (For example a game) and OS (Operating System) usually has a lot of problems/bugs in the beginning.

So is it even worth it to buy/get it when it comes out?

[c0d0ps]

For the record, I got Windows 8.1 on my School laptop and I have no problem with it. 
I have downloaded Windows 7 start (button) though.

So it looks like Windows 7.

[ShadowCaptain]

I said that, Gpu's (Graphics Processing Unit), programs (For example a game) and OS (Operating System) usually has a lot of problems/bugs in the beginning.

So is it even worth it to buy/get it when it comes out?

 

You you mean Windows 10? not sure, I never had a problem with 8.1 on launch, since you can even use Windows 7 drivers and programs

 

I assume 10 is the same, it might take a short time for full optimisation but people are using windows 10 now and it seems just fine

 

Yeah I use Start8 on my PCs

[xnoobftw]

nah wait till windows 10

 

In my experience these dreamspark keys rarely expire.

But I like win 8.1 especially for gaming and productivity.

 

sure 8.1 is way better

 

and by then windows 10 will be out

 

The Price for the upgrade from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 will be less than the price from Windows 7 to Windows 10.

Hmmm but i already have windows 7 installed. How do i upgrade to 8,1?

And is it like illegal if i use it on my desktop even though i am not using it for schoolwork at all?

Edited January 6, 2015 by xnoobftw

[c0d0ps]

You you mean Windows 10? not sure, I never had a problem with 8.1 on launch, since you can even use Windows 7 drivers and programs

 

I assume 10 is the same, it might take a short time for full optimisation but people are using windows 10 now and it seems just fine

 

Yeah I use Start8 on my PCs

I heard Windows 8 had a lot of problems in the beginning.

Windows 8.1 is the improved version of 8.0 so it is understandable that it has less problems.

[Lord Gaben]

I said that, Gpu's (Graphics Processing Unit), programs (For example a game) and OS (Operating System) usually has a lot of problems/bugs in the beginning.

So is it even worth it to buy/get it when it comes out?

GPU's don't really have problems that often, but there is often problems with the GPU drivers

[ShadowCaptain]

I heard Windows 8 had a lot of problems in the beginning.

Windows 8.1 is the improved version of 8.0 so it is understandable that it has less problems.

 

i had both, personally had no issues, then again I ran Vista with no issues haha

[c0d0ps]

GPU's don't really have problems that often, but there is often problems with the GPU drivers

Yes, I meant driver problems.

Like lots of blue screens etc.

Or game problems because of the gpu.

[c0d0ps]

i had both, personally had no issues, then again I ran Vista with no issues haha

That's surprising based on all the reviews saying that it suks. 

But good that you didn't have any problems I suppose ^^

[Lord Gaben]

You you mean Windows 10? not sure, I never had a problem with 8.1 on launch, since you can even use Windows 7 drivers and programs

 

I assume 10 is the same, it might take a short time for full optimisation but people are using windows 10 now and it seems just fine

 

Yeah I use Start8 on my PCs

You can not use Windows 7 Drivers and programs all the time, most of the time yes, but sometimes it doesn't work,

 

An example would be when I was fixing a PC for a friend, and I thought I would upgrade them the Windows 8, but there were no Win8 drivers only Win7 drivers, and I tried install the Win7 WIFI driver and it failed to even install, even in compatibility mode

[ShadowCaptain]

You can not use Windows 7 Drivers and programs all the time, most of the time yes, but sometimes it doesn't work,

 

An example would be when I was fixing a PC for a friend, and I thought I would upgrade them the Windows 8, but there were no Win8 drivers only Win7 drivers, and I tried install the Win7 WIFI driver and it failed to even install, even in compatibility mode

 

yeah not always but after a few weeks 99.999% of products had windows 8 drivers, most things for most people will work fine

[xnoobftw]

I heard Windows 8 had a lot of problems in the beginning.

Windows 8.1 is the improved version of 8.0 so it is understandable that it has less problems.

 

You can not use Windows 7 Drivers and programs all the time, most of the time yes, but sometimes it doesn't work,

 

An example would be when I was fixing a PC for a friend, and I thought I would upgrade them the Windows 8, but there were no Win8 drivers only Win7 drivers, and I tried install the Win7 WIFI driver and it failed to even install, even in compatibility mode

 

yeah not always but after a few weeks 99.999% of products had windows 8 drivers, most things for most people will work fine

Do i keep all my files after i upgrade to windows 8.1? 

[ShadowCaptain]

Do i keep all my files after i upgrade to windows 8.1? 

 

The upgrade will keep files but not programs 

 

honestly I think backing up and doing a clean install is the best method

[Lord Gaben]

yeah not always but after a few weeks 99.999% of products had windows 8 drivers, most things for most people will work fine

Yeah I must have been like the only one to run into this problem

[Lord Gaben]

Do i keep all my files after i upgrade to windows 8.1? 

Depends on if you want to do a clean install or not, if not you will lose your programs though

[ShadowCaptain]

Yeah I must have been like the only one to run into this problem

 

there are problems sure, but I upgraded hundreds of machines in the store clinic I worked in, generally they went without a hitch, even on older machines