The_Munchmaster Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 I wasn't overly keen on Win 8 so upgraded to 8.1 and am beginning to quite like it. I've certainly noticed the fast start up speed compared to the version I hand on previous laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specialist Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 I'm not. I build systems that are required to go from cold, dead, powered-off, to fully operational in all respects (to coin a phrase) in 700 milliseconds. The contrast between current processor speeds and current boot times is outrageous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palatkik Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 I like windows 8....my laptop takes 12 seconds to start up, never freezes or crashes.......well thats gone and done it 12 seconds to start up and the rest of the day full of frustration. My Win7 boots in 12 seconds as well.... I got an SSD drive in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 I like he pretty tiles also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 12 seconds to start up and the rest of the day full of frustration. My Win7 boots in 12 seconds as well.... I got an SSD drive in it. I don't get a day of frustration, at least not from Windows! Maybe it's an age thing which is causing you old boys to struggle with the new technology? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted May 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Maybe it's an age thing which is causing you old boys to struggle with the new technology? Thanks Mr. Munch. I still have a rotary cell phone. An upgrade from my original crank cell phone ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted August 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Well, I finally got around to selling my Samsung Windows 8 laptop. Got about 80% of what I paid for it over a year ago. Got a new Toshiba Windows 7 laptop. I'm done with Microsoft until there is no more support for Windows 7. My backup desktop is XP and still running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specialist Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 I wasn't overly keen on Win 8 so upgraded to 8.1 and am beginning to quite like it. I've certainly noticed the fast start up speed compared to the version I hand on previous laptop. Munchy, you might want to do some "cold & dead" battery lifetime testing. That Asus Celeron I mentioned has an interesting design feature: It is NEVER fully powered off. It is ALWAYS draining juice out of the battery, at least at a very low level. If I don't want it to die the death, it HAS to live on the AC adapter when not in use. (It appears that it would take several days to a few weeks to drain the battery completely, but drain it it will.) When I called Asus tech support about it, they told me this was a feature. It is SUPPOSED to do that, so it can boot up quicker. That's the LAST time I buy an Asus laptop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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