O/T - Windows 10, is it worth upgrading?

[Cheshire Cat]

Windows 10 - Advice please from them what know about this stuff

Thickie alert!!!!

With apologies to all the Mac obsessive out there, because I can't afford a Mac (refuse to pay their prices and don't understand Apple systems), and a fear that I might be turning into Ben's Granddad....

I'm currently using a laptop running Windows 7, but Microsoft are offering a free upgrade to Windows 10.

Does anyone know about Windows 10? Is it a good deal? Is Windows 10 a good system? If I go for the upgrade is it going to work seamlessly, or will something go horribly wrong somewhere?

Ta muchly

 

[BBassic]

Its not actually been released yet, I don't think.

Most retailers are now offering 7 with an optional free upgrade once 10 is out.

Knowing MS its usually best to hold off upgrading until at least service pack 1, possibly 2 by which time most of the weird bugs and performance issues are sorted.

Of course, that's going off my experience of Windows Vista which I'm pretty sure they put out with the sole purpose of pissing people off. It was a delivery mechanism for hatred, not an operating system.

 

[Bozza]

Thread merge coming up...

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Sorry!!!!!!!!!!

Missed this.

 

[Perfidious Albion]

There is a lot of "anti" vibes shown towards Windows 8 - but I am running 8.1 on this PC, definitely not a touchscreen, and I have had no problems at all.
It may look a little different on the "Start" page but after half a day I was good with it . ...The system works for me

 

[Deleted member 22389]

Have reserved my copy of Windows 10, will probably leave it a couple of days after release to install though (on a separate partition), Keep meaning to try Linux as well again (about three years since I last tried) - was OK but just didn't have the knowledge level at the time to get the best out of it.

Macs are great I guess if you don't mind spending a little more and you don't really want to tinker.

Try Linux Mint, very user friendly. You don't need to touch terminal if you don't want too. I do because I like to learn.
You know there are so many Distros with Linux, that's what I love about it. Free to use, install on any machines you like.

 

[Igzilla]

Try Linux Mint, very user friendly. You don't need to touch terminal if you don't want too. I do because I like to learn.
You know there are so many Distros with Linux, that's what I love about it. Free to use, install on any machines you like.

Ultimately, it depends what you want to do on your pc. I have Linux Mint dual booting with Windows 7 on my pc, and most of the time I use it for playing games, on Windows. Everything else I do on Linux. There are a few games available for Linux via Steam, and growing steadily though. Eventually, I'd like to see Steam compatible with all Linux distros.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Windows 10 dispenses with Windows Media Player and any updates are automatic so no more waiting for a monthly update on the 2nd Tuesday of the month or the choice of ignoring optional updates.

 

[Deleted member 22389]

Ultimately, it depends what you want to do on your pc. I have Linux Mint dual booting with Windows 7 on my pc, and most of the time I use it for playing games, on Windows. Everything else I do on Linux. There are a few games available for Linux via Steam, and growing steadily though. Eventually, I'd like to see Steam compatible with all Linux distros.

Mint is good isn't it. Not had any problems since installing 6 months ago. As yet I have had no reason to go back in to windows, even older version of photoshop cs works fine through wine for me. Not much of a gamer myself but I still have steam and bought half life 2, portal 2 and waiting for carmaggedon reincarnation.

 

[Fungus]

... any updates are automatic so no more waiting for a monthly update on the 2nd Tuesday of the month or the choice of ignoring optional updates.

Hmmm, what's that alarm bell I hear ringing?

 

[Seagull58]

I found Windows 8 fine, once I'd installed the tweak to make it look like Windows 7

Me too. Was pleased to get the start button back!

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Only one person saying to wait a few months before upgrading... Definitely do this. It's free for a year after it's release and there will inevitably be bugs in the first few months. Unless you hate your current OS Id be in no rush to upgrade just yet.

 

[brakespear]

Try Linux Mint, very user friendly. You don't need to touch terminal if you don't want too. I do because I like to learn.
You know there are so many Distros with Linux, that's what I love about it. Free to use, install on any machines you like.

Thanks, will check it out at some point soon(ish)