I too have read 'favourable' reports on Windows 7 but I'm always very very
iffy about trialling an operating system on a computer meant to do serious
work. I REALLY need to hear more about this before I proceed. Now if I had a
spare PC lying around somewhere, that would be different...
K.
2009/8/14 SwissPace <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Time to add my two penneth worth, for windows users why not download and
> use windows 7, it's still available until end of August and by the time
> the license expires it will be on sale, I am hoping they are sensible to
> allow an update and entry of a license key to make it valid but as its
> microsuft there is little chance, still keep a note and copies of
> everything you install and you should be good to go, you will have to do
> a fresh install when you upgrade from xp anyway. I have been using
> windows 7 on a sony laptop and in a few virtual machines also we have
> quite a few developers using it in virtual box at work without any major
> issues.
>
> as for monitors, I love the colours of my dell 2408 but it was very
> difficult to get them right and also the sharpness setting means you
> can never get it adjusted so text looks fully sharp which is why I
> can't recommend it, I agree with the rotation function on monitors being
> pointless except when you set it up like me I have a 24" dell as main
> and a HP 20" (not widescreen) permanently rotated so that I can see the
> pictures in portrait mode on that and landscape on the dell.
>
> >
> >
>
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