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Is it really worth it to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7 when it's entirely possible Windows 8 will be released late next year?

What am I doing with my life....

Is it really worth it to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7 when it's entirely possible Windows 8 will be released late next year?

Unless one is absolutely certain they will enjoy Windows 8, I believe so.

I did not like what I have seen of it so far. I may as well be completely wrong about it and paranoid.

This post has been edited by Mika Kurogane: Dec 25 2011, 16:08

Why do Yahoo IM users always appear offline?

Is it really worth it to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7 when it's entirely possible Windows 8 will be released late next year?

You'll find out when the beta comes out. Assuming you are willing to download and test it.

The [www.ghacks.net] article reminded me of this. Fuckin' PC salesmen full of crap and bullshit! (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

You'll find out when the beta comes out. Assuming you are willing to download and test it.

I have for the last two releases. I don't know why I wouldn't for this upcoming one.

New screen, but nothing remotely capable of using it...

These new phones are annoying as all hell, I'm going to return this overcomplicated piece of crap and see if I can get my old cell phone back...damn I'm getting old.

These new phones are annoying as all hell, I'm going to return this overcomplicated piece of crap and see if I can get my old cell phone back...damn I'm getting old.

I don't do much phoning, so I basically don't care what my mother givesme, but those new phones all deplete so damn fast!! My nice old phone could make it for weeks staying turned on....

That was weird. Have Realtek's drivers gone haywire?

Last night, I was playing Crysis 2 for a few hours and then listened to MP3 tracks. Nothing like this ever happened. First the audio volume was softer than usual. And artifacts (I don't know how to describe it, but it was not a hissing sound for sure) were present during music playback. When i use Realtek Control Panel's audio test, the sound came from both earpieces of the headphone. It was supposed to be Left channel first, then Right channel.

Now suddenly audio was normal again. Weird. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)

Do they make brackets or something so you can lovingly insert an HDD into a 5-inch bay? I looked around some time go, but I might have been doing it wrong.

Like these?
[www.performance-pcs.com] http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=257

Yes, like those. Now to find some that meet my specs.

Whenever I meet a family member that has Vista I instantly take their computers away and upgrade to XP.

Yes, like those. Now to find some that meet my specs.

What are your specs that aren't met by those?
Obviously aesthetics would be a completely understandable reason (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

What are your specs that aren't met by those?
Obviously aesthetics would be a completely understandable reason (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Hot-swap capability and vibration dampening. I want to be able to replace the drives without having to grab my screwdriver, like with my stock HDD bays (they're on these plastic handles that just slide and lock). I have some swappable drive trays that I used to use with my IDE drives, but they rattled like a motherfucker and my tower is noisy enough as it is.

Hot-swap capability and vibration dampening. I want to be able to replace the drives without having to grab my screwdriver, like with my stock HDD bays (they're on these plastic handles that just slide and lock). I have some swappable drive trays that I used to use with my IDE drives, but they rattled like a motherfucker and my tower is noisy enough as it is.

Have you considered just getting a hot swap capable set and sound dampening it yourself? I feel like that may be a better option, though it's also possible that they've gotten quieter since the IDE days.
What about this:
[www.newegg.com] http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817997016
With this:
[www.quietpc.com] http://www.quietpc.com/us-en-usd/products/acousticmaterials
?

Have you considered just getting a hot swap capable set and sound dampening it yourself? I feel like that may be a better option, though it's also possible that they've gotten quieter since the IDE days.
What about this:
[www.newegg.com] http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817997016
With this:
[www.quietpc.com] http://www.quietpc.com/us-en-usd/products/acousticmaterials
?

I've been looking at those exact trays (well, not the Rosewills, but that design) actually, but I'm really more concerned with my shit rattling around rather than the racket it makes.

Until Firefox learns to behave itself, I'm going to use Opera.