Windows 7 vs XP Performance Shoot-Out - Page 2

desiibond · 13-11-2009, 09:51 PM

^^what I heard about vista is that it was ahead of it's time and also, it is not as optimized a win7.

manishjha18 · 13-11-2009, 10:02 PM

hey i had to format my c drive every 6 months in xp.
with windows 7 --nothing. have been using for almost 6 months--best part it installs very quickly if u install it by a usb... and i love seven system restore function--way better than xp.in xp i had to boot by cd and then have to type command lines in dos..
u dont need these things in seven--
and last of all awesome library system of seven. i dont have to browse through different drives to search my all secretmyth collection..

**Krow** · 13-11-2009, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by desiibond

^^Do you remember how fast windows 98SE used to be when compared to XP???

one or two years down the line, most of the games and s/w's will be optimized for win7 and then XP will be history

Well, I did not need to format XP every other week, unlike 98SE. I have not had any virus attack on XP for about 3 years now, so security is no concern. It still should blow away XP IMO.

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Originally Posted by desiibond

^^what I heard about vista is that it was ahead of it's time and also, it is not as optimized a win7.

Hmmm... I really doubt that. What I felt about Vista was that it was rushed. Ahead of its time is a really doubtful thing for me. By those standards, Mac OS X was always in the future.

desiibond · 13-11-2009, 10:29 PM

^^Mac OS X is designed with specific builds in mind.

Vista's main problem was with h/w drivers. Most of the manufacturers did not bring out h/w drivers even months after vista's release. That hurt it most.

if you check win7, most of the h/w is ready for vista by the time win7 released and hence the positivity around win7.

**Krow** · 13-11-2009, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by desiibond

^^Mac OS X is designed with specific builds in mind.

Vista's main problem was with h/w drivers. Most of the manufacturers did not bring out h/w drivers even months after vista's release. That hurt it most.

Well, FCP runs in mac and it is by far the industry standard video editing software. Not everyone can afford an AvidLiquid machine. FCP was a cheaper alternative which is as good for them. Agreed about vista drivers.

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if you check win7, most of the h/w is ready for vista by the time win7 released and hence the positivity around win7.

This is true