Should I wait for Windows 8? Should I buy this Samsung Slate now? Or wait for Windows 8 to come out? I can always install Windows 8 on this later right?
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There will be both ARM and x86 versions of the w8 tablet. The spec of this Samsung is capable of running W8 and you can even download the preview consumer beta edition soon according to press reports on Engadget.com
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Not enough info about Windows 8, atm. But at first glance, I want this because I want to be able to access normal Windows 7 programs. For Windows 8, it appears that the tablet form (ARM) needs a special version of the app and these won't be necessarily the same as their x86/x64 counterparts.So, yeah...I think I'll save up for the Samsung. It has pretty much everything I need.
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Mine came with Windows 8. I then upgraded to 8.1 for free with some difficulty. I understand Bill Gates uttered some expletives as he spent much of his first day back trying to upgrade to 8.1. It really is enough to make your mouth drop as to how this OS is a step backwards in usability.
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My Acer Aspire AXC600-UR12 came equipped with Windows 8; I wasn't too happy about that because of all the negative comments I had seen about Windows 8, but since it came and I have used it for 2 or 3 months I have been pleasantly surprised and pleased with the latest MS operating system. I have since downloaded 8.1 (free and easily installed) and it is even better with the old Windows 7 start capability. I don't know if you can get this machine with Windows 7 or not, but I don't think you would be unhappy with Windows 8.Good luck
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Yes, but why would you want to? I'd stick w/Windows 7 and wait for 10 (or whatever they are calling it) to come out.
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I'm sorry I don't use Windows 8. I use Windows 7 and wait until they come out with Windows 9 or 10.
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Have you tried "classic shell" yet. Makes it operate like win 7, but faster. Also boots into desktop vs metro crap. I have not seen thAt metro screen in the 5 months i've had classic shell. But if you still need to go to win 7 you will need a key ($100) and a install disk or usb.
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I think you will have to buy a copy and reimage it. I have been very happy with Windows 8. You might want to try it for a while before investing in 7. Good luck!
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Windows 8.1 is great on legacy support, and if you can get past the Start screen, which you can disable with a few hidden checkboxes, the experience isn't much different. The apps list is bigger, and you have gestures. I haven't had any issues with it, and can't figure out why people are bashing 8.1 so hard. MS bumbled into something late like they always do, but they seem to recover OK.
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I got the Samsung Series 7 slate on its first day official launch from the Microsoft store. It's awesome, way better than predicted. Also have experience with the Motion 900 slate (very tough, great battery life), and the ASUS EEE slate (good performance, poor battery life) and this Samsung slate has the best qualities of both, is faster, brighter, more memory, better stylus response, etc. My price was $850 without keyboard or dock (launch special), they said there would later be a $99 deal for the actual Samsung keyboard and the dock, but haven't seen that one yet. I got a $30 RockSoul bluetooth keyboard at Fryes, and it works great. My only disappointment with the slate is that it was originally advertised as having a slot for 3G SIMcard, haven't figured that out yet, I dont think it actually has onroad wireless capabilties, just Wi-Fi. And it's tough to find the leather accessories to carry/stand because it's an odd size compared to IPAD.
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I installed the Developer Preview of Windows 8 (32 bit). All of the Acer drivers seem to be compatible. It took a while to download all of them from the support website and install them, but after doing so and installing the required applications, it runs really smooth and has a very "touch friendly" interface. One thing I dislike is that my folio cover prevents some of the swipe gestures necessary for Win8. I've had a couple of random shut downs and a few program crashes (i.e. Mobipocket Reader gives me some problems [also you can't easily exit full screen mode without the keyboard dock]). The onscreen keyboard is substantially better in Win8. Some of the metro apps are either buggy or just incompatible. There is a game called Labyrinth that doesn't seem to do anything at all. The "Socializer" gets stuck in Facebook login mode forever. All that said, I will be purchasing Windows 8 as soon as it comes out for my Acer W500. It is so much easier to use than Win 7 with the touch and boots in 8 - 13 seconds.
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personally,I don't see why people don't like windows 8...its quicker and it looks very nice on this laptop..there is a desktop tile on the start screen that if you click on makes it look like windows 7!
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While this isn't a question I will answer anyway. The main reason I purchased this instead of another model is because it has Windows 7 on it. I find Windows 8 to be a bad experience.
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The Samsung site offers it at various prices, depending on how you look for it. Right now it's $200 less if you go to their site and search for "ativ book 9 plus" but other similar searches will get you more expensive versions. I think the difference is the operating system, and the cheaper results on the Samsung site offer standard Windows 8.1 whereas the expensive results get you Windows 8.1 pro. It looks to me like the one here at Amazon is for the standard version of Windows 8.1.
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I have been thinking about it but after reading everything I can find it doesn't appear to be anything I would tackle myself. The cost of hiring an expert and buying Windows 7 would come close to buying another computer. I am using this Windows 8 machine and hating it every minute. As soon as I can afford it I am trashing it and buying something else. The actual hardware seems good. It is just the operating system that is trash. I would not buy it. I would search for an older computer with Windows 7 on it. I have Windows 7 on my laptop and love it. I hope this helps. Charles
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i'm about to upgrade my home pc to Win 8 from 7 and i just bought a laptop that will be delivered with Win 8 so i was just 'gonna wait 'til then to find out; however, i don't see why not but if you're truly anxious you can find out by hooking it up to your pc and running the Win 8 review compatibility process (mostly for apps but my other xdrive cleared). give it a whirl, plus you can always email MS, oui?) i hope this helps some...
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It is Windows 8. As far as I know 8.1 is only available currently as a Beta. Also, I have read that if you install the Beta and have problems, there is no way to uninstall it without wiping the hard drive clean and reloading the entire Gateway load set and also any user software you added. I don't plan to try 8.1 until it is released. Also, go to Microsoft's site and take a look at the improvements in 8.1 Microsoft has mentioned, many of them have to do with Touch and other features that I am not much interested in for a desktop. So I am not holding my breath on 8.1, but I will try it when official, if I don't switch to Windows 7 first.
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it said something about upgrading it to win 8 for 15$ on acer's site. also, this isn't available on amazon and i dont think it will be for a long time so i am getting Acer Aspire V3-571G-6407 for similar to better performance and basically the same thing without in built mic.