Do I need to upgrade to Window 8 Pro if I use this device just to check emails, read news, use MS Office, play few simple games ? Thanks in advances.
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You don't need to upgrade at all. Win 8 pro is more for officer people. Win 8 and win 8 pro are no different for us
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No. Only need pro if you want to attach to a corporate domain or use a few advanced IT oriented Win8 features.
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You do need that at all. The standard version that comes with this slate would be fine for your purposes.
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The Aspire does not come with Windows 8 Pro but you can upgrade for $80 (about). The $39 price is only for people upgrading from an older version of Windows. I upgraded my S7-391-9886 to Pro but don't really see any advantage to upgrading and probably would not do it again.
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No I haven't seen the need to do so. Windows 8 only gets me touch type stuff and I don't see the need in a non touch screen laptop.
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This tablet runs Windows 8, 8.1 PRO also. Do not consider a RT tablet. This tablet came with windows 8 and I entered my Win * PRO key and it downloaded the additional software that comes with the PRO version and upgraded the tablet. It is now running 8.1 PRO. When Microsoft upgraded it to 8.1 PRO. It did not install the new version of it's camera app because this was branded as a Lenovo. Microsoft has a different version of downloads for non Surface tablets, those bastards. Lenovo mentioned that they were working on it. The new version of the camera softawre has the "panorama" feature. I like the tablet. This tablet runs Windows 8, 8.1 PRO also. Do not consider a RT tablet. This tablet came with windows 8 and I entered my Win * PRO key and it downloaded the additional software that comes with the PRO version and upgraded the tablet. It is now running 8.1 PRO. When Microsoft upgraded it to 8.1 PRO. It did not install the new version of it's camera app because this was branded as a Lenovo. Microsoft has a different version of downloads for non Surface tablets, those bastards. Lenovo mentioned that they were working on it. The new version of the camera softawre has the "panorama"... » Read More This tablet runs Windows 8, 8.1 PRO also. Do not consider a RT tablet. This tablet came with windows 8 and I entered my Win * PRO key and it downloaded the additional software that comes with the PRO version and upgraded the tablet. It is now running 8.1 PRO. When Microsoft upgraded it to 8.1 PRO. It did not install the new version of it's camera app because this was branded as a Lenovo. Microsoft has a different version of downloads for non Surface tablets, those bastards. Lenovo mentioned that they were working on it. The new version of the camera softawre has the "panorama" feature. I like the tablet. « Show Less
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No, Win 8.1 pro, both 32 and 64 bit, comes in a full upgrade version and will upgrade a previous version of Windows. If you just upgrading to pro, then you need 8.1 installed before you can upgrade the license to pro. See the other answers to upgrade a win 8 to 8.1 (non Pro) for free, but you will still need to get a new pro upgrade license to make it a full 8.1 Pro.
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It upgrades from Windows 8.0 to 8.1. Rumor has it...it will also upgrade to Windows 10 soon when they release it. Its a great phone and I love mine...
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As Michael L. asked, what OS comes with this Windows 8 Home or Professional? Does it come with Microsoft office (Word/Excel & Powerpoint?)
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Yes it came with window 8 which take a little time to get used to. It does not have Microsoft office how ever. What in particular do u want to do with the computer as is?
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You can't downgrade through Window itself. If you have a valid license you can install it. I upgraded mine to Win 8.1 Pro. It, like all Windows flavors is much better than the home versions. Win 8 does take some getting used and I dislike the home version. Unless you specificly need Win 7 I'd recommend upgrading to Win 8.1 Pro.
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Windows 8 pro is mainly used for multi-computer configurations for businesses and organizations. For home use, there's really nothing in the pro version that would enhance your use of the system by using pro. Hope this helped.
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I'm running it on Windows 7. It was initially not supported on Windows 8, hence the reason for looking for an upgrade and discovering it was no longer supported by MS. It will definitely not work as a "Windows App".
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It depends on what you are using it for. I for gaming I would have to say no. Programming possibly. Check with you application's system requirements first. For basic MS office yes but it is slow. Surfing the Web is slow too. This was my solution to a more expensive tablet because of it's small size. I also have two much faster computers.
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Yes I have installed windows 8 Pro and MSOffice Pr0 2010 and all work fine.
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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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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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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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When I purchased this Zenbook in 9/2012, it was possible to upgrade to Windows 8 for FREE until Jan, 2013. I know it is possible to upgrade and I am assuming you can still do it on the Microsoft Windows website. Not sure about Windows 8 Pro.