Yeah, that, and many other reasons, is why I switch to windows 8 on a permanent basis, even when it was only a developer's version, and not the full RTM Version. Even on my laptop, which had 4 GB of RAM, and a 2.4 GHz dual core gprocessor, Windows 8 ran a whole lot faster than Windows 7. Almost uncomprehensibly faster. LOL. Regards: Dallas
On 03/05/2013, at 0:48, Thomas Ward <thomasward1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Dallas, > > Thanks for the info. I didn't know Microsoft had scrapped a lot of the > Windows Arrow junk in Windows 8 but given the way it runs I'm not > surprised. Windows 8 is way faster than Windows 7. > > I took a Toshiba laptop that was built in 2011 with a 1.5 GHZ duel > core AMD processor in it, 3 GB of ram, put Windows 8 on it and the > increased performance was amazing. It boots twice as fast as Windows > 7, and programs launch much much faster too. I've noticed at looking > at my over all system usage its using less memory as well. So I'm > pretty happy with Windows 8. > > On 5/2/13, Dallas O'Brien <dallas.r.obr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> This is less true, of Windows 8. Windows 8 got rid of a lot of the arrow >> theme stuff, and 3-D graphics animations, at least in terms of the desktop >> environment. Obviously if you're using apps with these kinds of things in >> them, it still remains true. But one reason why windows 8 is so much faster, >> is that they in fact got rid of the 3-D graphic animation icons and Various >> things. >> This has an interesting side effect, as well. And that is, it tends to make >> windows 8, a little more accessible, in terms of the desktop environment. >> Not so much graphic animation stuff, in the way. >> >> Regards: >> Dallas > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
