8.1 is actually pretty decent these days, especially if you are on the modern side of the technology line.
Even with the cosmetic re-shuffle bringing back a more start menu feeling it's still a bit awkward and inefficient at times with its hybrid approach and some too tablet friendly approaches in the UI when working with a large monitor and a mouse/tablet, but all in all they rarely get in the way of actual work once you have your apps up. Performance wise though it's a more modern and better OS than the previous windows. Performance, boot times, memory management, file handling and so on are all better, and that is with two fresh installs on two SSD drives of 7 and 8.1 side by side on the same box, so no placebo or fresh vs muddy installs affecting the comparison. It's not going to blow your mind compared to a fresh and well tended win7 install, and while there is a handful of nice features if you take the time to read up and get used to the tricks, there will be some annoying changes as well, but if you embrace it and give it an honest try instead of installing it with the firm intention to hate it right out of the gate I'd say it's at the very least worth a try. You might like it. If you can buy an SSD drive somewhere that offers no-hassle returns like Amazon I would buy one, install there, and give it an honest effort for a week or two and then decide from there. It'll be a few hours of your time but you have a better than even chance to find them well spent IMO. On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 1:08 PM, Emilio Hernandez <emi...@e-roja.com> wrote: > I am about to install windows 8. Just wanted to ask if it is worth it or > not. > > Any increase in performance? > > Strange issues with Softimage? > > Thx. > > -- Our users will know fear and cower before our software! Ship it! Ship it and let them flee like the dogs they are!
