would it be beneficial to upgrade?  i mean, he doesn't have any issues yet, but he is going to have this computer for a while.   that being said, opinions?

Windows 7 isn't out yet, so it's probably not a good idea to upgrade unless you want to hassle with bugs and whatnot. It is a beta version so you can easily run into problems and tbh if it's working fine at the moment, I wouldn't bother with it.

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Windows 7 is beta, It's not stable enough to be a primary OS yet, hence the "beta"

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I would suggest waiting to hear reviews from people who actually use it once it's out before upgrading.

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Quote: from dylan6405 at 3:52 pm on Jan. 9, 2009

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Windows 7 is beta, It's not stable enough to be a primary OS yet, hence the "beta"

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I know that, but i mean, when it is available...

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That's like asking should we buy car X when it hasn't been released yet.

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lol what a noob, the Windows 7 beta isn't *that* different from Vista, at least not enough that it could make you hate Vista.

Windows 7 isn't out yet, so it's probably not a good idea to upgrade unless you want to hassle with bugs and whatnot. It is a beta version so you can easily run into problems and tbh if it's working fine at the moment, I wouldn't bother with it.

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and i wouldn't tell him to get it yet, but this discussion between me and him just came up today, so i figured before i forgot, i'd ask here, hoping maybe someone would have an opinion .

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lol what a noob, the Windows 7 beta isn't *that* different from Vista, at least not enough that it could make you hate Vista.

Windows 7 isn't out yet, so it's probably not a good idea to upgrade unless you want to hassle with bugs and whatnot. It is a beta version so you can easily run into problems and tbh if it's working fine at the moment, I wouldn't bother with it.

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exactly. everything ive seen... it looks exactly like vista

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Quote: from marshmellowman at 3:53 pm on Jan. 9, 2009

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lol what a noob, the Windows 7 beta isn't *that* different from Vista, at least not enough that it could make you hate Vista.  

 Windows 7 isn't out yet, so it's probably not a good idea to upgrade unless you want to hassle with bugs and whatnot. It is a beta version so you can easily run into problems and tbh if it's working fine at the moment, I wouldn't bother with it.

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exactly. everything ive seen... it looks exactly like vista

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http://forum.pcformat.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=58768&start=20

i would post them individually but i cannot be arsed to shorten the URLs

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WTF. I get a brand new computer for Christmas and NOW they're coming out with a new os? This pisses me off...  

I would suggest waiting to hear reviews from people who actually use it once it's out before upgrading.

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Quote: from taraxgoesxboom at 3:54 pm on Jan. 9, 2009

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WTF. I get a brand new computer for Christmas and NOW they're coming out with a new os? This pisses me off...

 I would suggest waiting to hear reviews from people who actually use it once it's out before upgrading.

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you can upgrade your OS....

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I know, but college student = usually broke.

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