Where Vista felt like a sprawling mess, Windows 7 has patched up the holes and feels like a tight, unified mechanism. It's hardly full of surprises, but that's usually a good thing when it comes to operating systems.
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Conclusion: We like it
Windows 7 is what Vista should have been. It's not perfect, but it's stable, reliable, and incorporates all of Vista's key UI enhancements (most of which can be disabled if you've got an older PC that can't handle them — of if you hate eye candy). If you've been waiting for a reason to ditch XP, your time has come.
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The bottom line: Windows 7 is more than what Vista should have been, it's where Microsoft needed to go. How much damage Vista did and whether Windows 7 is enough for people to finally abandon Windows XP are questions that nobody has the answers to right now.
Read the full review →Microsoft took far too long to come up with a satisfactory replacement for Windows XP. But whether you choose to install Windows 7 on your current systems or get it on the next new PC you buy, you'll find that it's the unassuming, thoroughly practical upgrade you've been waiting for--flaws and all.
Read the full review →Windows XP was a great OS in its day. Windows Vista, once it found its feet several months in, was a good OS. With Windows 7, the OS is great again. It's what people said they wanted out of Windows: Solid, more nimble and the easiest, prettiest Windows yet. There's always a chance this won't be a...
Read the full review →So, firstly then - is it any good? Unequivocably yes. Windows 7 is the best OS Microsoft have ever made, and they've learnt all they necessary lessons from Vista. While it doesn't have some of the slickness of OS X, or the speed of Linux, it offers a fantastic compromise between the two...
Read the full review →"You hear some people describe Windows 7 as: “The stability of Windows XP combined with the Interface of Windows Vista”, but honestly Microsoft has takes Windows 7 even some steps further. A lot of attention is spend on productivity- and efficiency improvements. Therefore I’m really curious to...
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ImaginativeTrut
A proper XP replacement. I left for Macs as MS was frankly unacceptable but they are back with Win 7. Lots more could be hidden 'under the hood' but overall its good. I'll stick with Mac OS though - but have got Win 7 on as virtual machine.
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kissmyasthma199
Microsoft Windows 7 is probably the second most powerful OS out there. It comes second to only Mac OS X Lion. And I'll tell you why... Microsoft Windows 7 works as efficiently as the computer it's running on. If you have a fast computer( dual core 2.8 GHz or better) then the experience is...
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xcalybur
Best version of Windows yet and I understand where Microsoft is going with it, but it could use some help in the areas of speed with the hardware it has available as well as some very old technology under the hood (registry). I commend Microsoft for finally bringing 64-bit to the Windows world in...
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th3hammar
Windows really only exists because everybody uses it; there are an infinite number of applications you can download for any situation, and most of those are so good that I forget how bad my OS is. That said, basic functions are hampered by a very poor interface. The most infuriating part is...
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