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| Time: 13:50 EST/18:50 GMT | News Source: News.com | Posted By: Andre Da Costa | ||
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Back in the old days when TVs and radios had tubes, it took a couple of minutes for a set to warm up before you could watch or listen. But even then, you could turn it off instantly. That's not true with Windows PCs. Not only does it sometimes take seemingly forever for them to boot, but it can take several minutes for one to shut down. Even worse, if a program stops responding, you may or may not be able to shut it down. And even if it does terminate, it may take awhile. | ||
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| #1 By 217550 (71.10.232.181) at 3/28/2009 7:50:29 PM |
| I have been testing Windows 7 (Build 7057) for a couple of weeks now and am pleased to report that both boot-up and shutdown times are considerably faster than either Windows Vista or XP. I am not even running a particular powerful machine, a two-year Gateway tablet with a lower end Intel Centrino Duo CPU and just 2GB of RAM and the performance of Windows 7 is both stunning and surprising. I guess I am one of a relatively small number of people who actually liked Vista, but I think Windows 7 will raise the bar substantially. I have become more critical of MS in recent years, but have to give them their due with what they're doing with Win 7. As far as I'm concerned, it's good enough to be released right now. |
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