http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/ Engadget Comments for Windows 7 shipping this Fall... according to Compal, anyway http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 12:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 12:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 1:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/
Good.]]>Feb 26th 2009 1:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/
by the way, I'm the creator of the non-microsoft clock in this screenshot (the alarm clock)
http://www.julien-manici.com/gadgets/

glad to see that some people still use it despite the fact that microsoft blocked many developper accounts (including mine) with no reason last year on windows live gallery]]>Feb 26th 2009 4:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 12:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 12:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/
Better, Faster, Stronger.]]>Feb 26th 2009 1:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2cYWfq--Nw]]>Feb 26th 2009 3:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/acer-predator-gaming-rig-faster-deeper-harder-further/]]>Feb 26th 2009 6:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/
WHY? Engadget, WHY?]]>Feb 26th 2009 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/
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In physics class, the teacher got a new betta fish. I installed windows 7 after my XP partition magically failed on me. Mac OS X, and Windows, are both great OSes, I use both. From knowledge I had on hand, I realized the jar it was in was rather small. After 2 botched attempts, due to my idiocy, I finally got it installed. I also use Linux on my server box I am still configuring at the moment. I refrained from confronting on the issue, but instead I would give my unused fish tank to the physics classroom, with no conflict but rather complement. Windows 7 is faster on my relatively low specced Macbook 2.16ghz C2D with 1gb RAM. I feel being multi-OS is great, I get the benefits of all systems, and If I don't like it, I just restart the ol' computer. It was also a rather sheepism, when the teacher asked for a name, 4 people simultaneous shouted "Fred" and variant of said name. I still love Windows 7, and I hope to pirate it, I am a highschooler with no job, piracy is great. My next machine will be me building a 2.93ghz dual core with 8gb RAM, a 9800gtx+ 1gb, and will have 2 320gb RAID disks. The betta is yellow colored, and hopefully will thrive in my 9 gallon fish tank. Windows 7, while glitchy a bit, is a workhorse I really enjoy, and I like it better than XP. No one uses Solaris for desktops, but I will stick to Windows, Linux, and OS X.]]>Feb 26th 2009 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/
what the fuck are you talking about?]]>Feb 26th 2009 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/
*throws into the "circular file"*]]>Feb 26th 2009 1:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 1:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 1:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 1:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/
"2.93ghz dual core with 8gb RAM, a 9800gtx+ 1gb, and will have 2 320gb RAID disks"

if you can afford that, you have the money... pay like the rest of us.]]>Feb 26th 2009 1:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 2:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 2:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 3:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/
"Here's a plan, why not know back a few GB of RAM and dump the 2 320gb HDs and get a 500gb for half the price of both and legitimately buy Windows 7, trust me, you're not notice a difference in performance with the lesser memory. Geez, people use some common sense."

Conversely, if he does buy those few GB of RAM along with the 2 320gb HDDs, and then illegally downloads Windows 7, he won't notice a difference in performance with the pirated OS.

He'll just have more storage space, more RAM, and the same OS.]]>Feb 26th 2009 4:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/
(Although I'm all against piracy, I'll let you off since you held two trains of thought simultaneously = ) )]]>Feb 26th 2009 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/
In physics class, the teacher got a new betta fish. From knowledge I had on hand, I realized the jar it was in was rather small. I refrained from confronting on the issue, but instead I would give my unused fish tank to the physics classroom, with no conflict but rather complement. It was also a rather sheepism, when the teacher asked for a name, 4 people simultaneous shouted "Fred" and variant of said name. The betta is yellow colored, and hopefully will thrive in my 9 gallon fish tank.

I installed windows 7 after my XP partition magically failed on me. After 2 botched attempts, due to my idiocy, I finally got it installed. Windows 7 is faster on my relatively low specced Macbook 2.16ghz C2D with 1gb RAM. I still love Windows 7, and I hope to pirate it, I am a highschooler with no job, piracy is great. Windows 7, while glitchy a bit, is a workhorse I really enjoy, and I like it better than XP.

Mac OS X, and Windows, are both great OSes, I use both. I also use Linux on my server box I am still configuring at the moment. I feel being multi-OS is great, I get the benefits of all systems, and If I don't like it, I just restart the ol' computer. My next machine will be me building a 2.93ghz dual core with 8gb RAM, a 9800gtx+ 1gb, and will have 2 320gb RAID disks. No one uses Solaris for desktops, but I will stick to Windows, Linux, and OS X.

]]>Mar 27th 2009 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/
-Cocaine is one helluva drug.]]>Feb 26th 2009 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 1:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 2:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/]]>Feb 26th 2009 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/
I hope this is Vastly improved over Vista....My laptops still Run XP and the Desktop with XP gets used more than the 1 wit Vista.

Vista eats up Waaaayyyy to much]]>Feb 26th 2009 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/While you believe that XP is light... (more like Windows going "Quick OMG this using only has 16GB of RAM, quick put EVERYTHING on the HDD instead!" behavior, because it was designed to run with 128MB of RAM, and not 2 or more GB. Vista and Windows 7, doesn't do this crap, that is why it eats more RAM. Windows 7 has the ability to adjust it's behavior on the amound og RAM you have better than Vista, and this why it run smoothly with 1 GB of RAM, and not 2.5-3 GB from Vista. RAM is way faster that the fastest SSD drive you can install on your PC, even if you have DDR1. This is why Vista/Win7 is more responsive than XP.

Also, you forget that Vista and Win7 has the hole kernel on the RAM, which even further increase the speed and response time of the OS.
Also, you have Superfetch. What is SuperFetch? Well if you minded to read legit articles or a book or even JUST Microsoft webpage, you would know that it looks at what you run, for how much time and when, and pre-loads the memory for you, so that applications starts up 2, 3, even 6 (and more) faster. "OMG M$ KNOWS WHAT I RUN!!!!!" No, they don't. It looks at memory word and addresses (so bunch of binary numbers) constituted of program dll, libraries and alike data. So, even if it did grab a name (which does not), it would get stuff like "data.dll", and name a like... really not helpful to know anything from you. Also, the space for Superfetch is not reserved. If you does not need so much it will diminish over time, also it has direct communication with the kernel of Windows, meaning if you need the RAM, it will immediately give it to you, so the space is not reversed in any way.

If you took time to use Vista 64-bit (more polished than the 32-bit version), you would NEVER touch XP again, unless you run on a slow computer or a system with old technologist which was drop in Vista and in Win7.

I can spend all day talking about Vista, and what you are missing due to your lack of knowledge as you only read comments from ignorant people, Mac fanboys, Apple TV ads, and Linuc fanboys. You should be ashamed to be a sheep and not question this strange event. Do you really think that Microsoft will release crap after spending billions of dollars on a OS, working on it from scratch for 6 years. Sure it HAD bugs, because they restarted from scratch.... but these bugs are fixed.

And it's not like you precious XP is any good. I remind you it was a mockery compared to Windows 2000. It was called a repackage Win2000 with broken memory management system. It was said everywhere to have an abysmal memory management. Vista introduce something that was desperately needed... a good memory management.

If you took a computer 101 class, you would know that your RAM is useless if it's not used. You get some to USE IT.

So PLEASE, do not criticize what you don't know. If you want to criticize Vista, go ahead, I'll be glad to join you... but be sure you know what are you talking about, else I'll come back with critics of my own on you.]]>Feb 26th 2009 1:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/
Thank you for this. This is exactly what I tell people when they bash Vista for "using too much RAM".

I have Vista Business 64-bit on a system with 4GB of DDR2 RAM and it flies. I'm never going back to XP.]]>Feb 26th 2009 2:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/
Colleges still use XP and werent quick to jump and use it. Nor was Vista Compatable with a whole lot of Any programs until recently.

Im not reading comments from any fanboys and ive never owned any Apple Products....and in your case...i guess it is hard to Spell Linux Correctly. They tell you about that in your "Computer classes" that you apparently sat in the front row of.]]>Feb 26th 2009 2:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 3:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/
I agree with you. People are trying to compare Apples to Oranges.

I have been running Win 7 on an AMD 9500 Quad-Core Processor 2.20 GHz with 2 gigs of Corsair ram. The Win7 OS is smooth as silk. No problems or hiccups in work flow, but just a few BSOD which is expected with a Beta release.

No complaints here and I look forward to buying the retail version when it comes out.]]>Feb 26th 2009 9:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 1:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 1:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 1:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 1:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 1:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Can I buy a new one then, mum?]]>Feb 26th 2009 1:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/
The only real issue I have experienced is that Google Chrome doesn't work. Win 7 actually told me when I tried to open it that it may have problems, and it does.

Infuriatingly, in Firefox, after typing an address, pressing enter does not navigate to the page, I have to click on the little "go" icon. Not sure what the issue is there, but should be easily fixed by Mozilla.

I could totally see a Fall release date, to me it seems pretty solid. In 4 years of Mac usage, I never had one kernel panic, and I expect as much on any OS. So far, Windows 7 has failed to BSOD, but to be fair, neither did Vista for the short time I used it on the HP.

Apple, your overpriced hardware (especially notebooks) has finally driven me away. I love your OS, but your prices are ridiculous, MS has shown me a viable OS that I don't mind using, and on much cheaper hardware. It's been fun, and hey, we still have the iPhone right? *cough* for now *cough* Palm Pre *cough*]]>Feb 26th 2009 1:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/windows-7-shipping-this-fall-according-to-compal-anyway/Feb 26th 2009 1:51AM