Why do I prefer XP over 7? Because XP takes like 3gb on my SSD while windows 7 takes 10gb... 7 gb doesn't sound much in the world of 1TB hds but when you're working with 80gb total, 7gb is A FREAKING LOT.
@happyzor All those GBs add up. 7GB here, 10GB there a few movies, MP3s, games, photos and suddenly you're easily filling a 1TB HDD and looking for a new 2 TB model.
Put your whole life on a PC and a terrabyte is nothing compared to what you will actually need to have to avoid upgrading every 6 months. So your damned right. 7GB is a freaking lot of space just for the OS.
Jeez. If space is that much of an issue, why don't you just run Puppy Linux?
I'm no Linux fanboy (I'm a happy switcher from Mac to Windows 7) but Puppy Linux is slick, takes up about 300 MB, and has everything you need for basic work and online stuff.
While its tablet world topping pixel density, Tegra 2 silicon, and fresh to death OS certainly sound awesome, we had to get our grubby mitts on one to see if it's as good as its spec sheet would have us believe.
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Why do I prefer XP over 7? Because XP takes like 3gb on my SSD while windows 7 takes 10gb... 7 gb doesn't sound much in the world of 1TB hds but when you're working with 80gb total, 7gb is A FREAKING LOT.
@happyzor All those GBs add up. 7GB here, 10GB there a few movies, MP3s, games, photos and suddenly you're easily filling a 1TB HDD and looking for a new 2 TB model.
Put your whole life on a PC and a terrabyte is nothing compared to what you will actually need to have to avoid upgrading every 6 months. So your damned right. 7GB is a freaking lot of space just for the OS.
@happyzor
Jeez. If space is that much of an issue, why don't you just run Puppy Linux?
I'm no Linux fanboy (I'm a happy switcher from Mac to Windows 7) but Puppy Linux is slick, takes up about 300 MB, and has everything you need for basic work and online stuff.