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flatout · #**7121** 02-04-2014, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan

you got me really excited until i read this

I hate windows 8 with a passion.

I hate it too... never tried it before until now but I have got it set up so it is more like the older window now. But yeah it sucks.

But even if I knew it is a small sacrifice for how awesome this things is overall.... even the speakers are really good surprisingly. And it only cost me $930 as i got a manufacturer refurbished one. Saved over $300 from the new sale price and around $700 ff of retail (but they never sell for retail).

I wonder... you could downgrade it if it really meant that much to you... couldn't you?

Dan · #**7122** 02-04-2014, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by flatout

I hate it too... never tried it before until now but I have got it set up so it is more like the older window now. But yeah it sucks.

But even if I knew it is a small sacrifice for how awesome this things is overall.... even the speakers are really good surprisingly. And it only cost me $930 as i got a manufacturer refurbished one. Saved over $300 from the new sale price and around $700 ff of retail (but they never sell for retail).

I wonder... you could downgrade it if it really meant that much to you... couldn't you?

you can but the only problem would be that you have to make sure the graphic card it comes with can run on a windows 7. otherwise you would be shooting youself in the foot

930 is an awesome price! i do need a laptop

flatout · #**7123** 02-04-2014, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan

you can but the only problem would be that you have to make sure the graphic card it comes with can run on a windows 7. otherwise you would be shooting youself in the foot

930 is an awesome price! i do need a laptop

I thought that was all about the drivers from Nvidia, or does it have to do with the OS too?

Yeah 930 was pretty good. I actually was getting a new one with a single GeForce 755M from Lenovo's website when i saw this one with the dual graphics cards for the same price (actually I saved $20 and the one I got is still a brand new laptop). Technically on paper this one should have 80% more graphics power then the single 755M. Like i said I have tried Skyrim and it can run that on the highest possible settings at 60fps so that is good enough for me.

Dan · #**7124** 02-04-2014, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by flatout

I thought that was all about the drivers from Nvidia, or does it have to do with the OS too?

I just googled it

First, just because you have the right to downgrade a Windows 8 Pro machine to Windows 7 doesn't mean running the older OS on newer hardware will be problem-free. HP, for example, warns that it hasn't tested all of its Windows 8 hardware with Windows 7. So the company says there's no guarantee you'll be able to download the drivers you need to run your Windows 7 system properly.

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Originally Posted by flatout

Yeah 930 was pretty good. I actually was getting a new one with a single GeForce 755M from Lenovo's website when i saw this one with the dual graphics cards for the same price (actually I saved $20 and the one I got is still a brand new laptop). Technically on paper this one should have 80% more graphics power then the single 755M. Like i said I have tried Skyrim and it can run that on the highest possible settings at 60fps so that is good enough for me.

thats awesome i have never gotten into computer gaming because i figured i wouldn't be able to afford it but i can totally do 930

flatout · #**7125** 02-04-2014, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan

thats awesome i have never gotten into computer gaming because i figured i wouldn't be able to afford it but i can totally do 930

Well for $930 you could get or build a monster of a gaming desktop. But for me I need and want a laptop, but they are always far more expensive comparatively.

Also I needed the laptop to make money with (my old one died for good this last time... could not even restore it), but I figured since I was getting a new one anyways I would look into getting one that I could game on as there are always a few PC games that interest me but I could never try them. Really was just looking for something to play things like League of Legends on full settings on and games like Torchlight 2. Funny thing is my old Dell Insprion 1525 with integrated intel graphics could play those games... LOL played actually quite well at mid-low settings. Torchlight 2 played at very low fps but still worked... really it was unplayable though. But looking into something for those games turned into finding the IdeaPad and then I had to have the best one... lol. So now I can play new games on high settings.

I even download Assassins Creed Black Flag to try on this, plays really well on high settings at 1080p. Can't go to all the highest settings one everything on that one though...

rasmusvn · #**7126** 02-04-2014, 09:21 PM

So exactly what is wrong with Windows 8 if you have it boot to the desktop per default?

I surely didn't have any problems with it.

Dan · #**7127** 02-04-2014, 09:26 PM

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So exactly what is wrong with Windows 8 if you have it boot to the desktop per default?

I surely didn't have any problems with it.

Do you really want my personal opinion on windows 8?

rasmusvn · #**7128** 02-04-2014, 09:39 PM

Not really, that is to say, I don't need an entire essay on it

When I used it, I just had it boot to the desktop, and that was it. I never really got the Metro interface since I wasn't actually using a tablet and having access to my files was a nice thing.

flatout · #**7129** 02-04-2014, 09:41 PM

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Do you really want my personal opinion on windows 8?

Most people dislike it... although it could be said about every new OS that MS comes out with. Although it could be argued this one has gotten more hate for it then ones in the past. Seems everything MS does is just stupid... like their vision for the XBox One for example... the DRM and always online crap. Plus the OS for the XB1 is just like Windows 8.

I just do not like not having the old start button. But i have gotten to the point where I can easily navigate it now.

Dan · #**7130** 02-04-2014, 09:47 PM

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Not really, that is to say, I don't need an entire essay on it

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Originally Posted by flatout

Most people dislike it... although it could be said about every new OS that MS comes out with. Although it could be argued this one has gotten more hate for it then ones in the past. Seems everything MS does is just stupid... like their vision for the XBox One for example... the DRM and always online crap. Plus the OS for the XB1 is just like Windows 8.

I just do not like not having the old start button. But i have gotten to the point where I can easily navigate it now.

you took the words out of my mouth. i mean lets say from windows 97 to windows 7 the appearance of things and location of things haven't changed much.

Windows 8... it took me 20 minutes to try to find out where the control panel was... and I had to use google just to find out how to find it. I'm sure once you get used to it's interface it's ok, but fuck that I rather use windows 7. I mean most things that are out can still run on windows 7, so why should I get 8?