tweaktown.com - 1/17/2009
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Windows 7 BETA vs. Windows Vista SP1 SSD Performance Compared Continuing on with our early Windows 7 beta coverage, we move onto Solid State Drive (SSD) performance. The topic of SSDs itself is rather interesting, but when you team up the increasingly popular flash memory technology with ...
microsoft.com - 1/10/2009
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microsoft.com —
Some product features of Windows 7, such as
the ability to watch and record live TV or...
navigation through the use of "touch," may require advanced or additional hardware. You'll need a system recovery disk (and know how to use it). You're [almost] ...
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Download the Windows 7 Beta
hothardware.com - 1/20/2009
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hothardware.com —
When Windows Vista first hit the scene, it
was quite a departure from Windows XP. It had...
been a while since a major desktop operating system release from Microsoft, and consumers along with many businesses, were slow to adopt. Add to that the new and ...
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Windows 7 Up Close and Personal
windowsteamblog.com - 1/23/2009
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windowsteamblog.com —
First off: thank you for your interest in
beta testing Windows 7! As we near January 24th,...
we wanted to update everyone again on the next steps for the Windows 7 Beta. The amount of feedback we have received has been amazing and continues to pour in. ...
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General availability for the Windows 7 Beta to end
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Windows 7 BETA vs Windows Vista SP1 SSD Performance Compared
DV Hardware —
... TweakTown tested the performance of a SSD in Windows Vista and Windows 7 beta, you can check it out over here. The next version of Windows is still beta but the performance looks very good and beats Vista in all but one test. ...
Hardware Roundup: Weekend Edition
Overclockers Club news Feed —
The weekend roundup captured more coverage of CES 2009. We also turned up a comparison of solid state drive performance in Vista and Windows 7. We get a look at the OCZ eSATA flash drive and a Samsung 24” monitor.
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Samsung SyncMaster T240 24" LCD Monitor @ Tweaknews
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OCZ Throttle 32GB eSATA Flash Drive @ Legit Reviews
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The Tech Report: News —
... on European Commission Statement of Objections Steve Jobs's cancer may have recurred : doctors Gizmodo reports Apple tells dual-link DVI display adapter customers that their monitors are incompatible ComputerWorld on what you computer's drive will look like in 5 years Modders-Inc covers CES 2009 Futurelooks covers CES 2009: Sands Convention Center Software and gaming TweakTown: Windows 7 beta vs. Windows Vista SP1 SSD performance compared Driver Heaven releases Photoshop Bench V3 Rockstar Games: Sorry, no Grand Theft Auto ...
Windows 7 Beta takes another crown, besting Vista in SSD performance
Engadget —
... It's no huge surprise, since Microsoft was planning on improving performance on this front, but now we've got some of our first solid numbers on Windows 7 Beta SSD performance. Nothing crazy spectacular, but Windows 7 looks to have a slight edge over Vista ...
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