Anyone Running Windows 8.1 (64 Bit) ?

[billt]

I think I'm going to order this Dell this morning from Best Buy, and have it sent right to the house. There is a Asus just like it I'm looking at as well. They're within $80 of each other.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-xps-desktop-intel-core-i7-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive/7571006.p?id=1219279726037&skuId=7571006&st=pcmcat143400050013_categoryid$abcat0501000&cp=1&lp=14

[jaybet]

I had to replace my home computer recently and my work computer also just got replaced. Both are Windows 7. Other than a few printers that don't have drivers for 7, it's not bad. I was able to transfer all my data over to the new computer with a handy little utility in Win 7.
They are both Dells and I got mine on Amazon. for $700-something.

[PegLeg45]

Check with Dell on their website.....sometimes they run specials...... I ordered a package for our neighbors a few years ago after their unit crapped the bed, and Dell was actually cheaper than any local retail box store.

[billt]

I went with the Dell. I checked both Best Buy and the Dell website, and they were the same. I should have it by early next week. It's got 8G of RAM and the Intel i7 Core Processor, so it should run pretty quick. Being as it's Windows 7, I know it will be easy to get going. Stay away from Windows 8.1......At least for now.

[kmitch200]

That's the same specs, OS and processor my laptop (Sony) has.
It runs plenty fast! You'll like it.

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[Timothy]

Pretty much what's in my Dell laptop as well.  Should work well for you; use the support services if you have trouble.  The last time I called I actually got a Texan on the phone instead of an Asian from Bhopal!

 

[kmitch200]

Pretty much what's in my Dell laptop as well.  Should work well for you; use the support services if you have trouble.  The last time I called I actually got a Texan on the phone instead of an Asian from Bhopal!
 

You sure you dialed the right number??

[Timothy]

You sure you dialed the right number??

Sho nuf...

[billt]

Well my new Dell arrived Monday, and I got everything hooked up. I also went out and bought a new LG 29" Split Screen Monitor to go with it. I should have done this right out of the gate, instead of screwing around with cheap crap.

This thing has Windows 7 installed and it's as fast as lightning! I sometimes forget how much stuff I have open on the task bar, because it doesn't slow this thing down one bit. Both printers hooked up, and the drivers downloaded effortlessly. This new monitor is really nice. It's bright, sharp, and clear with 2560 X 1080 screen resolution. The video card supports this thing without a hitch. Plenty of USB ports, (10 total), and 2 HDMI ports. One in the back of the computer, and the other right on the video card. So after over a week of screwing around, I'm up and running with a good set up. Never again. As they say, buy once and cry once. This is the monitor:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-29-ips-led-hd-219-ultrawide-monitor/3831023.p?id=1219093974953&skuId=3831023&st=lg-ultrawide-monitor-119808&cp=1&lp=1

[billt]

I was also reading that Windows 9 is supposed to be coming out in the Fall. That alone should tell everyone what a unpolished turd Windows 8.1 was, is, and always will be. File it in the same drawer Windows Millennium and Vista ended up in.......Provided you can stand the smell.