Originally Posted by
hairnet
I wish this had a SSD. I guess Windows 8 is alright but I'm not into this "app" frenzy. I have to find out how to lock out some of these touchpad commands because it is really getting in the way.
Other than shortcuts, the only "apps" I have on my metro is news tickers. We need a bikeforums Windows 8 app.
Originally Posted by
cc700
i just installed an SSD on my three year old desktop. it's great but i don't think my startup is as fast as windows 7 can do. i didn't go into the bios at all so it's probably not well optimized.
It depends on other hardware too. Try upgrading your RAM to at least 4gbs. I have a 6 year old gaming build with intel's first ever quad core chip running windows 8 like a champ.