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Windows 8 RTM Benchmarked

Posted by samzenpus on from the what's-the-word dept.

jjslash writes "Microsoft's PR machine has been hard at work over the past few months, trying to explain the numerous improvements Windows 8 has received on the backend. But are there real tangible performance differences compared to Windows 7? TechSpot has grabbed the RTM version of Windows 8, measuring and testing the performance of various aspects of the operating system including: boot up and shutdown times, file copying, encoding, browsing, gaming and some synthetic benchmarks." Lots of other sites are running reviews including: Infoworld, CNET, Computerworld, and Gizmodo, with very mixed opinions.

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  1. Re:Paid for by Penguinisto · · Score: 4, Funny

    BTW as a sidenote I actually really like Ubuntu Unity.

    You don't, like, wear argyle golfing pants and a paisley polka-dot tie to work, do you?

    I promise I'm not trying to be insulting, but I am curious now... :)

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  2. Re:Paid for by geekoid · · Score: 4, Funny

    I would not insult Ubuntu Unity's style...if it had one.

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  3. Re:Paid for by VortexCortex · · Score: 1, Funny

    It's putting lipstick on a pig anyway.

    New Windows 8 slogan: Kiss me, I'm Bacon!

  4. Re:Paid for by Darinbob · · Score: 5, Funny

    This will be the new Ubuntu Unity marketting pitch: "At least it's not Metro".