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Experiment: Installing Windows 10 On a 7-Year-Old Acer Aspire One

Posted by timothy on from the backwards-looking dept.

jones_supa writes: Windows 10 will launch in less than a week and it is supposed to work flawlessly on devices already powered by Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, as Microsoft struggled to keep system requirements unchanged to make sure that everything runs smoothly. Device drivers all the way back to Windows Vista platform (WDDM 1.0) are supported. Softpedia performed a practical test to see how Windows 10 can run on a 7-year-old Acer Aspire One netbook powered by Intel Atom N450 processor clocked at 1.66 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, and a 320 GB mechanical hard disk. The result is surprising to say the least, as installation not only went impressively fast, but the operating system itself also works fast.

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  1. Re: ... and the hype for Windows 10 begins.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You forgot to spell Microsoft with a '$' and call it a slashvertisement to get your automagic +5, you silly goose.

  2. "Windows 10 will launch in less than a week" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's some boot time!