| ||||||||
Windows 7 Discussion on Windows 7 and operating it on the Dell Mini series.
 |
| | LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
(#1)
  |
| Junior Member Posts: 6 Join Date: Jul 2009 |  Windows 7 performance vs Windows XP performance -
07-15-2009, 03:59 PM
Is Windows 7 noticably slower then XP? About the same? |
| |  |
|
(#2)
|
| Senior Member Posts: 282 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: DeKalb, IL (near Chicago) |
07-15-2009, 04:06 PM
Hmm. I can't directly answer your question, but I can offer this: W7 performs very well on the Mini--so much so that any slight gain in XP would not be worth the loss of polish. I dual boot W7 and Ubuntu, and I find performance to be very similar. Perhaps someone who is dual booting XP and W7 or switched from XP to W7 (I went from vLited Vista to W7) could better answer your question. How much RAM do you have? And is SSD space an issue? Both of those factors could also influence your decision. (Although W7 runs on 1GB, I wonder if XP does better with 1 than W7 does...) Jeff Windows 7 Home Premium |
| | |
|
(#3)
|
| Retired Mini user  Posts: 1,577 Join Date: Oct 2008 |
07-15-2009, 04:24 PM
Runs the same or faster, IMO. |
| | |
|
(#4)
|
| Senior Member Posts: 173 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cary, IL |
07-15-2009, 04:42 PM
Quote:
| |
| | |
|
(#5)
|
| Expert Member  Posts: 867 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA |
07-15-2009, 05:25 PM
Thirded, with gusto! Things are shiny and effortless -and it sees my phone's internet connection! (XP either won't or needs drivers to do so) Even the stupid Media player works now. (divx like it's nothing-as it should be) Former Inspiron Mini 9 Owner, Modder, Enthusiast |
| | |
|
(#6)
|
| Senior Member  Posts: 360 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Adirondack Mountains |
07-15-2009, 05:52 PM
"Fourthed" ... and with gusto too! Windows 7 is so much better/faster/slicker it isn't funny. And it is still in development. That needs to be kept in mind. Granted it is very close to being finished but it isn't quite yet. Once all of the development work is done, it should result in an OS that owns up to what is already being called the best OS in history, of any type. XPS 420|XPS 420|M1330: Windows 7 x64, Windows 8-8102 M1330: Quad boot: Windows 7 x64, XP Pro x64, Ubuntu, Media Direct Mini 9: Black, 2GB, 1.3MP Cam, BT, Runcore 32, Windows 7 Mini 10: Black, Z530, Intel 5100 WiFi, OCZ Vertex SSD, XP Pro & Windows 7 (sold) Mini10v: 2GB, OCZ Vertex, Intel 5100, Windows 7 |
| | |
|
(#7)
|
| Member Posts: 32 Join Date: Oct 2008 |
07-15-2009, 07:37 PM
I went from XP to 7 on both and never looked back - and I'm an XP fan - still use it exclusively on my development machines. I've also found that all of the Dell drivers for XP or Vista work correctly with 7, including the Mini-specific function keys (e.g., wireless/bluetooth switch, battery meter, caps lock indicator, volume). The only catch may be if you have a very small SSD (8GB or less) and have lots of other software/files you intend to install. Mini 9 | Atom N270 | 16GB SSD | 2 GB RAM | Webcam | Bluetooth | Win 7 Build 7100 (SOLD) Latitude E6500 | Core 2 Duo P9500 | 250GB SATA | 4 GB RAM | Webcam | Bluetooth | Win XP SP3 |
| | |
|
(#8)
|
| Junior Member Posts: 6 Join Date: Jul 2009 |
07-16-2009, 06:18 PM
I use 7 on all my systems except my mini, but wanted to make sure before I made that leap. |
| | |
|
(#9)
|
| Junior Member Posts: 6 Join Date: Jul 2009 |
07-16-2009, 06:19 PM
Quote:
| |
| | |
|
(#10)
|
| Member  Posts: 60 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Brawlmore, MD |
07-25-2009, 05:33 AM
I just got my 10v this week. I was so disappointed by the performance compared to an acer aspire one I had last year. Suuuper slow, then I put in windows 7 and I was floored. It is so much faster. I wouldn't recommend anyone to stay on XP at all. At least do a fresh install of it if you must have XP. I'm sure all the bloatware bundled was the cause of the laggyness. |
| | |
|
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
Linear Mode
| |
Copyright © 2008-2011 MyDellMini.com.
