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Windows 8 Metro UI, Thumbs up/down? Your thoughts

VrWagz1

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Windows 8 has been aound long enough now for people to start giving some serious everyday use and consideration. Sometime ago I purchased a HP touch screen convertible ultra book(basically folds into a tablet when you dont feel the need for a keyboard), which basically is almost the exact market that Win8 is targetting. However I find myself using classic desktop mode constantly, the metro ui is like this place where i go under sufferance when I cant get away from it.
Little things seem annoying like trying to open calculator when i want to check some figures.
-move mouse to corner(or finger swipe)
-click search feild
-type and press enter
-get shifted into metro ui
-find "App"(previously a "program")
-need to usemouse to then select app(or lean in and tap screen)
-"App" then opens, and mostly shifts you back to desktop mode then anyway:hmmm:

While this seems whingy. Compare this to previous Win7: - press "cntrl esc"- push up arrow- type name in search - press up to select prog- press enter- program opens, literally seconds and no need for me to be flapping around tapping screens, shifting from mouse to screen to keyboard ect....
Not only that, if i go directly to the "apps metro screen" my recent apps arnt logged first. So when i want to open somthing like notepad or calculator again i need to go find them in the list of a bazzilion badly grouped apps.

So even though this is a very specific example, i find this to be typical of trying to get anything to happen on Win8. No only that, often drop down menus are hidden and harder to find. And IE in metro mode can go eat a peanut, its just stupid. Although i did notice it seems to have dissapeared, and clicking the IE icon now opens in desktop mode. Not that i use it, firfox is my choice for browsing.

So rant over, but does anyone else find Windows 8 to be just plain annoying and not nessacarily a step in the right direction for the once dominating Microsoft. I also struggle to see how this is going to intergrate into peoples workstations in working environments:hmmm:
 

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I still run win 7 on my Pc's, but have been thinking of upgrading to Win 8.

I have one of those all in one desktops that are touch screen, and my uncle (PHD in Computer engineering) has been constantly nagging me to upgrade it to Win 8 as the Ui is suited to the touch screen.

I have used it at Pc shops and I don't really know whether I like it.

I might upgrade it and just get used to it haha, Idk.

Kinng
 

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Once you go 8 you will never go back. Just works so much better. I use Classic Shell on mine to get the start menu back though.
 

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What Wraith said. I'm pretty much a noob with computers but I am loving windows 8. Finding it so much quicker, much more visually pleasing, better options etc etc.
 

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What kind of Pc's do you guys have?

I imagine you need quite a good graphics card to utilize it?

Kinng
 

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Wraiths is idk lol some expensive bloody thing that he built :p

Mine is a lenovo G570 that has been upgraded to i7, 16GB of RAM and a 120GB SSD. My graphics however still rate quite poorly on the windows scale but nothing I can do about that. Wraiths the computer tech so I'm sure he could tell you if your computer would have any issues running it.
 

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I tried the Windows Beta on my desktop, it was different.. not sure if I liked it.
Would of been great on a touch screen.
My specs are pre basic, 2.2ghz CPU, 9600gt nvideo GPU, 2GB ram, and 300gb HDD. handled it pretty well.
 

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I really dont have any speed issues with it, definatly transitions well without lag ect... I am happy with desktop mode and works well once I got everything goiong. I may have to look into the "classic shell" thing by the sounds of it.

Does anyone also find the touch screen keyboard ok. I find its setup ok and clever so you can "thumb type" from the edges ofn the screen. BUT the numbers are in the middle of the screen. I dont have 4inch thumbs to reach these, so everytime when i pick up the ultrabook in tablet setup and i need to enter my password I end up having to put it down and type or use it 1 handed again.
 

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Windows 8 is fine... with a touch screen.

I've played with a few touchscreen laptops running, and I loved it. Nothing wrong with it. I think Windows 8 is a bit of a midway point to where we will be in a few more years.
 

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So does anyone use the Metro UI?
 
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