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ggrobot · Elite Member Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 53578

Want to see how fast Windows 8 can boot?

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amra · Junior Member Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 161

I love marketing.

Apathy Curve · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:40 pm Post subject:

Where have I heard this before?

Oh, that's right: Windows 7.

And Vista.

I'm sensing a pattern...

beqerel · Contributor Joined: 12 Oct 2009 Posts: 48

Tom · Elite Member Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Posts: 4289

Ya really but also you forgot it looks like shit.

darknothing · Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:14 am Post subject:

Looks like utter shit!!!! Wtf is this? A smart phone os?

Csimbi · Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 3:21 am Post subject:

Almost as good as Linux.
Oh, wait.
Linux loads a bunch of apps for me during the same amount of time.
This one (Windows 8 ), being a dumbisized Windows 7 for smartphones, does not load pretty much anything, merely a few services.
Of course it boots fast on a PC when it was designed for crappy ARM processors...
But, I am sure there are a lot of people out there who will believe anything you say. Starting with your management.

-=WolverinE=- · Junior Member Joined: 22 Feb 2011 Posts: 212

A friend of mine tried out the latest leak and said it boots up very fast (read faster than 7), though I doubt it's THIS fast...unless you have it on an SSD. He tested it on a regular SATAII drive.

gx-x · Elite Member Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 2652

@csimbi:

My linux boots slower then win7, and I doubt yours boots under 4 seconds anyway but it's not that important since this marketing video has a laptop with SSD and a hibernation file Wink

Baconnaise · Elite Member Joined: 22 Jun 2010 Posts: 710

Yea two SSD striped and win7 boots pretty fast. XP64 boots hella fast too on this setup and I'm sure win95 or 98 would be godlike as well.

Tom · Elite Member Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Posts: 4289

Probably the dumbest video promotion I ever saw.

Csimbi · Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 7:36 pm Post subject:

@gx-x
Ubuntu 9.10 32bit
Intel celeron E3200
1G RAM
48Gig SSD
lousy Zotac ITX board
=> 8 secs from POST to XBMC ready.

Windows 7 x64 SP1
Intel 2500K
16G RAM
96Gig SSD
neat Asus ATX mobo
=> 10 secs from POST to desktop (at which point the hourwatch is still spinning, loading shit)

As you can clearly see, the hardware in case of the WinDOS PC should call for far better performance...

gx-x · Elite Member Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 2652

yea, well, good luck with all those linux capabilities that load up under those 8 secs. Very Happy

I could care less if it loaded instantly since it doesn't support shitload of tools that windows supports and that I use everyday for work.

Besides, in the video in this article you can clearly see that after post (add a second or two after HP logo while device initialization is completed) there isn't even 5 seconds of load time. I doubt it is actuall load, like I said, probably hibernation file on SSD.

Baconnaise · Elite Member Joined: 22 Jun 2010 Posts: 710

Does anyone really care if it takes five seconds or thirty seconds though? It really doesn't matter to me in the slightest. Work I don't care and at home even if it took five minutes I could go do something else. My damn new xfinity comcast box takes five minutes to power cycle and check for updates (talk about stepping backwards comcast).

amra · Junior Member Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 161

@gx

If you have an accident with your car, would you say:
"Sorry the car made it!"?

So... if your software isn't supported on linux, this isn't linux' fault.
Don't blame linux for tools it doesn't have, cause developers don't write software for it.

Everybody can/should choose what fits for his needs.