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Windows 8 & ThinkPad T43
Windows 8 & ThinkPad T43
Somebody already tested pre-released Windows 8 on T43/T43p? Could you share your experience?
Is it worth to upgrade from Windows 7? Thanks.
Is it worth to upgrade from Windows 7? Thanks.
Current: R51e, X240
Previous: T420, T400, T43p Flexview, T40, R52, T43p 14"
My first ThinkPad was 570
Previous: T420, T400, T43p Flexview, T40, R52, T43p 14"
My first ThinkPad was 570
Re: Windows 8 & ThinkPad T43
Tried it on a T43 while it still was Developer's Preview.
Everything worked with some tweaking, but I was quite underwhelmed.
W8 only makes sense on a tablet IMO. At least for now...
Everything worked with some tweaking, but I was quite underwhelmed.
W8 only makes sense on a tablet IMO. At least for now...
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One FlexView to rule them all: A31p
Abused daily: T520, X200s
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Cheers,
George (your grouchy retired FlexView farmer)
One FlexView to rule them all: A31p
Abused daily: T520, X200s
PMs requesting personal tech support will be ignored.
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Re: Windows 8 & ThinkPad T43
Whilst i can't comment on Win 8 on a T43, i did give it a spin on my T61...
I find Win 7 to be FAR more useable with a mouse/touchpad than Win 8. Like George says, it really is only worth it on a tablet - you'll be far more productive on a Win 7 T43 i'd think.
But then again, if you have a spare hard drive/full backup, give it a spin and come to your own conclusions, while it's free!
I find Win 7 to be FAR more useable with a mouse/touchpad than Win 8. Like George says, it really is only worth it on a tablet - you'll be far more productive on a Win 7 T43 i'd think.
But then again, if you have a spare hard drive/full backup, give it a spin and come to your own conclusions, while it's free!
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Past - T42 - R50p - Z61t - X61t - T510
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Re: Windows 8 & ThinkPad T43
I tried it on an X200, and even then the interface was horrible with a pen. I think it's only going to be worthwhile with a capacitive touchscreen, if then.
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Re: Windows 8 & ThinkPad T43
Hi
I have installed Win 8 on T 43. When I had installed it, device Manager showed that the relevant Lenovo drivers were not installed. About 10 minuttes later, all drivers were installed. he speed has increased considerably compared with Win XP and Win 7. I am going to install Win 8 on all my ThinkPads.
The points I am critical in Win 8 are the lacking "Start", that u too easily jump between the pc version and tiles version of Win 8. I would preferred that I as a user should decide when I would be in the pc version and when i would be in the tiles version. And the pc seem to all the time to keep contact with Microsoft. I wonder what kind of data are transferred to Microsoft.Sooner or later I think one should that data communication should be logged in a readable format so we can see what kind of data Microsoft is collecting.
I have installed Win 8 on T 43. When I had installed it, device Manager showed that the relevant Lenovo drivers were not installed. About 10 minuttes later, all drivers were installed. he speed has increased considerably compared with Win XP and Win 7. I am going to install Win 8 on all my ThinkPads.
The points I am critical in Win 8 are the lacking "Start", that u too easily jump between the pc version and tiles version of Win 8. I would preferred that I as a user should decide when I would be in the pc version and when i would be in the tiles version. And the pc seem to all the time to keep contact with Microsoft. I wonder what kind of data are transferred to Microsoft.Sooner or later I think one should that data communication should be logged in a readable format so we can see what kind of data Microsoft is collecting.
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Re: Windows 8 & ThinkPad T43
If you really miss the way things used to be with Windows 7, you can install the $5 Start8:
http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/
There are also free alternatives:
StartW8:
http://www.areaguard.com/startw8
Classic Start 8:
http://www.classicstart8.com/
http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/
There are also free alternatives:
StartW8:
http://www.areaguard.com/startw8
Classic Start 8:
http://www.classicstart8.com/
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