New Win7 Launch Hardware Bonanza
New Win7 Launch Hardware BonanzaThe launch of a new operating system always means new hardware—lots of it—even if the operating system’s requirements aren’t a whole lot more demanding than the previous OS. In this case, Windows 7’s official debut on October 22 will usher in dozens of new laptops and desktops that aren’t that different—internally—from those you could buy in early October. Here are Microsoft’s Windows 7 system requirements:
· 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
· 1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
· 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
· DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
See? Nothing to it. All of the computers included in the following (mostly laptops, with a few desktops for good measure) will be launched on or around October 22. They’ll each ship with a fresh Windows 7 installation. They run the gamut from barebones browsing machines to juiced-up gaming rigs; from thick, boring configurations to sleek and ultra-light designs. There are almost never this many options from which to choose, so if you’re in the market for a PC, now is a good time to start shopping around. Nearly all computers that were on the market for the past few months will now start shipping with Windows 7 installed—this article covers the computers that are launching, brand new, this week.
For those of you who jumped the gun and bought a PC in the last few weeks (or bought a machine running Vista anytime between June 26, 2009 and January 31, 2010), yes, you can get a coupon for a free Windows 7 upgrade. But remember, netbooks are not eligible. And, you'll have to do the installation of Windows 7 yourself.
Please let us know in the comments if the computer you’re most excited about isn’t included in this roundup. In a couple of days, you'll be able to use this tool from Microsoft to search and shop for more PCs that come with Windows 7 pre-installed.
Its annoying, but not hard to take off yourself
Kind of expensive, very good looking, very good optiones (just not prices). Unfortunately it is i7 with only 3 memory slots though, so 12gb cost ALOT
Thanks! Good to know.
I don't think that will be the problem this time because you can get a laptop with 4 gigs of memory and a decent processor for around $600.
"Switchable discrete graphics mean you can snap out of battery-saving mode and into turbo-charged movie-watching mode."
Do you even know what dscrete graphics are for? WTF?!?!?!
Intel 950 will play 1080p content with the processor that things got!
I had fun reading it.
Thanks for chiming in about these!
That's not a netbook, that's a notebook... A netbook doesn't use a Core 2 Duo CPU
WOW how lost are you boy!!!!!!
Did you by any chance take a look at the whole article, find the netbook im talking about, and read the description.
But anyway, I investigated it because i like it and learned that this uses a core 2 duo SU7300 which is an "ultra-low-voltage"(ULV) cpu. And the size makes it a netbook no matter what it has. It also can carry a pentium su4100.
It's a laptop with a smaller screen
Anyways! I don't wanna start a war here, just telling you the fact that either this article is wrong, or you kinda don't get a definition of a netbook.
This not to mention the cost of the software. If you have a computer that is older than say a 2005 model, you will likely need more RAM, or a better video card, or possibly a new sound card, to go with Win 7. Personally, I am not impressed with 7. It is too do everything. Great for grandma to use, but not for me.