Windows 10

[dave.king1]

I think these are the reasons why the worlds best computers (think super-computers, military's, stock exchanges etc.) run Linux and not Windows or Apple. So there are other options out there that are high quality, if you continue to beat your head against a wall with the two major players.

Cisco telephony and networking solutions typically run Redhat Linux and so does the equivalent Alcatel kit.
( at least it did when I retired in mid 2014 )

[Dedman]

Yea, if you are running custom written software Linux would be great, my biggest complaint has always been Windows is bloated with toys and gadgets that I don't want or ever will use, all I want is an operating system, not a "computing experience". I buy the Pro version hoping it won't have the toys but I fool myself every time. LOL

[DrNomis_44]

I've tried a few Linux OSes in the past and have had mixed experiences with them, some refused to install properly for some unknown reason, some seemed to install properly but ran very slowly, or glitchy, some had minor driver, or internet connectivity, issues, and at least one needed me to download a driver for my old Telstra Wireless USB dongle so that I could get online to download the driver for said dongle, a kind of chicken-and-egg syndrome kind of thing (that was before I switched to the NBN, my Samsung Galaxy Y phone runs a Linux OS, I think it's an Android OS called Gingerbread, apparently it's actually a hacked version from what I've read on the internet, maybe to get it to install and run on the phone, been looking into seeing if I could install Windows 10 on it since Samsung no longer make Windows drivers for it, probably because it's discontinued or something.

[keloooe]

So we have seen plenty of love for Windows and plenty of love for Linux.... Any other OSX fans apart from me? What sells it for me is just how productive I feel when using it, also factor in the machines that run it I can use for its FULL potential for semi-professional studio work and even some video / image editing. Plus there's the whole thing of being able to use Logic which from experience is the software setup I feel most comfortable working with.

[kimball492]

Hey Kels I'm hoping with the new Sierra Mac OS it's slicker lighter faster. I just find it slow cumbersome. I think the last 3 operating systems have not been the best audio wise. Pro tools crashes on average in 4 hour session 2-3 times. I just wish they would stop with the nice interface updates and actually give me something underneath the pretty shop window that is fast. And the beach ball I hate that beach ball lol. When you consider that Apple no longer seem to be interested in the audio recording business and laid off some of there top guys that worked on Logic X. One other thing I dislike how quickly Apple stops supporting hardware. Example iPad 3 my wife's on the last update totally dumbed down slower opening a browser is painful. Why do they do this to make you buy the latest
iPad, as you start to believe it's inferior unworthy technology. I love my iPad use it everyday. I'd love the new iPad Pro but it's so overpriced it's silly. Nearly $1700 dollars for 128gb with no internal SD card slot. Doesn't stop me loving them. And I love my iPhone's too. fingers crossed the new OS will restore my faith lol. For $1700 dollars you could buy a decent i7 notebook with all the extra storage you'd need.

[Dedman]

Kimball, you sound just like my mate that has a mastering studio, at one time he would hear no ill of Apple now it's usually said in the company of a string of swear words and More PC's are in his studio now than Apples.

[DrNomis_44]

Microsoft's free Windows 10 offer is going to be ending on the 30th of this month, also, apparently they will be releasing the big Anniversary update for Windows 10 on the 2nd of August this year too, I'm definitely going to do the update since I have been really happy with my Windows 10 experience so far, I reckon it has to be Microsoft's best ever version of Windows, some people may not agree with me on that, but that's cool, all I know is that as an OS, Windows 10 works for me, it is far more familiar to me than Windows 8 was, I haven't had any of the issues I experienced with Windows Vista, it also doesn't have any of the issues Windows XP tended to suffer from (for example, I remember having to re-register certain .dll files to get Windows Media Player to work, sometimes the XP desktop would crash, go blank, and I'd have to resort to doing a re-start to fix things, and who can forget the dreaded BSOD whenever an attached device failed, or you had a faulty ram stick?), I've also lost count of the number of times I had to do an XP clean install.

[DrNomis_44]

Hey everyone, I've just updated my DAW PC to the very latest version of Windows 10 which is the Anniversary Update that Microsoft have just released, so far everything has gone well and I am in the process of updating my laptop too.

[wokkaboy]

good stuff Doc is it still free to upgrade to Windows 10 ?

[DrNomis_44]

good stuff Doc is it still free to upgrade to Windows 10 ?

Yep, as long as you already have a previous install of Windows 10 on the computer's hard drive you can get the latest version of Windows 10 free, if not, you need to buy a copy of the install disk.

Microsoft stopped offering the previous version of Windows as a free upgrade for Windows 7 and 8,8.1 at the end of last month:


http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/28/12...0-free-upgrade