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    [Q] Which operating system are you using on your AW?

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by iunlock, Jan 21, 2016.

  1. iunlock

    iunlock 7980XE @ 5.4GHz

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    Just out of curiosity, what OS are all the fellow AW owners using?

    Are all the AW drivers supported on Windows 7? Any known issues with running AW on Windows 7?

    If Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or 10.....go Pro version yes?
     
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    iunlock, Jan 21, 2016
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  2. etern4l

    etern4l Notebook Virtuoso

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    Add Linux
     
    etern4l, Jan 21, 2016
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  3. 0lok

    0lok Notebook Deity

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    8.1 using stock OS with classic shell because win 10 is not yet stable and i prefer going up than down thats why im not using win 7.. Planning to upgrade to win 10 in the future..
     
    0lok, Jan 21, 2016
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  4. iunlock

    iunlock 7980XE @ 5.4GHz

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    :) Done.

    As a Linux user myself, I also go Windows for gaming as it's far superior to Linux in the gaming realm?
     
    iunlock, Jan 21, 2016
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  5. etern4l

    etern4l Notebook Virtuoso

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    Cool :) Ah but no multiple choice!
     
    etern4l, Jan 21, 2016
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  6. iunlock

    iunlock 7980XE @ 5.4GHz

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    Done :) I've overlooked that one haha...

    Thanks.
     
    iunlock, Jan 21, 2016
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  7. rinneh

    rinneh Notebook Prophet

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    Windows 10. it runs perfectly fine except for Edge with the intel driver bug. But I dont use Edge anyway. Performance is solid.
     
    rinneh, Jan 26, 2016
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  8. etern4l

    etern4l Notebook Virtuoso

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    Worth mentioning many users, myself included, suffer from the slow keyboard rate problem which is likely 10-specific.
     
    etern4l, Jan 26, 2016
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  9. hmscott

    hmscott Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Don't all the new AW's 13/15/17's come with Windows 10?
     
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    hmscott, Jan 26, 2016
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  10. iunlock

    iunlock 7980XE @ 5.4GHz

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    Windows 10 home is included.

    Windows 10 Pro and 8.1 Pro is +$50....

    Sent from my SM-N910T using Tapatalk
     
    iunlock, Jan 26, 2016
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  11. 0lok

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    when is the last date that we can upgrade to win 10? july 1 2016? is it ideal now to upgrade or still wait for awhile?
     
    0lok, Jan 26, 2016
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