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When do you think Windows 8 Beta 1 will come out?
I'm thinking later this year.
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Alienware Area 51
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K (6-cores, 15MB Cache, Overclocked to 3.8 GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
Motherboard
Alienware Area 51
Memory
16GB Quad Channel DDR4 at 2133MHz
Graphics Card(s)
4GB GDDR5 NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 980
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Recon3Di
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus PB287Q 28"
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
Samsung PM851 128GB SSD 6Gb/s Main + 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s
PSU
875 Watt
Case
Triad Black case
Cooling
Alienware High-Performance Liquid Cooling
Keyboard
Alienware
Mouse
Alienware
Internet Speed
100/5MB Service
Browser
Chrome
Antivirus
Norton Internet Security
Other Info
Logitech Z-5500 THX-Certified 505-Watt 5.1 Digital Surround Sound Speaker System
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro w/ WMC x64
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
HP Pavilion g7-1350dx
CPU
AMD A6-3420M APU
Memory
4 GiB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 6520G
Sound Card
IDT HD Audio
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
Hitachi HTS547550A9E384 SATA Disk Device (500GiB)
Mouse
Synaptics PS/2 Port Touchpad v7.5
Browser
IE10/Chrome Beta/Waterfox(64bit)
Antivirus
Windows Defender/ MalwareByte's Pro
BSOD Hunter
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OS
Windows 8.1 Pro x64
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom Build
CPU
Core2 Quad Q8200 2.8Ghz
Motherboard
Asus Rampage Forumla
Memory
8GB DDR2 PC6400
Graphics Card(s)
Zotac GTX460 2GB/Asus EN9600GT 1GB
Sound Card
Asus Supreme FX2
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC 22
Screen Resolution
1650x1080
Hard Drives
2X500GB+ 1x2TB
PSU
Cooler Master GX 650W
Case
Standard
Cooling
3X Fans
Internet Speed
1024Kbps(which is the average speed in my country)
Even so, that could just be speculation. Windows 7 went from public Beta to RTM in less than a year
Only time will tell
Are there any rumors on how many gbs it will be? windows 7 =about 20, windows 8 might be ????
OS
windows 7 64 bit
System Manufacturer/Model
sony vaio vpceb11fm
CPU
intel i3
Motherboard
intel hm55 express
Memory
4gb ram
Graphics Card(s)
I dunno
I am leaning towards Q1 2012 at the moment
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I also think that 2011 seems to early. More like beginning or mid 2012
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro WMCE
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Monster Rig
CPU
Intel® 4th Generation Core™ 4770K Unlocked Quad Core
Motherboard
ASUS Z87 A ATX LGA1150
Memory
G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 16GB 4X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS GeForce GTX 780 OC DirectCU II 941MHZ 3GB 6.0GHZ
Sound Card
Realtek Azalia ALC-892
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster SA850
Screen Resolution
1920X1200
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB Solid-State,
PSU
Corsair Gold fully Modular 80 Plus 850
Case
Coolermaster Half X Full Tower
Cooling
Thermaltake CPU Cooler CLP0556
Keyboard
Logitech K800
Mouse
Roccat Savu Wired
Internet Speed
30 MB
Browser
Firefox 31
Antivirus
NOD 7
Other Info
My fridge has a water tap
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I also think that 2011 seems to early. More like beginning or mid 2012
Yeah, but what about the rumbles from Dell that they will ship a Windows8 Tablet in 1Q 2012 - unless this is a special edition of the Windows Phone7. But in order to get the ARM support, that would be a big, seperate effort.
OS
Vista and Win7
System Manufacturer/Model
2xHP, 2xGateway, 1xDell, 1xSony
Hard Drives
5 SSDs and 12 HDs
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OS
Win8 Pro x64
System Manufacturer/Model
24c Built
CPU
i7-2700k
Motherboard
ASRock Z68 EXTREME4 GEN3
Memory
CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ENGTX560 TI
Sound Card
n/a
Monitor(s) Displays
2 Samsung 2343BWX
Screen Resolution
2048x1152
Hard Drives
2-Vertex4x128-RAID0-OS
PSU
CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX750
Case
ANTEC 900
Cooling
stock case fans
Keyboard
Logitech K750 solar
Mouse
Logitech M310 wireless
Internet Speed
pretty quick
Well, let's hope MS will make GOOD USE of that time!!!
OS
MS Office - Vista Home Premium x64 (SP2)
System Manufacturer/Model
HP Pavillion dv5t
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T9400 (2.53 GHz)
Motherboard
HP
Memory
4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
Graphics Card(s)
512 MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Monitor(s) Displays
15.4" diagonal WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
Keyboard
Built in - Synaptics TouchPad V6.5 on PS/2 Port
Mouse
Built in - Synaptics TouchPad V6.5 on PS/2 Port
Internet Speed
Turbo
Other Info
HP dv5t ~Vista 64 bit ~ T9400 2.53 GHz ~ 15.4 WSXGA+ 1680 x 1050 ~ 4GB DDR2 ~ 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT ~ 320GB 5400RPM ~ Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card w/Bluetooth ~ Blu-Ray ROM DVD+/-R/RW ~ Integ. HDTV Hybrid Tuner ~ 12 Cell Battery ~ MS Office 2007
whenever build 8000 is made
, but seriously my guess is sometime in 2011 Q2
OS
Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit
System Manufacturer/Model
Acer 5920G
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo proccessor T7300
Memory
3GB DDDR2
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GForce 8600GT 512MB
Monitor(s) Displays
15.4" WXGA Acer CrystalBrite LCD
Hard Drives
320GB HDD
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I changed my mind a bit:
Q2/Q3 2011 - CTP (leakable)
Q4 2011 / Q1 2012 - Public Beta
OS
Windows 10.0.10122
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
My Build - Vorttex Ultimate
CPU
Core i7 @ 4500 MHz
Motherboard
ASUS Z87-Plus
Memory
32GB DDR3 @ 1822 MHz (OC)
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon R9 280X 3GB @ 1180 / 6800 MHz
Sound Card
7.1 HDA
Monitor(s) Displays
LCD LG 22" + CRT LG 17"
Screen Resolution
1760 x 1320 / 1280 x 960
Hard Drives
1 x 240 GB SSD (System)
PSU
ThermalTake 1000W PSU
Case
Corsair Carbide R300
Cooling
Corsair H60 (Push-Pull)
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Mouse
Internet Speed
60 Mbps (Down) 5 Mbps (Up)
Browser
IE, FF, Chrome
Antivirus
AVG Internet Security 2015
Other Info
Some wired stuff
7 months since last post and in the early days of Q4, are we wiser now? When do you think the Beta will be released?
OS
Windows 8 Developer Preview
CPU
Q6600 @ 2.4
Motherboard
Blood Iron P35
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia 9600
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Would make a nice Christmas present, nothing wrong with an early present.
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro x64/ Windows 7 Ult x64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
76~2.0
CPU
Intel Core i5-3570K 4.6GHz
Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X UD3H f18
Memory
8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 CORSAIR Vengeance CL8 1.5v
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X 1GB DDR5
Sound Card
Onboard VIA VT2021
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LCD Dell SP2208WFP
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Samaung 840Pro 128GB, Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm 32mb, Seagate 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32mb,
PSU
Corsair HX650W
Case
Cooler Master Storm Scout
Cooling
Corsair H80 w/Noctua NF P12 12cm fan, case fans 2X14cm
Keyboard
Logitech Wave
Mouse
CM Sentinel
Internet Speed
Abysmal
Browser
Opera Next
Other Info
Dell Venue 8Pro: Baytrail Z3740D, 2GB Ram, 64GB HDD, 8" IPS Display 1280 x 800, Active Stylus.
I think it'll probably be Q1 2012. It's probably unlikely it'll be this year -- but who knows! I hope the beta comes out this year though.
OS
Windows 8 / OS X
System Manufacturer/Model
Acer / Apple
CPU
Intel Core i3 3.1 GHz / Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz
Memory
4 GB / 4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon 6430 1 GB / AMD Radeon HD 6750M 512 MB
Hard Drives
1 TB / 500 GB
Internet Speed
~60 Mbps
Judging by the fact that 'winver' in the Win8 Dev Preview says that the OS expires on the 12th of March 2012, I think the beta will come out then.
OS
Windows 8 Developer Preview x64
System Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo Thinkpad X200 Tablet
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo L9400 @ 1.87GHz
Motherboard
Lenovo 74508HM
Memory
1.98GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 532MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Sound Card
Conexant HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
ThinkPad Display
Screen Resolution
1280x800 @ 60Hz
Hard Drives
156GB Hitachi HTS722016K9SA00 (SATA)
Would make a nice Christmas present, nothing wrong with an early present.
I'm with you, buddy! But nothing is wrong with a present that's a few days late, either.
OS
Windows 8 Dev Preview x64
CPU
i7 950 3.06GHz
Motherboard
Asus Rampage III
Memory
G Skill 4GB DDR3 2000MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTX570 1.25GB DDR5
PSU
Antec ATX TruePower 750W
Case
Antec Lanboy Air Red
Within the next month.
OS
Windows 8, x64, DP8102 - Win7 Ultimate x64, Dual Boot
System Manufacturer/Model
Toshiba
CPU
Core 2 Duo T5500
Motherboard
Intel
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel 965
Monitor(s) Displays
Laptop 17", Gateway 20"
Screen Resolution
1440x900 (x2)
Within the next month.
Really? That's... optimistic. What makes you say within the next month?
OS
Windows 8 Dev Preview x64
CPU
i7 950 3.06GHz
Motherboard
Asus Rampage III
Memory
G Skill 4GB DDR3 2000MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTX570 1.25GB DDR5
PSU
Antec ATX TruePower 750W
Case
Antec Lanboy Air Red
Within the next month.
Really? That's... optimistic. What makes you say within the next month?
Did you miss the last little part of my post?
OS
Windows 8, x64, DP8102 - Win7 Ultimate x64, Dual Boot
System Manufacturer/Model
Toshiba
CPU
Core 2 Duo T5500
Motherboard
Intel
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel 965
Monitor(s) Displays
Laptop 17", Gateway 20"
Screen Resolution
1440x900 (x2)
