Most likely, Windows 8 beta will be built before December 24, 2011. But only on January 13 2012 it will be known which escrow build became an official beta. Sometime between January 10 and 14, 2012 on CES 2012 it will be possible to see "some interesting device"(?) with Win 8 beta on board.
Internal conference-presentation for employees and partners on Windows 8 beta is scheduled for January 30, 2012. Members of Wzor team expect (and will actively contribute to) massive leaks of screenshots and possibly images of Win 8 Beta right after that date.
Window 8 RC most likely will be presented on MIX 2012 in April, 2012.
Internal RTM release is expected in late June-mid July 2012. First gadgets and Retail sale – October-November 2012 and official launch date is January 14, 2013.
System Manufacturer/Model Number ASUS OS Windows 8 Consumer Preview x64 CPU AMD Athlon 240 Motherboard M4A78LT-M LE Memory 6 gig DDR3 Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 3000 Screen Resolution 1440x900
Keyboard Logitech K750 wireless solar powered keyboard Mouse Microsoft Touch Mouse PSU OCZ 500 watt Case rebuilt and redesigned Dell Dimension 4550 case Cooling Arctic Cooler with 3 heatpipes Hard Drives 500 gig Seagate drive
250 gig Western Digital drive Other Info In current transition from Windows 7 technologies to future Windows 8 technologies...
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built system OS WCP 64-bit CPU Core i5 Motherboard Intel DH55PJ Memory 4 GB Graphics Card ATI 4650 Sound Card Realtek HD Integrated Monitor(s) Displays LG Flatron L1742S; LG Flatron 19"; Toshiba 32" Screen Resolution 1280:1024; 1366:768;1920:1080
Keyboard Logitech Wireless Mouse Logitech Wireless PSU Power Case Simbadda Cooling Conventional Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 500 GB
WDC 1 TB Internet Speed 256 kBps Other Info External HDD Transcend 500GB
Dial Up Modem Huawei
Home-made Home Theater
System Manufacturer/Model Number H.A.L. 2000 OS Win 7 Ult X64 SP1 Memory 8GB GSkill ripjaws 7-8-7-24T, PC12800 Graphics Card ASUS GTX460 Sound Card Realtech onboard Monitor(s) Displays Samsung P2570HD Screen Resolution 1920X1080
Keyboard some old Dell I found Mouse Logitch M215 PSU Corsair HX650W Case Raidmax Smilodon Cooling 120mm X2 case fans, 120mm CPU cooler fan Hard Drives Crucial M4 64GB, Samsung 500GB SATAII Internet Speed eh, 6-18Mbs down, 3-5Mbs up Other Info LG Bluray burner, floppy drive (yes floppy drive)DVD/RW, 9-in-one card reader