Topic: Windows 7 "Not Much Faster" Than Vista

[sam]

"Tests of the Windows 7 Release Candidate in a PC World Test Center found that while Windows 7 was slightly faster on our WorldBench 6 suite, the differences may be barely noticeable to users. The PCs tested were slightly faster when running Windows 7, but in no case was the overall improvement greater than 5 percent, considered to be a threshold for when an actual performance change is noticeable to the average user. One of the major complaints about Windows Vista was the fact that it was consistently slower than Windows XP. If Windows 7 can't significantly improve that situation, what chance does it have to convince people to move away from Windows XP?"

http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/07/1338206&from=rss

[Rik]

OTOH, I've read reports where people say it 'feels' faster, Sam, which may be more significant than benchmarks.

[Simon]

My Vista laptop is terribly slow at the moment, especially trying to open applications.  Can't think why, as it doesn't really get all that much use, and has been virus / spyware scanned.  Nothing unusual in Task Manager either, so I can only conclude it's Vista. 

[Rik]

Or it needs a more regular workout.

[Simon]

That makes two of us! 

[Rik]

Make that three.