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Otakumegane on 13 July 2013

So I'm still on the lookout for a laptop to take to college with me and I can't use windows 8. (I don't like it, but more importantly, Dolphin Emu isn't compatible)

Are there any good laptops out there still using 7 or do I just have to get a Windows 8 one?

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y410p/?redir=y&AID=10499647&PID=7105480&SID=skim33330X911644X19fc57d2d6e0025217b3b860f7a4394e&CJURL=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.lenovo.com%2Fus%2Fen%2Flaptops%2Fideapad%2Fy-series%2Fy410p%2F%3Fredir%3Dy&PUBNAME=Skimlinks&NID=CJ#customize

Looking at these because they currently got a deal going on. I guess if I can't get a Windows 7 one, I'll just get one of these.



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DamnTastic on 13 July 2013

I got a lenovo. Very strong and good laptops.
Not too good for playing games though, but it runs LoL so I'm happy. And I don't think it will have a problem with runescape 3 either.



osed125 on 13 July 2013

I was checking for some laptops a few days ago and I couldn't find any good ones with Windows 7, it's a shame because Windows 8 sucks so hard. Although I was using Best buy, not really the best place to look for tech stuff.

I guess your only option is to buy the laptop with Windows 8 and install Windows 7. 



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LurkerJ on 13 July 2013

Windows 8.1 is coming soon addressing many of Windows 8 issues. Get it.



Otakumegane on 13 July 2013
osed125 said:

I was checking for some laptops a few days ago and I couldn't find any good ones with Windows 7, it's a shame because Windows 8 sucks so hard. Although I was using Best buy, not really the best place to look for tech stuff.

I guess your only option is to buy the laptop with Windows 8 and install Windows 7. 


Is this laptop good enough to run most games well?

I might just do that installing Windows 7 thing. Does it cost extra to do?



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Wiped on 13 July 2013

You can find Win 7 if you know where to look. I bought my laptop six weeks ago, it's the latest Asus Nv56 model, 12GB RAM, i5, 2GB dedi NVIDA graphics card, 1080p screen, BD drive, and Windows 7, from www.simplyasus.com.



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osed125 on 13 July 2013
Otakumegane said:
osed125 said:

I was checking for some laptops a few days ago and I couldn't find any good ones with Windows 7, it's a shame because Windows 8 sucks so hard. Although I was using Best buy, not really the best place to look for tech stuff.

I guess your only option is to buy the laptop with Windows 8 and install Windows 7. 


Is this laptop good enough to run most games well?

I might just do that installing Windows 7 thing. Does it cost extra to do?

Based on the graphics card alone you can run most stuff at least at medium, some at high. Just by doing a quick google search: http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-750M.90245.0.html

It doesn't cost extra if you pirate Windows 7 



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Xen on 13 July 2013

With classic shell+some management through the default programs menu, you can make WIn8 behave exactly like Win7, with a slightly better kernel, down to booting straight to desktop. No need to buy win7, or pirate it... dolphin compatibility will come, I'm sure.



osed125 on 13 July 2013
Xen said:

With classic shell+some management through the default programs menu, you can make WIn8 behave exactly like Win7, with a slightly better kernel, down to booting straight to desktop. No need to buy win7, or pirate it... dolphin compatibility will come, I'm sure.

I know it's possible but I heard that it's a pain in the ass to do. Haven't try it myself though so I'm not sure.



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