Is it worth it?
 

besides nicer viewing of youtube videos, is it worth it to upgrade from 07 to 08? it's just a pain trying to figure it out and I'm contemplating whether or not to keep going with it

Re: Is it worth it?
 

Sticking with OS2007 is like sticking with Windows 98 over Windows 2000. There's just no reason for it.

OS2007 is the past and OS2008 is the future.

Re: Is it worth it?
 

Yep, upgrade. Just the increase to 400mhz processing speed should be enough to upgrade. Plus, it looks cooler, IMO. :)

Re: Is it worth it?
 

hmm.. thanks :)

Re: Is it worth it?
 

yes, upgrade

Re: Is it worth it?
 

I find the browsing experience in os2008 quite slow and jerky compared to os2007. Websites load much slower in os2008. Any explanation for this?

Re: Is it worth it?
 

i was considering not updrading too, but its way better lol

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I am waiting for the dust to clear. My N800 with 2007 OS works for me. My web browser works fine, the built-in mail program works fine. The only complaint is that I upgraded to Canola2 and it won't play a lot of my videos. I uninstalled ver 1, rebooted and installed Canola2. Like I said 2007 works for me but your miliage may vary. I am always slow to upgrade. I only upgraded to Xp last year. ; >

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Yes flash works great, adblock in the browser (think theres only a chinook version) actually works and blocks ads from sites, modest shows lots of promise as an email client (apart from the fact that it does not render external images as yet) and speed overall is pretty acceptable. Not to mention it just looks so much better than 2007, time to take the plunge and move on - vista/win xp is like comparing apples to oranges when looking at the internet tablet...

I only had experience with 2007HE on the 770 as once I got my n800 I instantly upgraded and have not regretted the decision at all!

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This was just funny to me. You can tell we're not Windows users often around here...

2000 was not the upgrade to 98. 2000 was the upgrade in the NT line of Windows, as M.E. was the upgrade to 98 SE and XP after that :)

But none of the matters, smart guys like us probably have Ubuntu or OSX on our machines :D

Re: Is it worth it?
 

My analogies failed me rather miserably for that one, plus, I've never owned a Windows machine in all my life (OS X here).

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2008 came out a week or so after receiving my 2008, and apart from the rss summary's layout - too widely spaced on the home page, I've not missed anything from 2007. I am looking forward to 2008HE for the 770!

Re: Is it worth it?
 

Nope, won't happen. OS2007 is as far as it will go with the 770. This is because if has the inferior hardware specs, compared to the N810 and N800. OS2008 will not be available for the 770, I am almost positive.

Re: Is it worth it?
 

Check your facts. :p

Yes, there is an OS2008HE in the works for the 770. No we don't know when (or if) it will come out (my money is on March or May if it does), but it is being worked on.

Re: Is it worth it?
 

In saying that, Windows 2000 was way better than 98. IMO 2000 was the best version of Windows.

Still, you won't see me switching from Kubuntu to Windows any time soon :-)

Re: Is it worth it?
 

As Windows 2000 is basically Windows NT 5.0, you'd expect that they finally got it right.

Also, almost the only advantage XP (NT 5.1) has over 2k, is the integration of more drivers. Everything since XP is window dressing (oh lookie, a pun!), and added bugs of course.

Re: Is it worth it?
 

I will stay out of the Windows discussion, as I am looking to change to a MAC after years of playing with Windows, however...

As far as my experience with OS2008 vs. OS2007, since the upgrade to OS2008 (last week) I have had several issues, all of which I have noticed that others have experienced as well:
1- Choppy internet browsing, browser crashing
2- Poor battery life
3- Desktop Application issues (placement/movement/locking in place)
4- Even sluggish tablet response, despite the overclocking to 400Mhz

There is no question in my mind that the overall interface in OS2008 is much nicer looking [technical term] than is OS2007, and there are general interface imporvments, however after re-flashing twice in a span of 3 hours to correct these issues, and then playing with the table for another week in hopes to resolve the issues, I have decided to move back to OS2007. It worked fine for me and didn´t have these annoying bugs that take away the fun from my otherwise excellent tablet.

My vote - stay OS2007 unless there is something specific that you are looking for in OS2008 (or until some of these issues are addressed).

Good Luck, either way.

Re: Is it worth it?
 

Once i've got all my apps installed and tested, i don't want to upgrade ever. However, i've recently had to reflash, so i'm installing the newest. If i'd had a backup that really just worked, i'd never upgrade. As it is, i'm screwed.

Re: Is it worth it?
 

and the mostly evil that is uPNP.

the only reason why I installed XP instead of 2000 was
a/ it came "free" with my computer as part of the microsoft tax
b/ I find moviemaker to be quite useful

when we buy Toshiba laptops at work they pretty much all come with a vista *and* XP recovery disks, which is great as we wipe and install XP but have a vista license just in case it ever takes off instead of the evil empire folding.

Re: Is it worth it?
 

I am worried about the poor battery life issue.