Hmmm,

Got the 64bit version going on an Athlon II x2 @ 2.8GHz and a Bulldozer 4 core (FX4100BE) @ 3.6GHz

Still have to try the 32bit and load the 64bit onto the Phenom II 965BE quad core @ 3.4GHz and the 2.8GHz Sempron 145.

The Phenom performs better than the Bulldozer, despite its higher clockspeed, DDR3/1600 as opposed to 1333MHz RAM and the turbo boost to 3.8GHz.

They have tidied up the fondleslab front end so it doesn't look quite so horrendous, but as it is only one mouse click to get to a traditional desktop I don't really mind it that much.

It now seems to have a default that locks your account after a certain period of inactivity and you have to enter your password to get back in.

The Windows experience Index now goes up to 9.9 rather than the 7.9 with the pre-beta. That does make my test rigs' scores seem a lot more realistic given what hardware is currently available.

It did not make a very good job of preserving my files on the box I tried the "upgrade" install on . They are there, but only a couple of games and a .pdf format manual made it to the desktop. I guess it only really does data files rather than applications, but why the two old games.....I guess it thought that they were data like the .pdf?

To my surprise it actually recognised an external USB connected 3.5" floppy as the "A:\" drive.

It has since updated drivers for the ATI/AMD and NVIDIA graphics.

The clean install went so quickly I thought it had failed, the upgrade one took much longer.

As I have said before it is just an enhanced version of Windows 7 as far as end user experience is concerned. I really can't see anyone wanting to make the transition?