Over in my original Windows 10 Technical Preview post I had mentioned I was downloading and testing Windows 10. Well, I did download it and install it in Virtual Box.
I’ve always been a firm believer that custom-built computers are better than pre-built computers in so many ways. My main pc is indeed custom-built but is honestly dated now –going on 7-8 years. You can gain more than the average 6-/8-mo to a year functional lifespan of a computer if you custom-build so I can surely say I have.
The tangent above does give back-story to this post. Anywho, while I did have W10TP loaded in VBox it was deathly slow because even though I have a 64-bit processor I, back in the day, was still pro-x86 (“32-bit”) and I chose to install x86 XP Pro and then x86 W7 Pro. Fast-forward looking back x64 is so much better, of course! So, my host system has 4GB of RAM (sad, I know, but it only had 2 for years!), but my system can only use 3GB due to the x86 architecture limitations. So, I’m installing the W10TP x64 version over my host system (bye bye Win 7).
You might ask “Why are you installing a potentially unstable beta/test program on your main computer?”. I answer that my use, and probably yours as well, have evolved and expanded from the traditional desktop PC. Don’t get me wrong, I prefer the ol’ mouse n’ keyboard anyday because I’m use to it and faster, but I use my laptop or phablet (haha) more. It’s rare that I login to my desktop. Also, another good reason is the advent and wider adoption of cloud storage. I thrive on Dropbox and Google Drive so the majority of my important work is stored in the cloud now but don’t worry, I’m savvy enough to keep backups!
All in all, my pc is really up for an evolution! I’ll report back [hopefully] soon with how W10TP is going!
-Andrew
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