{"id":1625,"date":"2013-04-15T06:43:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-15T13:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/?p=1625"},"modified":"2013-04-17T08:50:18","modified_gmt":"2013-04-17T15:50:18","slug":"windows-8-after-six-months-windows-7-still-a-recommended-choice-when-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/windows-8-after-six-months-windows-7-still-a-recommended-choice-when-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 8 after six months &#8211; Windows 7 still a recommended choice when possible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 8 was released in October 2012, and now that it&#8217;s been in stores for six months we&#8217;ve had quite a bit of experience with Microsoft&#8217;s &#8220;modern&#8221; operating system. Our advice last year that recommends <a href=\"http:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/replace-your-windows-xp-computer-now-while-windows-7-is-still-an-option\/\" target=\"_blank\">getting a new computer with Windows 7<\/a> when possible still stands. Windows 7 is more\u00a0familiar and intuitive for long-time Windows users.<\/p>\n<p>If you prefer to shop for new computers at a local national retailer such as Costco, Best Buy, Staples or Office Depot, Windows 8 is the only operating system available on new PCs. However Windows 7 is still available on new computers custom configured direct from Dell and HP. See our most recent <a href=\"http:\/\/CTreno.com\/archive\" target=\"_blank\">New Computer Deals newsletter<\/a> for details and more buying advice.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/windows-8-after-six-months-windows-7-still-a-recommended-choice-when-possible\/print\/\" title=\"Print This Article\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print This Article\" title=\"Print This Article\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/windows-8-after-six-months-windows-7-still-a-recommended-choice-when-possible\/print\/\" title=\"Print This Article\" rel=\"nofollow\">Print This Article<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 8 was released in October 2012, and now that it&#8217;s been in stores for six months we&#8217;ve had quite a bit of experience with Microsoft&#8217;s &#8220;modern&#8221; operating system. Our advice last year that recommends getting a new computer with Windows 7 when possible still stands. Windows 7 is more\u00a0familiar and intuitive for long-time Windows [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computing-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1625"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1630,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1625\/revisions\/1630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}