[shimmy568]

i'd go with a windows 7 if i were you. get an iso off a torrent or something

I'm a Microsoft Certified Technician. :b I get MS Goodies for free or heavily discounted. No torrents needed.

oh thats awesome nmv then (wish i were you)

[ART33R]

Try kali linux its cool

Kali Linux as main distro is just a pain and dangerous.
It's not worth too have Kali as main distro if you do not pentest 24/7, It's not worth making your data crunching and use resources just to test Kali in a few hours, The best choose if you will tryout Kali is too have it on a WM (Wirtual Machine) such as VirtualBox/WmWare Player.
~ Regards ART33R

[Aut•ono•mous]

Try kali linux its cool

Kali Linux as main distro is just a pain and dangerous.
It's not worth too have Kali as main distro if you do not pentest 24/7, It's not worth making your data crunching and use resources just to test Kali in a few hours, The best choose if you will tryout Kali is too have it on a WM (Wirtual Machine) such as VirtualBox/WmWare Player.
~ Regards ART33R

I've used Kali, but like you said ..its not good to use as a primary distro, that's what I use Ubuntu for.

[ART33R]

Try kali linux its cool

Kali Linux as main distro is just a pain and dangerous.
It's not worth too have Kali as main distro if you do not pentest 24/7, It's not worth making your data crunching and use resources just to test Kali in a few hours, The best choose if you will tryout Kali is too have it on a WM (Wirtual Machine) such as VirtualBox/WmWare Player.
~ Regards ART33R

I've used Kali, but like you said ..its not good to use as a primary distro, that's what I use Ubuntu for.

Used to use Ubuntu before, But now i use Linux Mint 16 Cinnamon 32-bit and Kali,Fedora (People said that fedora was awesome, so i tested it and i liked it, im gonna change to fedora soon but first i most teach some bash before i use it as my main) on WMWARE Player.

[wahid08]

Just install windows 7 it will keep you from a lot of annoyance from windows 8 trust me you will rage!

[chmod]

I personally found windows 8 to be horrible, the whole UI is set up for tablets and not desktops. You may like it though and shouldn't write something off before trying it yourself. I kinda agree with @Geoff though if you are using Linux windows is redundant lol.

[Mst0P]

I use Windows 8.1 and I must say I'm pleased. It's fast and I haven't had any of the problems I've been hearing about. No bugs or anything, everything runs smoothly. The only thing I dislike is the interface - it is more suitable for phones and tablets than PCs(I think this is what they were going for?).

On a side note I like Linux much better than Windows

[Aut•ono•mous]

As an update, I picked up my laptop moments ago ..I'm not really liking Windows 8 but I'm giving it a chance. Share any tips you guys may know please!

[ART33R]

Prefer Linux and Windows 7 instead of Windows 8, we must mind that people think differently and do things differently than other people, which we just must accept, In my opinion is not Windows 8 so damn bad as people say, more features and better designs, but no the favorite is still linux and windows mile:, No other OS can beat Linux and Windows (still) maybe in the future.. no one knows hehe.

[chmod]

As an update, I picked up my laptop moments ago ..I'm not really liking Windows 8 but I'm giving it a chance. Share any tips you guys may know please!

Does format the HDD and install Linux count as a tip :troll: