I hear that windows 9 will be out early next year... I'm leaning towards still getting it soon because although I've never really used windows 8.1 I do not think id mind it. Do you guys think I should wait?

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Posted by WONTONGO

Member since Oct 2007

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Posted on 9/10/14 at 6:44 pm to whichyalnoaboutseven

I heard it would be out any day now.

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Posted by rocket31

Member since Jan 2008

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Posted on 9/10/14 at 6:45 pm to whichyalnoaboutseven

I believe you get a free upgrade to the latest software if you purchase within ~6 months of release.

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Posted by Murtagh

Metairie, La

Member since Feb 2008

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Posted on 9/10/14 at 6:46 pm to rocket31

windows 8.1 is great. why wait for an untested OS?

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Posted by kclsufan

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Posted on 9/10/14 at 7:10 pm to whichyalnoaboutseven

I'm posting from my Surface Pro 3 right now. I haven't felt love like this since high school. My laptop is home collecting dust.

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Posted by foshizzle

Washington DC metro

Member since Mar 2008

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Posted on 9/10/14 at 8:24 pm to whichyalnoaboutseven

I have a Surface Pro 3 and love it. You can run anything that Windows 8.1 runs, in fact I run Oracle Enterprise (the database) for remote site client work. So far as I know there is no tablet anywhere that can do that. It is a fully functional laptop in tablet form/weight.

Oh, and Oracle database queries on an SSD are blazingly fast. My demos run much faster on my tablet than they would on a real network, which is something I don't mention during those demos of course.

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Posted by Hopeful Doc

Member since Sep 2010

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Posted on 9/10/14 at 8:57 pm to whichyalnoaboutseven

I'd pull the trigger now. Why wait? The hardware isn't changing anytime soon, and you'll get more useful life out of it if you buy it earlier.

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