Yeah, I’d like to see 7 how it compares to XP over Vista myself… I mean most people haven’t switched to vista making such a comparison worthless to us.

7 sounds promising, but I think MS is missing the point by only comparing it to Vista all the time.

Thanks, your luck seems to never end.
May that special day bring joy and happiness, and another geek to share the joy of an unboxing.

Be careful when reading broad claims of increased battery life from a single-tasked benchmark such as DVD playback.

This type of gain could come from a single optimization (i.e. using the GPU to decode the DVD video). This type of optimization would then only apply to video playback and not to general computing.

I’m not saying they haven’t improved battery life, but I am a bit skeptical considering they are using DVD playback as the benchmark.

Scotty, I hear what you’re saying, but until the final product hits, I’m all for giving them a chance.

Brook, the install was quick and painless. Touch and sound worked find after installation. Windows Update added WiFi support and pulled updates for the Ethernet and graphics. Calibration isn’t quite right, but other than that, Windows 7 is running nicely. We’ll get some video up but it won’t likely be until after the weekend as I’m getting married on Saturday.

how was the install on the Q1, are drivers working touch sound, would love to see the video and any initial takes of the device in action

Too bad no one at WinHEC stood up and said “I’d like 11% better than XP please?” 11% better than Vista is like kissing your sister.