Microsoft Windows 7 Professional

Pros: for the pros it is windows 7 and I will never change to 8 unless I absolutely have to. Windows 7 hasnt given me any problems and has always been a reliable OS for me to use.

Cons: No cons as of yet.

Other Thoughts: Great OS if your still not looking to upgrade to win 8

Pros: As far as Windows operating systems go, Windows 7 is THE operating system of choice. It fixes everything that was wrong with Windows Vista, and is a superior product to Windows XP, provided your system can handle it.

As an added bonus, it's far easier to use with a keyboard/mouse setup than the disaster that is Windows 8.

Cons: Not an ideal OS if you want to use a touch screen. This OS was designed with keyboard and mouse in mind.

Like all versions of Windows, it is virus prone. Make sure you use a good virus scanner and firewall.

This is a poor OS to use if you are using a 1st or 2nd generation Atom CPU or AMD equivalent.

Other Thoughts: You really want a minimum of 32 GB hard drive space and 2 gigabytes of ram if you're using the 32-bit version. For the 64-bit version, a dual-core CPU or better and 8 gigabytes of ram is highly recommended. I don't recommend using a monitor that has a smaller resolution than 1024x768.

Pros: It was good.

Cons: It quit the first week i had the computer up and running. Everything was fine then my computer just shut down like i had a power loss. Plus i cant even send it back cause my 30 days are up.

Pros: I love the New backgrounds and avatar. And the fact it comes with burning capablity build in and same with note option and upgrade on wordpad and other features like choice of gadgets.

Cons: Still could improve able to just improve with installing software option comes up. Even thought you can have where you does't show. Add more animated icons on the desktop.

Pros: It's not Windows 8. Just did a new system build and Windows 7 Pro handled all component and software installation like a Pro with no problems. I'll hold onto this OS as long as possible

Cons: Price

Pros: Stable, fast, easy to use, lots of compatible software and support.

Cons: Expensive, requires activation, and constant updates.

Other Thoughts: I was an XP holdout for years and years but I finally moved to Windows 7 and I love it!

Pros: Great OS, very stable and fast. Much better than Vista and more compatible with hardware.

Cons: PRICE. PRICE. PRICE. Did I mention PRICE? What the heck is MSoft thinking!? $300 is completely unreasonable. Now I see why we have so many problems with piracy! I was going to purchase a copy for my friend as a B-day present think it was $100-150 but $300!?! Talk about a RIP OFF.

Other Thoughts: MS doesn't even sell this on their website anymore and Win 8 hasn't even been out for a month.. Talk about rude, forceful marketing! I had an ENOURMOUS amount of respect for Microsoft before this - not so much anymore.

That being said, I'll NEVER use an Apple product. Talk about over-restrictive & incompatibile. Maybe Linux is now the best way to go?

Pros: fast, support, no upgrades

Cons: expensive, costly and did I say expensive

Other Thoughts: I bought this full version because I read how if you get the OEM you can only install it once and if I upgrade my mb or 5 other big parts then I would have to buy another reactivation code from MS. Also you get support from MS if you have problems. OEM version is crazy cheaper and since I haven't had any support issues that was a worthless feature and being that I will probably only upgrade most of my system every 3-4 years (major upgrades) there will probably be a new version of windows by then. Basically if asked I would tell people not to waste their money like I did and buy the full version. Also MS pushes you get both 32 and 64 bit edition!! WHO CARES you are only going to run one of them!!! I suppose if you are a worry wart like me and want the support and ability to install it as many times as you like and you enjoy batching and moaning about the cost and then buy it

Pros: Works for noobs.

Cons: Very expensive for a lesser OS.

Other Thoughts: Linux is a better OS in every aspect and it's free.

Pros: Very usable, great compatibility, I love how you can drag a window to the side of the screen and it will take up one half of the screen.

Cons: If you install the 64-bit version, there is some hardware that won't work. For example, some smartphones won't transfer files through USB. But you do get both a 64-bit and a 32-bit disc, so if you can always use 32-bit.

Other Thoughts: I love this OS, and it runs great on my AMD FX-8150 *-core 3.6GHz Processor with 16GB RAM, and it boots lightning fast from a Crucial M4 Solid-State Drive.