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One noted benefit from upgrading my laptop from vista to windows 7 is an increase of 20 fps.  My NVIDIA GeForce 8400M went from 36 FPS in bench market to 59 FPS after the upgrade.  I had the latest drivers before and no other changes were made.  Perhaps the drives for windows 7 are just better or maybe the OS is getting out-of-the-way.  I don’t care.  It is better and WoW looks better.

Note: Benchmark using Video Card Stability Test from The Freestone Group

This is not a review of Windows 7.  There are plenty of those.  I am a gamer, and Vista is awful for gamers, and everyone else.  I am just happy that Microsoft finally decided to do what Apple has done for years.  Giving me a multiple license upgrade for a “reasonable” price.   I think it should have been a 5-pack for $150 but a 3 pack for $150 is better than the old options.

I have upgraded most of my machines now, and had to pave my gaming systems since they were vista ultimate and I was “downgrading” to Home Premium, but gaming machines need to be wipe and reloaded every so often anyway.  That aside, I wish I could have upgraded to 64-bit from 32-bit with the upgrade, but I am still satisfied with everything working.

I have to admit that I am not like other people.  Most people would change phone companies, or continuously register complaints about poor coverage, but after 15 years of dropped calls and delayed text messages in my own house, spending $150 to make that never happen again is an easy choice.

The 3G Microcell is finally available in my area, if you have an iPhone and have spotty coverage in your house and you have a good internet connection, you want this.

Setup was pretty straightforward.  Took about 90 minutes from when I plugged it in until it was working.  Just as the documentation said it would.

There is a deal with unlimited calling for $30 a month that will give you $100 back for purchasing, but I have enough minutes.  I just do not want to miss a text or email again in my house.