I finally got around to installing W8 on my netbook. It makes quite a difference. I do have 2GB of ram and a SSHD on it, but W7 was slow, and it just felt clunky when using it. This has made quite the difference in speed and performance. Is it for everyone? Nope, but if you've got an old computer at home that isn't being used any more because it is slow, it is probably worth the upgrade. (Although now that it has gone up in price, it probably would be cheaper to just buy a new machine with it preloaded)