> Furthermore a Windows installation (the OEM one ordinary people have to go through) can easily take 2+ hours. Windows 8 clean installs are very quick indeed

> Furthermore a Windows installation (the OEM one ordinary people have to go through) can easily take 2+ hours. Windows 8 clean installs are very quick indeed (less than 30 minutes in my experience) due to improvements MS made to the way files are copied. They claim most upgrades take 40-60 minutes. See http://arstechnica.com/business/2011/11/windows-8-to-have-faster-installation-11-click-upgrade-for-casual-users/ http://arstechnica.com/business/2011/11/windows-8-to-have-fa...