Posts by Zeek

Samsung: Don't install Windows 10. REALLY

Was not fixed before the free Windows 10 upgrade offer expired - perhaps just as well

Well, this Samsung laptop/Broadcom wifi card/Windows 10 upgrade issue never was resolved before the free Windows 10 upgrade offer expired :(

However, perhaps that is just as well. I worked around the problem by replacing the offending Broadcom wifi card (it has to be removed*) but my fairly high spec. Samsung RC710 laptop (c. 2011) struggles to run Windows 10 - which is a resource hog! Talk about bloatware. I have doubled the RAM from 4GB to 8GB which helped but not much. I will need to replace the harddrive with an expensive, fast SSD drive or cheaper SSHD to get this laptop back into a usable condition.

Windows 10 is not as stable or reliable and Windows 7 yet. It feels like the UI has been vandalized/randomized.

*More information (lots more information) on this issue here:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_wintp-insider_install/i-can-not-install-windows-10-on-a-laptop-samsung/8ea46dea-b77f-42f7-b22f-6fcdfe080b26?page=1

Wasn't fixed before free update ended - but perhaps just as well

Yes, this Samsung laptop with Broadcom wifi issue was not resolved when the free update period ended. I worked around it by replacing my wifi card (the Broadcom card must be removed).

But perhaps Samsung have a point: my relatively high spec. Samsung RC710 laptop c. 2011 is simply not powerful enough to run Windows 10 at usable speeds - Windows 10 is a resource hog! I have double the RAM from 4GB to 8GB which helped but not much - I will need to replaced the harddrive with an SSD or SSHD to make this a usable PC once more.