So I'm starting a new contract tomorrow. It's almost the end of Father's weekend. What? Some of you only get the Sunday? What a rip-off. I decided to upgrade my laptop for work to inject a bit of life into the old girl. She's only 2 years old, mind you, but the cost of a new laptop is just ker-razy. After much research I put the cash into 2 items which I believe will make the machine feel brand new. 1) OCS Agility 3 240GB SSD 2) Upgrade RAM to 8GB I installed Windows 8 Preview Release to test. I can't say I like the interface, but I love the speed in which it boots up. From BIOS screen to Login in about 6 seconds. After entering password, the desktop comes up in about 3 seconds. Granted its fresh install and as windows always does, it will slow down, but I was still impressed. Not so much with Win8 though. I just don't see the need for that interface on a desktop pc. Full screen apps just don't make sense on the desktop for me.