Hi

I am going to buy a new computer / laptop. I have been using a mac but am going to get a PC this time (my last PC was a few years ago and ran vista). Inkscape has become the programme I use more than anything else so I thought it would be wise to ask about functionality with windows 8 before I buy something.

I have no interest in touch screens and want to work with the mouse a keyboard. I have read the windows 8 reviews and know it is not great with a mouse, but I assume it is fine with a mouse once you are within inkscape?

Most new systems have 8 but I can easily get a windows 7 system if that would be better.

Do any of you use windows 8? Does it run inkscape well?


Thanks for any advice Dan

Hi.

I have used inkscape under win7 and sadly now it runs under win8.
I didn't experienced a notable difference between the two.
But win8 seems messed up. If you can choose, better get win7 instead.

Thanks for the reply.

I should have also asked if it matters is a pc is 32 or 64 bit?

Dan

There is no 64bit version of inkscape yet, so it doesn't matters too.
No matter how fast your pc is, you cannot benefit all the possibilities of it in inkscape.

I have Win8 x64 and Inkscape seems to run fine.
Pc is an old Dell with Intel Core2 Duo and 2gb ram