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Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 [closed]

Which OS would you recommend for a development machine:

  • Windows Server 2008 R2

or

  • Windows 7

As of now, most "web developers" probably use Windows Server 2008 because of IIS and Vista SuckingBigTime.

Does this change with Windows 7? Can we finally use a client OS on a client computer again or the time has yet to come?

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Mikeon Avatar asked Aug 20 '09 08:08

Mikeon


2 Answers

This is not a definative list and can be expanded by other editors if so required but:

Windows 7

  • Desktop OS so supports sleep/hibernate
  • Windows XP Mode for XP based testing
  • May have a smaller footprint than Server
  • May have more GUI Bling than Server
  • Has pretty animation when you boot up!
  • Can run all Windows OS's that you may need to deploy your application on with 3rd-Party Hypervisor
  • Native bluetooth stack

Windows 2008 R2

  • Server OS may support sleep/hibernate if no Hyper-V enabled
  • Ships with a free Hypervisor (HyperV)
  • Maybe faster a specific tasks due to optimizations made
  • May have a larger footprint than Desktop
  • Can run all Windows OS's that you may need to deploy your application on
  • No bluetooth capabilities

Both OS's

  • Built on the same kernel
  • Have the same networking stack
  • Share the same GUI

Decision

  • Go with what fits your needs.

Just for the record I have used Windows 2008 as my desktop of choice since the early beta's. I may have lost my sleep/hibernate but I can make my coffee while my machine boots in the morning.

Also I did not mention running other OS's in the Hypervisors but you could do that as well.

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Wayne Avatar answered Sep 22 '22 04:09

Wayne


My only beef with 2008 R2 was the lack of Bluetooth support, which meant no keyboard and mouse for me...so, I went for 7.

With it's full version of IIS, I can't beat it - totally awesome.

Running it though a MacBookPro with 4GB of RAM and a i7 920 with 12GB - both x64 (obviously) - not a single complaint!

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Kieron Avatar answered Sep 23 '22 04:09

Kieron