With Microsoft finalizing Windows 7, the new OS is set to come out in October. The successor to Windows Vista pack in plethora of features.

The guys over at Engadget have given the final build a detailed review.

Wrap Up:

Where Vista felt like a sprawling mess, Windows 7 has patched up the holes and feels like a tight, unified mechanism. It’s hardly full of surprises, but that’s usually a good thing when it comes to operating systems. If you’ve never been a Windows person, there’s hardly anything here that will change your mind about that. However, most human beings on this planet have some sort of interaction with Windows on a regular basis, whether by choice or necessity, and Windows 7 is great news for those millions of souls.

Instead of switching up the formula, Windows 7 is really an extension and a refinement of the true tenets of Windows (that we just made up): broad hardware compatibility, coatings of usability over deep functionality, and a “everything for everybody” approach to feature sets and SKUs. With such broad aims, and such a diverse userbase, it’s no wonder that there are plenty of spots where the OS still falls short, but taken as a whole it’s clear that Microsoft has taken a strong step forward with Windows 7. The world will know on October 22.

Read the full review ..

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Microsoft recently revealed certain details about it’s upcoming Windows 7 operating system. The new OS is based on the lines of Windows Vista and tries to eliminate certain flaws that Vista has. Windows 7 also brings in some cool new features like multi touch support. Microsoft has provided certain testers with a pre-beta build of the OS. The video above shows a similar build of Windows 7 being run on a new MacBook Pro.

Check out the full test done by guys over at Gearlog.

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