I've heard about the Win8 emulator to look like other desktops - and know that it was designed for touch screens and portable devices - so I think we can have the best of both worlds here.

I'm thinking about external DVD drives. Does anyone have one that they recommend? I'm finding that some can be used with operating systems up to Win7 but don't mention Win8. Usually that isn't a problem - has anyone heard anything about Win8 and how it plays with external devices?

SRS