Windows 7 Downgrades (from Notebook Review)
Dell says customers purchasing a Latitude, OptiPlex, Precision Workstation, Alienware gaming system, or an XPS product through business configuration services with Windows 7 will be fully supported per the terms and conditions in the customer's warranty or service agreement.
Lenovo's Think-branded notebooks and desktops support customers downgrading from Windows 8 Pro to Windows 7 Pro on all but a few select new touch systems where the Windows 7 touch experience would not be as good, the company states.
Acer, which also sells Gateway branded PCs, says that if it offers Windows 7 as a downgrade option, then it will fully support the drivers and hardware. In other words, if Acer doesn't offer a Windows 7 downgrade option for your PC then they won't provide Windows 7 support.
(Expecting Linux trolls to start with their nonsense right now.)
