I have been using Windows 7 BETA for a little over a week and a half now and I have to say I definitely love it. I had a rough beginning with sound issues and stand-by issues, but I was able to clear it up pretty easily with a little help from Google. Install was a breeze as I used the Windows XP partition manager to carve out 30GB of space on my other hard drive. After downloading the .iso I used Virtual Clone Drive to mount the .iso and ran the .exe file. After about a half hour and a few reboots Windows 7 was completely installed.

The good:
Windows Aero – I love the new windows interface, eye candy without too much strain on resources.
Usable – My family was able to pick up the differences and accommodate them, although they still accidentally log me off or shut down without realizing.

The bad:
Still buggy – I know its still a BETA, but there are definite issues with logging off/ shutting down. This could be a problem with my hardware but I doubt it.

The ugly:
Nothing that shouldn’t be cleared up by launch time.