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InfoWorld says WinXP much slower than Win2K

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-surprise-here dept.

iforgotmyfirstlogon submitted an InfoWorld story that makes the shocking claim that XP is slower then 2k for business use. Pretty graphs, comparisons of SMP, and they even tested without the eye candy. My favorite comment is this one "it appears that for light-duty service on the newest hardware, Windows XP with Office XP is an acceptable choice -- if an 11 percent performance hit, or 53 minutes added to an 8-hour day, is acceptable." And thats the best case scenario.

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  1. Re:Same anecdotal evidence here by beable · · Score: 2, Troll

    Oh yes, XP crashes BEAUTIFULLY! The old Blue Screen Of Death was flat and boring, but XP's Blue Screen Of Death is simply GORGEOUS! It's got animation, drop shadows, bells, whistles, and a funny little cartoon of a sad computer. I just can't wait for XP to crash again! Luckily I don't have to wait long!

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