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OS Performance — Snow Leopard, Windows 7, and Ubuntu 9.10
BeckySharp writes "With the nearly simultaneous release of Apple's Mac OS X 10.6 'Snow Leopard' (available right now) and Microsoft's Windows 7 (available Oct. 22), you get the inevitable debate: Which is the better operating system, Windows 7 or Snow Leopard? To help determine that, Computerworld's Preston Gralla put both operating systems through their paces, selected categories for a head-to-head competition, and then chose a winner in each category." Relatedly, Phoronix has posted Snow Leopard vs. Ubuntu 9.10 benchmarks. They ran tests from ray tracing to 3D gaming to compilation. Their tests show Ubuntu 9.10 winning a number of the tests, but there are some slowdowns in performance and still multiple wins in favor of Snow Leopard, so the end result is mixed.
Mac makes a good computer, forget the OS. Those $600 new systems are crap, and they're going to last nowhere near as long as a new mac. I myself prefer Panasonic laptops, which are even better than macs but even more expensive. I've had bad experiences with Dell, Gateway and the like. Even Alienware has gone to crap post buyout. If I want a good computer I'll get a Mach V from Falcon, a Toughbook from Panasonic or a Macbook Pro from Apple. If I want to save money, well, when it falls apart the day after the waranty ends the savings are kinda lost.