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Comparing Windows and Ubuntu On Netbooks

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the little-bit-of-this-and-that dept.

Barence writes "With the arrival last month of Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition, PC Pro has revisited a familiar question: which operating system is best for a netbook?. The magazine has run a series of benchmarks on a Asus Eee PC 1008HA running Windows XP Home, two versions of Windows 7 (with and without Aero switched on) and Ubuntu Netbook Edition. The operating systems are tested for start-up performance, Flash handling and video, among other tests. The results are closer than you might think."

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  1. Re:why would one use a netbook? by TrisexualPuppy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe if you were the crackhead that broke into a truck and decided to keep the laptop and take the route to Enlightenment rather than pawning it off?

    Just a thought...

  2. Re:Can you even buy a netbook without windows? by Mike+Mentalist · · Score: 3, Funny

    Could be any more like Chandler from friends?

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  3. Re:Not very fair testing... by jefe7777 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I heard that ubuntu lost horribly in the botnet performance test. They couldn't get it to join.... bada bum!!! thank you thank you.. be here all night..

  4. Re:Can you even buy a netbook without windows? by digitaldc · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, Bing.com already has that title.

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  5. Re:Can you even buy a netbook without windows? by Torvac · · Score: 4, Funny

    try macbook ?

  6. Re:In Other News by Tr3vin · · Score: 2, Funny

    Orange is making computers again!?! I haven't used an Orange in years. Are they POSIX compliant yet?

  7. But they did.... by whizbang77045 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Actually, they did. Windows is a virus.