Linux vs Windows

[vdub12]

My 13 year old girl has a Dell Mini 9 and it works ok with XP on it. I cant stand to use it for more than a few mins though. A decent 13" screen is about as small as I'm willing to go, but thats just me.

I agree the screen size is a drag at times. However, its nice to be able to have a light device with 6+ hours of battery life. I do plug it in to a monitor on my workbench when i use media center in windows 7.

Mine has no AV software and is striped of startup items. Right now it only has 1Gb of ram but I plan to upgrade it to 2Gb when I can find the time to rip it apart.

I feel your pain with the Mini9 it has a 9" screen. I have worked on a few of those with XP and a few with ubuntu. The ubuntu netbook remix helps with such a small screen. My Mini10 has a 10.1" screen. Its not much better but it does make a difference. I typically use it at night on a TV tray while I watch TV.

I am really looking forward to getting the Google Chrome CR-48 with its 13" screen though. I here Google is not even telling people if they where approved for the Beta, it will just show up on your front door if your approved.

 

[vdub12]

I know a few people who use them as their primary computer.

Don't get me wrong, its far from my primary computer. I have a Dell Optiplex 745 running OpenSUSE 11.2 and a custom built AMD Athlon 2800+ also running OpenSUSE 11.2. I would consider those my primary machines. However, the netbook is supper covenant and I find myself doing just about everything on it. Also the netbook is the only computer I have Windows 7 and OSX loaded on. However, I spend most of my time using kubuntu on the netbook.

 

[gunslinger]

Some people are already getting theirs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1_q-2MDiKM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsw0tz_2oYw


Kinda looks like a black Macbook knock off. It seems fast though.

 

[vdub12]

Some people are already getting theirs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1_q-2MDiKM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsw0tz_2oYw


Kinda looks like a black Macbook knock off. It seems fast though.

I know I am jealous. I just signed up yesterday for mine so who knows how long it will take or even if I get one but I am keeping my fingers crossed.

 

[parker.casey]

I tell them it's $270 less with Ubuntu, and about 5% see the advantages and go with it. I never see those ones with problems later. Occasionally a support call, but never a real problem. The Windows ones, I tell them it costs more due to licensing, and that I have to make an image for -when- it breaks.

 

[vdub12]

I tell them it's $270 less with Ubuntu, and about 5% see the advantages and go with it. I never see those ones with problems later. Occasionally a support call, but never a real problem. The Windows ones, I tell them it costs more due to licensing, and that I have to make an image for -when- it breaks.

$270 is kind of steep. I knock $100 off of my systems when people want Linux. I even have a Linux system custom configured for OpenSUSE.

 

[gunslinger]

I just tell them to get a Mac. The money they save over time in maintaince and not getting infected will more than make up for the slightly higher up front cost.

 

[Computer_Jester]

Russian Government switches to Linux

First Massachusetts went to open source and changed over some systems to Linux. Now Russia mandates many agencies to use open source and Linux by 2015.

Are we seeing a change of power from proprietary software to open source?

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-...Shift-from-Microsoft-to-Linux-by-2015-792623/

 

[gunslinger]

First Massachusetts went to open source and changed over some systems to Linux. Now Russia mandates many agencies to use open source and Linux by 2015.

Are we seeing a change of power from proprietary software to open source?

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-...Shift-from-Microsoft-to-Linux-by-2015-792623/

I doubt it. People have been saying this for year and I don't see it yet.