The Long Journey

shane88

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I've been on a trip around the OS world, going back and forth a few times between WinXP, Linux Mint, WinVista, Win7, and Win8. I've gathered what seems to be a fair comparison between all of them, so if you have similar computer specs to mine this may help.

Now I threw in Linux Mint so you can get some feedback of what the linux world is up to, but I am a gamer so my expeirence was not very pleasing. No matter what I did nothing gave me the performance of running windows for gaming. Wine 1.5 was okay but not cutting edge enough to push more demanding games like windows does. The linux system is complex and easy to break. If you don't know somewhat of how linux works then you could get lost in settings and commands. Linux Mint resembles Windows 7 with its Aero Glass KDE desktop and fancey gadgets, but underneath it is complex and very easy mess up.

Anyway enough with linux, maybe someday it will have enough compatibility to gain more users which is very possible. But onto Windows Xp, This system performs very well for its age, runs games nice for only having Directx 9. And is very speedy on modern hardware. It becomes troublesome because its good for what it is, Xp has no new improvements done to it since 2003 or so. Thats okay if you have an older system and can't run anything newer. So XP isn't all that bad for what it is.

Windows Vista, A system suceeded by Windows 7. Some users find Vista runs just fine for them and I have no beef on that. On my system it was slower at updates and tasks, and used more ram. Windows 7 was a nice OS, It worked fine for me but one game I have did not like Win7 and had choppy playback, So I upgraded to Win8.

When Windows 8 first came out people loved it, now all I see on the web is people complaining and saying Win7 is better. IMO Windows 8 saved me from the nightmare of finding an OS that makes all my games and software work. I put the sidebar back from Win7, I used msfn's Aero Glass tool to bring glass effect back. And have updated Win8 all the way. I find it to be the best, fastest OS by microsoft for computers like mine. Anyway I just posted this to share my journey and inform some people of just how fustrating Os's can be when it comes to finding the perfect one for you. We all hate having to trouble shoot problems, it can be a real headache. If anyone is lost out there on what to try, get Windows 8 and fine tune it to your likings, if it runs good on your system then I'd just stick with it.

Amd dual core phenom 2.9ghz, 6gb ram, Ati Radeon HD 4200 graphics, Lenovo Ideapad z565. Windows 8 Pro X64
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro x64
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Ideapad Z565
    CPU
    AMD Phenom 2.8ghz dual-core
    Motherboard
    AMD
    Memory
    6.00gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 4200 series
    Hard Drives
    256gb 5400rpm sata
    Cooling
    stock
    Keyboard
    standard laptop keyboard
    Mouse
    touchpad
    Internet Speed
    Wifi
Ah c'mon, fess up. You're really Steve Ballmer. :D
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Linux Mint and Windows 8 Pro
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus G75VW
    CPU
    i7
    Motherboard
    Asus
    Memory
    16G
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17"
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 5400 rpm 1T and Seagate 7200 rpm 500G.
    Internet Speed
    30M down, 5M up
    Other Info
    Oracle Virtual Box
    Ubuntu 64 bit
I am not a gamer, so can't comment on that aspect.

My experience with linux (ubuntu and mint ) has been very good. Everything works out of the box. Haven't managed to break anything yet. Fast and Efficient.I don't think most people will need to go near terminal. If you want to do some extra tweaking - then you might, but one also has to do that in windows.
When Windows 8 first came out people loved it, now all I see on the web is people complaining and saying Win7 is better

There were plenty of concerns about 8 before it was released. If there are more now - that may be because more people have been exposed to it.

If it suits you, fine.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    7/8/ubuntu/Linux Deepin
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
Use VMware (or similar VM manager) to run a Windows VM on Linux Mint (don't bother with Wine).
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (64 bit), Linux Mint 18.3 MATE (64 bit)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    n/a
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II x6 1055T, 2.8 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASRock 880GMH-LE/USB3
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 1333 G-Skill Ares F3-1333C9D-8GAO (4GB x 2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD6450
    Sound Card
    Realtek?
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung S23B350
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 1.5 TB (SATA), Western Digital 2 TB (SATA), Western Digital 3 TB (SATA)
    Case
    Tower
    Mouse
    Wired Optical
    Other Info
    Linux Mint 16 MATE (64 bit) replaced with Linux Mint 17 MATE (64 bit) - 2014-05-17
    Linux Mint 14 MATE (64 bit) replaced with Linux Mint 16 MATE (64 bit) - 2013-11-13
    Ubuntu 10.04 (64 bit) replaced with Linux Mint 14 MATE (64 bit) - 2013-01-14
    RAM & Graphics Card Upgraded - 2013-01-13
    Monitor Upgraded - 2012-04-20
    System Upgraded - 2011-05-21, 2010-07-14
    HDD Upgraded - 2010-08-11, 2011-08-24,
Games?????? That's what Win 8 was designed for.
Try using it for work and see what everybody means.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8 (64) : Win 7 (64) : Vista (64) : Android JB 4.2 : iOS 6
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer AX Series & HP i-5 2400s
    Screen Resolution
    Main PC - 2x Sony PS3 3D LED Displays + 1x 22" Philips; HTPC - 47" HDTV w/ 17" LCD secondary display
    Hard Drives
    Internal- 1TB on each system; 1x120GB SSD on main PC
    External (network attached)- 1x2TB Seagate backup; 1x1TB ext. storage; 1x500GB,
    Other Info
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