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    Pretty much agree with what most other people have said apart from wouldn't dream of buying apple which is for people who want to look good and cost themselves a fortune without actually getting anything done.

    the only other obvious difference not mentioned here is price - Linux is free vs Windows costs a fair bit. Ubuntu is relatively user friendly, I have my tv pc running it and it is really good and my flatmates have no trouble with it. However the bulk of software available online and in retail stores is for Windows and some hardware works better on Windows.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jonbuoy View Post
    I´m not sure when anyone here tried the latest release of Ubuntu but it isn´t just for specialists anymore, once drivers are loaded the average user will never need to open a command line window for everyday use.
    That's right. The newer Ubuntu versions are very easy to set up and use, plus they run on old PCs very well. So you don't have to upgrade your computer.

    There's no MS-Office or Outlook for Ubuntu. You can still read Word and Excel files etc. and there's an email program plus a web browser.

    Personally I wouldn't switch to Ubuntu for my main computing (great for file and print servers though). My mobile phone works as one with MS-Outlook, plus I can carry all my important documents with me. Takes me 30 seconds to switch to a new phone. eMail, Contacts, numbers, addresses, documents, everything!

    Windows may be resource hungry, but it does the job really well for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by YellowDog View Post
    There's no MS-Office or Outlook for Ubuntu. .
    Ever heard of Open Office?

    Now Outlook....
    Well there are apps but not quite as good as the latest mega dollars worth of Outlook, close but not quite there yet and you'll find them spread across a number of linux aps however.

    For any home users running any of the hand full of great version of Linux currently on offer on their home PC you'll find hundreds of free downloadable programmes that will do all sorts of stuff like gimp (photo shop) or open office (ms office) and the like, the lists go on and on.
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    i moved my desktop PC with windows to the lounge and just use it for movies through the TV. then brought a low speck, old, busted laptop (keyboard and screen don't work) plugged in a screen, keyboard and mouse, and am running it on puppy Linux. and its fast and reliable. boots up quicker than my PC and is plenty fast enough. and was realy simple to set up. i tried ubuntu but found it was to slow and i couldn't get the wireless internet to work on it. were as with puppy, i just hit "connect" and it was good to go

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    I've been using Ubuntu for about 6 months now, and I've never looked back. It's better than Windows in almost every way. It's faster, more secure, more stable and has a nicer interface, and you don't have to mess around with dodgy Windows hacks and cracks.

    I still keep Windows XP installed because I am quite keen on playing games such as Call of Duty, which aren't available on Linux. For general computer use, such as web browsing, word processing etc, Linux is the way to go.

    For more specialist tasks, like hardcore video or audio production and gaming, then it's best to stick with Windows.

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    Been running Ubuntu 9.04 for 18 months after migrating from Windoze XP. I find it perfectly fine for family use. I use open office with evolution mail (tedious transferring outlook mail over to it though) and find that every file type that is sent to me works fine. I have gimp for pictures xsane for scanning from the flatbed scanner, gnome mplayer and movieplayer for most videoo formats and a bunch of other apps to do odd stuff. If the software is only windoze then there is WINE (windoze emulator) but I've not needed to use it. My work laptop is XP so that does the power commander III USB stuff I need.

    I have found Ubuntu to be way more secure than windoze and also 3 year old proof to boot! Boot up and shut down time is under a minute and CPU isn't loaded down with useless crap running in the back ground just in case you need it unlike windoze.

    For me and mine a good choice, try it you might like it!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cayman911 View Post
    linux is good for technical stuff. for specialists etc. not a everyday user at home.
    if you want to get away from microshaft's buggy windows operating system. and like linux.

    there is a working friendly perfect faultless operating system called OS X, by apple buy an apple.

    as they say, an apple a day keeps the comptuer doctor away .
    Why isn't Linux good for the everyday user at home? Most Windows computers are infested with spyware, adware, etc, whereas Linux doesn't have that problem as much. Ask the average Windows user if they do regular virus and spyware scans and they'll look at you with a blank stare, and then they wonder why their computer is so slow compared to when they first bought it.

    I know that Ubuntu has a much simpler interface than Windows, and it doesn't need drivers manually installed for new hardware to the same extent that Windows does.

    As for Mac? Macs are gay, they're a pointless waste of money.

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    Linux is good for propeller heads , I like it and use suse as a desktop and debian as a server. For people who don't want to be computer experts then windows is perfectly fine. Windows 7 is even not too bad as far as microsoft goes.

    If you want to try it out its reasonably easy to install a dual boot (you can either boot to Windows or Linux) of Ubuntu or Suse, which in my opinion are the easiest Linux disties for the beginner.

    Apple I fiind is good for certain things but not as an all rounder.

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    Have Ubuntu on my laptop and is pretty easy to use... and thinking of switching our XP media system to Ubuntu with XBMC.

    As every one elase has said... depends what you want it for.

    Windows is/has come a long way since Win9x family. Designed to be easy to use and install/uninstall applications. Targeted at the Home/Average business. Easy to upgrade the hardware and software. Heaps of applications both freeware and commeral. Most hardware will have Windows drivers.

    Mac/OSX. Has its own problems is not as stable as it is made out to be. However it is targeted at the Multi-Media users and business...Limited on the hardware upgrades and software.

    Linux. Is based on the Unix OS, and is now a stable and mature OS, but when it does crash and can crash in a big way... targeted for the IT, internet/LAN and networks, servers and the like. Is slowly making its way to desktop and home user market. Drivers for hardware can be a problem, but many manufactures are starting to develop drivers for their hardware.



    Software Equivilants
    Average office and home applications equivilants...

    Windows - Linux

    • MS Office - OpenOffice.org
    • Internet Explorer - Firefox or Konqueror
    • Outlook - Kontact or Evolution
    • PhotoShop/CorelPaint - GiMP
    • PageMaker/InDesign/Publisher - Scibus
    • Illustrator/CorelDRAW/Freehand - InkScape
    • Auditon - Audacity
    • Dreamweaver - NVU or KompoZer

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    My now 5year old Dell 5150 lappie has had a dead DVD drive from 3 weeks after the warranty expired... Reinstalling XP from a pendrive is frustrating to say the least, andlast time, after days of cursing, I changed to Ubuntu.
    Installed no problems, although Google and ubuntuforums will become your friends.
    It worked out of the box, in fact better than XP for drivers. Since it runs off a CD or pendrive, you can try it out without any changes to your drive.

    The good - it is much small than XP, boots much faster and is generally quicker. The central software depository is great - easy to go shopping for programs, download several and try them out. It also looks after updates.
    The Gnome file manager is much nicer than Windows Explorer.

    The bad
    You have to tweak it - use NDIS wrapper to convert your windows network card drivers to run in Linux if it doesn't recognise them automatically, Wifi Radar to set up the wireless card easily. Due to copyright, it doesn't play DVDs out of the box without downloading a file. Nothing to much, but it takes time and is not for everyone. Not the same as getting a PC from Harvey Normans and plugging it in, ready to go.
    Minor niggles include the nice visual effects are incompatible with the Nvida drivers so movies won't play without turning them off. There is no decent Ebay sniper tool if you buy from Ebay in the US, compared with dozens in Windows.
    and of course, some Windows programs don't have direct replacements or they aren't as good. I use Forte Agent newsreader under Wine, as none of the linux ones were IMO as good. Printer drivers are hit and miss. I ended up buying Turboprint to get all the features of my Canon inkjet printing, such as using the DVD tray, although the easy to use Canon CDLabel program doesn't work in WINE. My Brother laser printer just plugged in and went with no hitches. The battery monitor doesn't work to give you the battery level of the laptop. This sort of stuff is where Windows is better - it just works.


    Overall, I prefer it to WinXP. I haven't used WIn7 so I can't comment on it. By all accounts, it is very good (what Vista should have been and wasn't). If i was buying a new computer - probably would use Win 7 - being in the mainstream sometimes makes life easier if you have to work with others or in the niche programs. For this older computer, it is ideal with the lower overhead.
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    Linux v Windows? They both suck, particularly on laptops.

    Save yourself some grief and get an Apple.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Forest View Post
    Linux v Windows? They both suck, particularly on laptops.

    Save yourself some grief and get an Apple.
    I hope you're trolling!

    Macs are gay. Really, really gay.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SMOKEU View Post

    As for Mac? Macs are gay, they're a pointless waste of money.

    You know why I get paid to fly all over the world to test ride motorcycles? Skill with mac computers.

    Sucks to be you huh.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Dave View Post
    You know why I get paid to fly all over the world to test ride motorcycles? Skill with mac computers.

    Sucks to be you huh.
    Mac computers are shit though. They look nice, which is why ignorant fools fork out obscene amounts of cash for little more than a dressed up Windows PC with a different OS on it. In other words, it's like a $10,000 GN250 with nice fairings pretending to be a CBR250.

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    >>Mac/OSX. Has its own problems is not as stable as it is made out to be.<<

    Been running a 27" quad core iMac with 10.6.4 for the last 6 weeks. Crashed it once - before I took it to 8gb ram. Been sweet as a nut since. Running CS5 and it's all very slick.

    That's my main reason for platform 'loyalty' - the investment I've already made in software. I don't actually care. They all do the jobs I do - but I'm most comfortable and faster doing them in OSX.

    To me it's all like the way some carpenters like Estwing hammers and some like Stanleys. They both drive nails - it's matter of which one the individual knows best and prefers banging.

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