Comments on: Which Operating System Is Right For You?

By: Jake

Jake — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:43:13 +0000

I have used windows since the beggining and trust me there have been times that i wanted to just throw it out the window. And i have tried mac and linux. But windows not only does windows work with tons of programs and what not, but the new windows 7 is far more stable than the current linux and mac versions. Of course since i have used it all my life you know that im going to support it and not let you put it down. Personally i think mac is great to but linux just think about it if something is free their is going to be some downsides. So give them all a shot.

By: The Tech Juice

The Tech Juice — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:08:03 +0000

I’ve used all three operating systems relatively extensively, and I can say that I prefer Mac OS X over everything else.

Linux is great and if it were a little bit more polished I would choose it hands down. I’ve followed the last 3 or 4 releases of the Ubuntu distro and tried them out for a solid month or two. The problem I found with them was that the default OS was ugly as hell. Compiz Fusion is really cool, but add that on to a really crappy looking environment from the beginning and it doesn’t make up for much.

I found I had to spend a ton of time trying to make the OS look better. But cubed desktops are bad ass :)

I use windows for gaming. I don’t play nearly as many games as I used to, so my uses for Windows are wearing thin.

I’ve used my Macbook as my main computer for several months now and couldn’t be happier. Time machine works like a dream, and I recently threw 4 GB of ram and a 250 GB hard drive into it without issue.

Keep it up guys.

Sean @ http://www.thetechjuice.com

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Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:09:56 +0000

[...] When I tell people I use Ubuntu as my operating system, usually the first thing they ask is, “What is Ubuntu?”. This is often followed by, “Why would you use Ubuntu instead of Windows?” and “Isn’t Linux only for experts?”. Today I want to answer these questions and explain the benefit of using Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution for that matter. This is similar to a recent post Which Operating System Is Right For You. [...]

By: Fused

Fused — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:57:40 +0000

Yeah also HP was named the most reliable computer making company of the year or something like that so imo it’s pretty much an amazing buy.

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:23:12 +0000

@Fused

First off I want to thank you for your comment. All comments are welcome and appreciated.

I agree with you that Mac laptops are very expensive for what you get. This is the main reason I did not buy a Mac laptop. I am like you and did a lot of research on laptops before I bought mine. I too own an HP laptop (dv2000t) and believe that it was right in the sweet spot between performance and price.

About the operating system having viruses and problems, I was merely stating that Windows is more prone to having viruses since most viruses are written for Windows. However, this does not mean that Mac and Linux do not have hiccups of there own. I have used all three operating systems and at one point or another all three had their problems. Windows can be a stable OS if you take the proper precautions.

I believe the new Apple laptops now have the option of a 2.6GHz processor (of course you will pay A LOT for it). HP and Dell seem to offer about the same in their laptops (but for much less $$$).

Thanks again for your comment!

By: Fused

Fused — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 02:44:01 +0000

I disagree with some of the points you made, while it was very insightful. I have used all three OS and I have found that actually windows was the best buy and really had the least problems. The fact that you cant or at least couldn’t for the longest time use a mac OS without owning a mac computer really made up for that price difference. What I mean by that if you compare the performance of a mac to a pc and then compare the price you can notice a huge difference. I did a lot of research when I bought my HP laptop and I noticed to get what I have in that HP I would have to pay a little less than double on a mac.(I also ordered Vista Ultimate and it was still cheaper) Besides that an HP is the most reliable computer made. Now what you said about viruses and the operating system having many problems… I have had a computer with windows xp since it came it out so it has been quite a few years. Not one problem or virus zero crashes, also macs do crash more than windows computers and it is much more of a hassle when a mac crashes because usually it is an operating system error where as on windows it is a 3rd party software issue. While mac comes with editing software and such its really not that big of help when there most priced laptop only has a 2.5ghz processor it makes it hard to run real professional quality video editors such as Vegas 6.0 and Adobe After Effects. I mean if I were working on a website using Adobe Photoshop and Dreamweaver while trying to save a new video project it would lagg up the ass. And I don’t know about you but a top of the line mac notebook starting at $2,799 i really cant afford to start upgrading it. When I can buy a nice reliable HP with windows and actually afford it.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:21:25 +0000

@Thomas

Do you also have Windows installed, or just Linux? Which distro? I too would like to see Windows loose some of its popularity. Who knows, maybe that would make MS release better operating systems. Linux and Mac are becoming more and more popular. I can’t wait to see what happens.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:22:25 +0000

I like your post on the differing operating systems. It is very informative and while biased at times very knowledgeable and covers several key elements of each OS. I too use Linux and am completely satisfied with my installation. I would personally like to see Windows lose hold on the majority of the market to further negate the effective monopoly they entertain on the world today.