ianw1974 Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Not what I am experiencing at all. Linux is fat more aggressive at swapping out by default than windows making switching between different apps quite slow; also video playback is not as smooth (when did ati implement xv again?) my girlfriends laptop runs (1.6GHz centrino m/ ati x600) runs windows very smoothly but linux, and I have tried a few, Maybe it's your ATI card that is the problem, or moreover that the ATI Linux module is just crap compared to the Windows driver. NVidia on the other hand, have never been as problematic as ATI. Video playing fine on my systems, Intel and NVidia video. I don't buy ATI anymore, and never will because of all the problems I experienced previously with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reiver_Fluffi Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 linux is optimized for servers, windows for the desktop I have never heard such an ignorant statement in my life. I heard that Linux can run better on low power netbooks than Windows, but I'm sure you will find reason to disagree with that "myth". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffi Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 what do you mean by better, that linux has shorter battery life? http://event.asus.com/eeepc/comparison/eeepc_comparison.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Try this: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=arti..._life&num=1 OK, I know it says that it's for Ubuntu, but you can use powertop to help increase the life of your battery, as well as some other neat methods. My laptop lasts two hours regardless of whether it's Windows or Linux even before I tried these tips, and now it'll last a bit longer. Phoronix also had another review, about a Samsung Netbook, and they got six hours out of it with Linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reiver_Fluffi Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 what do you mean by better, that linux has shorter battery life? http://event.asus.com/eeepc/comparison/eeepc_comparison.htm We already know that Asus decided to get into bed with M$, feel free to provide independent statistics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 There's not that much difference in those stats for Windows versus Linux anyway. And if you use powertop, you can probably equal it if not better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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