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Binkie The Clown

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1. Just my personal experience...

Thu Oct 1, 2020, 02:57 PM

Oct 2020

I have two nearly identical machines side by side. One Windows 7 and the other Linux Mint. I use them both a lot. I like Linux Mint, and I don't really mind Windows 7. That said, I find that Linux Mint runs noticeably slower than Windows 7. The applications themselves seem to run at comperable speeds, but it just seems to take a lot longer for Linux to load and launch an application. There's a noticeable delay after I click an icon before Linux reacts to the click. I still like it, and will continue to use it, I just find it mildly annoying that it seems more sluggish than Windows 7. When I'm ready to dive in to an ap it seems like I have to wait for Linux to catch up with me.

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How I Switched from Windows 10 to Linux Mint [View all] RKP5637 Oct 2020 OP

Just my personal experience... Binkie The Clown Oct 2020 #1

I was just curious, which release of Mint are you running? n/t RKP5637 Oct 2020 #2

19.3 Cinnimon 64 bit. nt Binkie The Clown Oct 2020 #5

Yep, that's what I'm running too. I also like it. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2020 #6

It may depend on the hardware. hunter Oct 2020 #7

True. My USB WiFi dongle isn't supported by Linux Binkie The Clown Oct 2020 #8

Getting certain wifi hardware to work can be troublesome. hunter Oct 2020 #9

What's odd is that a few years ago Binkie The Clown Oct 2020 #10

Linux is cool mikahawkins Oct 2020 #11

And you know this without knowing what my hardware is? Binkie The Clown Oct 2020 #12

linux doesnt have the software I need, plus you have to write code to us linux which I dont msongs Oct 2020 #3

Yep, it can be very limiting especially for design work. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2020 #4