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hunter

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7. It may depend on the hardware.

Fri Oct 2, 2020, 09:45 AM

Oct 2020

Some Linux hardware drivers are slower than their Windows counterparts, especially when hardware manufactures work hand-in-hand with Microsoft or Apple and do not release complete hardware specs.

In that case Linux has to revert to legacy drivers that do not take full advantage of the new hardware's capabilities.

Linux is always playing catch-up. For less common hardware Linux may never catch up. No one will ever go to the trouble of writing optimized drivers for this hardware.

My desktop machine runs Debian. I also have a Chromebook and a dual-boot laptop that runs Windows 10 and Debian.

My Chromebook gets the heaviest use. I haven't used the Windows laptop since March, when covid limited my travels.

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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