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  1. 04-13-2015, 07:38 AM #1
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    I have been using win7 and Ubuntu on a couple of my machines and am very happy having both OS on each computer. I really do prefer to work with Ubuntu but there are a couple of programs that work on Win7 but not on Ubuntu. I'm not into Ubuntu enough to use "Wine" to enable Windows based programs to work in Ubuntu.



    My most recent "scrap" computer is an ASUS SonicMaster, intel core i5, 6GB ram and Win8. When I got it the battery had been chewed on(dog) and was missing the hard drive. I down loaded a copy of Win8.1 and put in an old hard drive. It worked as it should and the registering with Microsoft was automatic since the COA is in the BIOS. Very easy process.

    I purchased a new 480GB SSD and re-installed Win8.1. I purchased the SSD because I had no previous experience with them.

    I don't use the Win8 ASUS laptop for any serious troubleshooting/ebay management. I have found Win8 usable for playing on the web but not much else. I may attempt to add a Linux OS to this laptop.

    Mike
    "Profit begins when you buy NOT when you sell." {quote passed down to me from a wise man}

    Now go beat the copper out of something, Miked
  2. 04-13-2015, 08:58 AM #2
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    I too am selling Win 7 mostly. I also have sold Linux Mint and Xubuntu machines. It's is as easy to load and Windows, it's also mostly plug and play. They have a ton of free software available, A free Office suite that is compatible with MS Office. Mint still needs comparable specs to WIN7 to run good though. Xubuntu runs well on older machines - High end Pentium 4 with a few gig of ram.
    But when I dont have a license for 7 to use I slap Mint on it . For Win 8 I have a tablet and I have 2 copies awaiting an installs, if configured properly it's not too bad- just sometimes takes more steps to get to the same place as Win7.
    I am going to download "10" today and give it a spin.
    miked- SSD are the way to go if you want speed. I feel the prices still need to drop more on those though.

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