I had the opportunity today to install both Windows 7 RC 1 and Ubuntu 9.04 on my Toshiba laptop today. The laptop has an Intel Core2Duo processor, 4 GB of RAM and 160 GB hard drive. Here are the results:
| Windows 7 RC1 | Ubuntu 9.04 | |
| Install time | 21 minutes including 2 reboots |
19 minutes no reboots |
| Boot time | 54 seconds | 36 seconds |
| Shut down time | 20 seconds | 8 seconds |
| Post install work required | Approximately an hour to install Antivirus software, Office, decent browser, PDF reader, and all subsequent updates (and I had the install files on a flash drive). |
None, AV software not needed, Office software and PDF reader installs with OS. |
| Hardware recognition | Everything worked except the card reader, but after first set of updates the card reader worked |
Everything worked immediately. |
Overall, both operating systems felt snappy, as they should with 4 GB of RAM. I will continue to test and report on both operating systems, but thought the install information was interesting.
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I have a Dell Mini with 16 gig HD and 1 gig memory. Will Windows 7 be configured for such an application? A trimmed down version of XP is installed now.
I think ubuntu always rocks
If u watch clearly
after booting of ubuntu u can work with My computer immeditely but in windows 7 even after booting it takes few seconds to load all the process in system tray
So ubuntu always ahead