I have asserted that Windows will outperform any distro of Linux in terms of speed, functionality,usability, compatibility, and reliability. I heard from many Linux “apologists” in my last post claiming that Windows was junk and Linux was the “it just works” OS. There were also people saying that Linux was superior to Windows on older hardware. Rather than go by my past experiences let’s just do an experiment. I’ll describe my hardware and then perform tasks in both Windows 10 Lite(I don’t even trust MS without a condom) and whatever distro and version of Linux you guys suggest. I will write up my overall experience setting up and using each OS and then run some functionality and informal speed tests.
My Hardware:
Lenovo 2-in-1 Ideapad TOUCH Yoga 11s Intel i5-4210Y, 256GB SSD,4GB RAM
Both the Wifi and Bluetooth have failed so I have dongles for that functionality.
This is a touchscreen fold every direction type laptop.
I just have it connected to a 50” monitor via HDMI
The functionality and ease of use I will test for is:
Able to connect to and use bluetooth and WiFi(ability to disable the internal devices once I verify that they don’t work in Linux)
Ability to confirm that all of my drivers(video, chipset, accelerometer, etc. are installed and correct as needed)
Installing basic software such as a web browser, Bittorrent client, media player(probably Kodi), and remote desktop client.
Test speed and functionality of installed software, ability to print, and access my Windows and Raspberry Pi devices over the network.
The screen orientation flipping and maybe the touchscreen functionality are one of those things that just work in Windows, but may take hours and yield no results in Linux. I don’t use this laptop that way anymore so it doesn’t really matter, but it would be evidence that Linux IS up to the challenge if that functionality could be maintained without huge amounts of hassle.
My Hardware:
Lenovo 2-in-1 Ideapad TOUCH Yoga 11s Intel i5-4210Y, 256GB SSD,4GB RAM
Both the Wifi and Bluetooth have failed so I have dongles for that functionality.
This is a touchscreen fold every direction type laptop.
I just have it connected to a 50” monitor via HDMI
The functionality and ease of use I will test for is:
Able to connect to and use bluetooth and WiFi(ability to disable the internal devices once I verify that they don’t work in Linux)
Ability to confirm that all of my drivers(video, chipset, accelerometer, etc. are installed and correct as needed)
Installing basic software such as a web browser, Bittorrent client, media player(probably Kodi), and remote desktop client.
Test speed and functionality of installed software, ability to print, and access my Windows and Raspberry Pi devices over the network.
The screen orientation flipping and maybe the touchscreen functionality are one of those things that just work in Windows, but may take hours and yield no results in Linux. I don’t use this laptop that way anymore so it doesn’t really matter, but it would be evidence that Linux IS up to the challenge if that functionality could be maintained without huge amounts of hassle.