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  • May 12, 2012 at 2:39 PM #743680
    Coronita
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    [quote=ifyousayso]Just install ubuntu and it runs better than new. Doesn’t cost anything.[/quote]

    That’s what I do…And then I run VirtualBox to run Windoze inside if I need to…

    Do you run 12.04 yet?

    May 12, 2012 at 3:02 PM #743681
    ifyousayso
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    Actually we run centos at work and my company laptop is mac but if I was installing at home I’d do Ubuntu.

    May 12, 2012 at 3:04 PM #743682
    an
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    [quote=ifyousayso]Just install ubuntu and it runs better than new. Doesn’t cost anything.[/quote]
    Weird, I installed Ubuntu 12.04 recently and it runs slower than my Windows 7 partition (at least for boot up). I also gave up trying to install my network printer after messing around with it for at least 1/2 a day. Linux have came a long way, but it still have a long way to go still.

    May 12, 2012 at 3:51 PM #743685
    Coronita
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    [quote=AN][quote=ifyousayso]Just install ubuntu and it runs better than new. Doesn’t cost anything.[/quote]
    Weird, I installed Ubuntu 12.04 recently and it runs slower than my Windows 7 partition (at least for boot up). I also gave up trying to install my network printer after messing around with it for at least 1/2 a day. Linux have came a long way, but it still have a long way to go still.[/quote]

    I got my network printer to work ok…using cups?

    May 12, 2012 at 3:57 PM #743686
    Coronita
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    [quote=ifyousayso]Actually we run centos at work and my company laptop is mac but if I was installing at home I’d do Ubuntu.[/quote]

    well, I guess I’ll bite the bullet and do this on my macmini server right now…Curious if they optimized for the quad core….

    If you don’t hear from me today, you’ll know I’m still down… 🙂

    On second thought. never mind… I forget that every time i reinstall ubuntu on my mac, I got to go dick around with the eft partitioning scheme… never mind. Ubuntu 11.10 is fine for me for now..

    May 14, 2012 at 11:31 AM #743768
    an
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    Looks like you don’t need to wait for Windows 8 if you need a computer now. If you buy a new computer now, you can get Windows 8 upgrade for $15.

    http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/14/microsoft-to-offer-15-windows-8-upgrade/

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