[SGVLUG] Linux v Windows - Netbook SSD - Your Thoughts

[Dan Buthusiem]

Thanks for the feedback! I was hoping the compatibility things had been
fixed by now. Looks like I'll be expecting a new toy in the mail soon. :)


On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 8:15 PM, Akkana Peck <akkana at shallowsky.com> wrote:

> Dan Buthusiem writes:
> > Do any of you have Linux happily
> > running on an SSD? If I were to go Linux on it (Win7 is going to be too
> > heavy, I think), I likely would go Ubuntu, though I still have a soft
> spot
> > for Fedora.
>
> I'm typing this from a netbook (Dell Latitude 2120) with an SSD
> (Samsung, I replaced the original spinning disk) running Debian
> Wheezy (but I also have Ubuntu and Arch partitions). It boots much
> faster. Can't say I've noticed much difference in anything else;
> maybe it's a tiny bit quieter.  I'd hoped for better battery life
> (which is lousy on this model) but I'm not convinced it changed much.
> I do like never worrying about what might happen if I pick the
> laptop up and walk with it, turn it upside down or whatever while
> it's in the middle of a compile, but mostly the faster boot has been
> the big win.
>
>         ...Akkana
>
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