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Title: The changing of systems
Post by: vp44 on March 29, 2014, 10:57:07 am
With Windows XP support going away April 8. I have been searching for a new OS to use beside Windows 7 or 8. I have Windows 8.1 on my laptop but on our desk top I have Windows XP. I have read about Mac OS X and Linux Mint. Have any of you guys ever used  mac or linux and how do you like aside from windows?   :-\ ??? :confused1:
Title: Re: The changing of systems
Post by: davidh121 on March 29, 2014, 10:43:09 pm
Is there a reason you're trying to avoid the two newer versions of Windows?  If you've invested quite a bit in software already and there isn't any compatible issues, I recommend to stay.  The Mac OS is pretty user friendly, but will have a bit of an initial learning curve if you've only been with Windows.  I've mainly used Linux in a development standpoint, so I cannot speak whether this would be suitable for your needs based on what you're trying to accomplish.  There are also a lot of distributions, so overall in a software perspective I'm not sure I recommend unless if you're open to exploring/tinkering.
Title: Re: The changing of systems
Post by: vp44 on March 31, 2014, 05:40:32 pm
Quote from: davidh121 on March 29, 2014, 10:43:09 pm
Is there a reason you're trying to avoid the two newer versions of Windows?  If you've invested quite a bit in software already and there isn't any compatible issues, I recommend to stay.  The Mac OS is pretty user friendly, but will have a bit of an initial learning curve if you've only been with Windows.  I've mainly used Linux in a development standpoint, so I cannot speak whether this would be suitable for your needs based on what you're trying to accomplish.  There are also a lot of distributions, so overall in a software perspective I'm not sure I recommend unless if you're open to exploring/tinkering.
Yes there a bit expensive and I can not afford either right now. I wanted to see if mac os was any good because it is a lot cheaper. Linux is free at the moment.
Title: Re: The changing of systems
Post by: Liquidfire_43 on March 31, 2014, 07:42:10 pm
Never did like Windows 8... Hopefully they don't make the mistake in Windows 9

Not sure about Apple OS system, but I did dabble with Linux Mint a bit... Nice interface, but if your going to dual boot it with your default windows OS make sure you backup your system
Title: Re: The changing of systems
Post by: champak97 on March 31, 2014, 08:11:40 pm
I have Windows 7, and somehow do not like Windows 8.
Title: Re: The changing of systems
Post by: lbeery on March 31, 2014, 08:27:17 pm
Interesting topic.  I thought that just the support was going away but that I would still be able to us XP.  If not, I am in serious trouble since both my desktop and my laptop have XP.